Version: 5.0.0 # Clip Editor Panel Right-click any Clip thumbnail in the Controller Window to open the Clip Editor Panel — a floating tool panel for adjusting all of a Clip’s settings with visual controls. --- ![Clip Editor Panel showing all options for a video Clip](https://manual.spaceage.tv/images/clip_editor_popup-5.0.png) The Clip Editor Panel for a video Clip — right-click to open. --- The options that appear depend on the type of Clip you right-click. A video Clip shows playback and audio controls, a Visualizer Clip shows rendering options, and so on. The table below summarizes which sections appear for each Clip type. | Section | Video | Image | Camera | Visualizer | Color | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Playback](#playback) | Yes | | | | | | [Audio](#audio) | Yes | | Yes | | | | [Display](#display) | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | [Transitions](#transitions) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | [Effects](#effects) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | [Filters](#filters) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | [Visualizer](#visualizer) | | | | Yes | | | [Camera](#camera) | | | Yes | | | | [Actions](#actions) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ## Playback Playback options are available for video Clips. ### When Resuming Controls what happens when a previously-played Clip is triggered again after being stopped: * **Restart From Beginning** — Start the Clip from the beginning every time. * **Resume From Last Point** — Continue from where the Clip was stopped. * **Sync to Song Position** — Lock the Clip’s playback to the Song audio timeline. When enabled, the Clip’s position always matches the current Song audio position. See [Sync to Song Position](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/adding-clips/#sync-to-song-position) for details. note Selecting **Sync to Song Position** automatically restricts some other playback options (Retrigger, Loop Type, and Direction) since the Song timeline controls the Clip’s position. ### When Retriggered Controls what happens when a currently-playing Clip is triggered again: * **Restart** (Default) — Restart from the beginning. * **Stutter** — Jump back a short amount for a stutter effect. * **Scratch** (Beta) — Shuttle back and forth like a record scratch. * **Reverse** (Beta) — Reverse the current playback direction. * **Pause/Resume** — Toggle between paused and playing. * **Pause/Restart** — Pause on first retrigger, restart from beginning on next. * **Stop** — Stop the Clip and the current Song. * **Do Nothing** — Ignore the retrigger. Useful to prevent accidental interruptions. For more on retrigger behaviors, see [Clip Retriggering Behaviors](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/adding-clips/#clip-retriggering-behaviors). ### When Clip Ends Controls what happens when a Clip finishes playing: * **Loop** (Default) — Restart the Clip continuously. * **Bounce** (Beta) — Reverse direction at the end for a ping-pong effect. * **Stop** — Stop playback. * **Freeze** — Hold on the last frame. * **Start Next Clip** — Automatically play the next Clip in the Song. * **Cue Next Song** — Navigate to the next Song and wait. * **Start Next Song** — Navigate to the next Song and start playing it. A small icon in the bottom-right corner of the Clip thumbnail indicates the current end behavior. See [Clip End Behaviors](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/adding-clips/#clip-end-behaviors) for details. ### Speed Adjust the playback speed of a video Clip. The slider ranges from 0.05x to 4x with snap points at common values (0.25x, 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x). --- ![Speed subpanel with vertical slider for adjusting clip playback speed](https://manual.spaceage.tv/images/speed_subpanel-5.0.png) Hover Speed in the Clip Editor to open the speed slider. --- Click the displayed value to type a precise speed. You can enter values beyond the slider range for extreme slow-motion or fast-forward. tip Double-click the slider to reset speed to 1x. ### Direction (Beta) Set the Clip to play **Forward** (normal) or **Backward**. Clips are muted during backward playback. ## Audio Audio options are available for video and camera Clips that have an audio track. ### Mute Toggle the Clip’s audio on or off. ### Volume Adjust the Clip’s audio volume. The slider ranges from 0% to 200%, letting you boost quiet Clips or reduce loud ones. Click the displayed value to type a precise percentage. You can enter values beyond the 200% slider range if needed. tip This is useful for balancing audio levels across multiple Clips with audio tracks. ## Display Display options control how the Clip appears in the Output Window. ### Color Available for **Color Clips** only. Choose the Clip’s background color using the color picker subpanel. The color picker offers three ways to choose a color: * **System color picker** — Click the color swatch to open your operating system’s native color picker for full color selection. * **Text input** — Type any CSS color value directly: hex codes (`#FF5500`), color names (`tomato`), or other CSS color formats. Press Enter to apply. * **Preset swatches** — Click one of 12 preset colors for quick selection: Black, White, Gray, Red, Orange, Gold, Yellow, Green, Sky Blue, Blue, Purple, and Magenta. tip The color picker lets you enter precise color values that aren’t available through the [Clip Menu](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/menus/menu-clip/), which only offers the preset list. Use the Clip Editor Panel when you need an exact color. ### Fit Mode