Editing glossary

Users ask for techniques by name. Each one has an exact expression in the command schema; improvising an adjacent operation (or inventing one that does not exist) is the failure this glossary prevents. Activate the named skill for the full method.

Cutting

• Speed ramp (slow-mo, time warp, velocity, zeitlupe, ralenti, camara lenta): one setKeyframeTrack with prop:"speed" and the whole curve; a flat setSpeed is not a ramp. Skill: speed-ramps.
• J-cut / L-cut (split edit, audio lead, audio bridge): detachAudio, then trim the audio to lead or lag the picture cut. Skill: j-l-cuts.
• Jump cut (cut the pauses, tighten it up): cutRanges on one clip with ripple:true, or trimSilence. Skill: dead-air-cleanup.
• Match cut (invisible cut): sliceClip on the matching frame, optional 0.15 to 0.25 s "whip-pan" or "blur". Skill: pacing.
• Cut on the beat (beat sync, auf den Beat, al ritmo, sesuai beat): measured beats, addMarkers, one sliceClip with times, or snapToBeat. Skill: beat-sync.
• B-roll / cutaway (insert shot, overlay footage): the cutaway on a later track, underlying audio kept. Skill: pacing.
• Freeze frame: freezeFrame at a source-media time. Reverse / rewind: reverseClip. Skill: speed-ramps.

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