Controls how the Clip’s content fits within the Output Window: * **Default** — Uses the Project-level Fit Mode setting. * **Crop** — Fills the Output edge-to-edge, cropping content that doesn’t fit. * **Fit (Letterbox)** — Shows the entire Clip with black bars to preserve the aspect ratio. * **Stretch** — Stretches to fill the Output, which may distort the content. See [Cropping and Fit Mode](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/adding-clips/#cropping-and-fit-mode) for more on how fit modes work. ### Flip Flip selected Clips: * **Normal** — No flip applied. * **Horizontal** — Mirror left-to-right. * **Vertical** — Mirror top-to-bottom. * **Both** — Mirror in both directions. ### Rotate Rotate selected Clips: * **None** — No rotation. * **90° Right** — Rotate 90° clockwise. * **180°** — Rotate upside-down. * **90° Left** — Rotate 90° counter-clockwise. ## Transitions Transition options control how Clips fade in and out. ### Fade In Set the fade-in duration in seconds. The slider ranges from 0 to 10 seconds. Click the value to type a precise duration or a value beyond the slider range. The Fade In value also determines the cross-fade duration between Clips. It takes precedence over any Fade Out value of the previously-playing Clip. ### Fade Out Set the fade-out duration in seconds. Same controls as Fade In. note Clips with a Fade Out value will continue to play briefly after stopping Visibox while the fade completes. ## Effects ### Effect Apply a visual Effect to the Clip. The subpanel shows a list of all available Effects, organized by category. Select an Effect to apply it, or select **None** to remove it. Choose **Edit Effects…** at the top of the list to open the Effects Editor, where you can browse, customize, and create Effects. See the [Effects](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/effects/) page for full details. You can stack multiple Effect layers on a single Clip. See [Multiple Effects Per Clip](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/adding-clips/#multiple-effects-per-clip) for how layering works. ## Filters ### Filters Open the filter editor subpanel to apply and adjust visual filters on the Clip. The filter editor lets you enable, combine, and fine-tune up to 8 filter types with individual controls for each. Each filter has a toggle switch and a slider: 1. **Toggle** a filter on to enable it. The slider appears when the filter is active. 2. **Drag the slider** to adjust the filter’s intensity. 3. **Click the value** to type a precise number. 4. **Double-click the slider** to reset that filter to its default value. 5. Use the **Reset** button at the bottom to clear all filters at once. Available filters: | Filter | Range | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | Blur | 0–100% | Soften the image | | Brightness | 0–5 | Brighten or darken | | Contrast | 0–5 | Increase or reduce contrast | | Grayscale | 0–1 | Desaturate toward black and white | | Hue Rotate | 0–360° | Shift all colors around the color wheel | | Invert | 0–1 | Invert colors (negative image) | | Saturate | 0–5 | Boost or reduce color intensity | | Sepia | 0–1 | Apply a warm, vintage tone | tip Filters and Effects are different things. Filters are image adjustments (like Photoshop filters), while Effects are animated visual overlays. You can use both on the same Clip. ## Visualizer Visualizer options are available for **Visualizer Clips** only. ### Visualizer Choose which Visualizer preset to use. The subpanel shows all available MilkDrop and ISF presets. Select **Edit Visualizers…** to open the Visualizers Editor for browsing, customizing, and creating presets. See the [Visualizers](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/visualizers/) page for full details. ### Audio Source Set what audio the Visualizer reacts to: * **None** — No audio input; the Visualizer plays without audio reactivity. * **Visibox** — React to whatever audio Visibox is currently playing (Song audio, Clip audio). * **System Audio** — React to all system audio output (when enabled in Settings). * **Audio input devices** — Choose a specific microphone or audio input device from the list below the separator. ### Resolution Control the rendering resolution of the Visualizer. The slider ranges from 0.25x to 2x. Lower values improve performance; higher values improve visual quality. ### Target FPS Set the target frame rate for the Visualizer. The slider ranges from 15 to 120 fps with snap points at 15, 30, 60, and 120. ## Camera Camera options are available for **Camera Clips** only. ### Camera Choose which connected camera or video input device to use for this Clip. The subpanel lists all available devices. See [Connecting Cameras & Video Inputs](https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/cameras/) for setup details. ## Actions The bottom of the Clip Editor Panel contains action items for managing Clips. ### Delete Clip… Delete the selected Clips. When multiple Clips are selected, the label shows the count (e.g., “Delete 3 Clips…”). ### Duplicate Clip Make a copy of the selected Clips. The duplicate references the same media file as the original. ### Move Clip Left ### Move Clip Right Move selected Clips to the left or right in the Song. You can also drag Clips to reorder them. ### Duplicate As Project Background Duplicate the selected Clip and set it as the Project Background — a Clip that plays when no other Clip is active. ### Reveal in Finder Open the folder containing the Clip’s source media file in File Explorer. Open the folder containing the Clip’s source media file in Finder. Source: https://manual.spaceage.tv/5.0.0/editors/clip-editor-panel/