> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wji.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Director bar

> Assemble clips on a timeline and export a finished video or an NLE project.

The **director bar** opens from the capsule toolbar and runs along the bottom of the canvas. It is a
timeline for putting clips in order.

<Frame caption="The director bar along the bottom of the canvas">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/wji/1nwL1jaWRdmAhYLq/images/infinite-canvas/director-bar-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1nwL1jaWRdmAhYLq&q=85&s=8f1e2a0dc65458153fa13d2c1e3be34a" alt="Director bar timeline with several clips in order, playback controls, and the export menu" width="1600" height="900" data-path="images/infinite-canvas/director-bar-01.png" />
</Frame>

## Getting media in

* **Drag** images or video onto the timeline
* **Alt + drag** a media node from the canvas onto the bar — it becomes a clip, or sets an existing
  clip's main media
* From a video node's toolbar, **add to director bar**
* Drop zone hint: drag images or video here

## Modes

The timeline works in video, image, or mixed mode. Images use a **default image duration** you set
in seconds.

## Editing

| Action            | How                                                            |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Play / pause      | `Space`                                                        |
| Previous / next   | `←` `→`                                                        |
| Choose main media | `↑`, then arrows to browse, `Enter` to confirm, `Esc` to close |
| Split             | `S`                                                            |
| Delete a clip     | `Delete`, with confirmation                                    |
| Undo / redo       | `⌘Z` / `⇧⌘Z`                                                   |
| Zoom the timeline | `⌘` + scroll                                                   |
| Pan               | Drag the timeline                                              |

Other controls: mute, loop, **snap**, show all, replace media, clear media, and add an empty
dataset.

<Note>
  Snap here is timeline snapping between clips. It is unrelated to node alignment on the canvas,
  which has no snapping at all.
</Note>

## Exporting

<Frame caption="The export menu">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/wji/1nwL1jaWRdmAhYLq/images/infinite-canvas/director-export-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1nwL1jaWRdmAhYLq&q=85&s=20ef2ffc2a1fd30cdbcb654218a72884" alt="Export menu offering export video, export project as NLE, and download all media" width="1600" height="900" data-path="images/infinite-canvas/director-export-01.png" />
</Frame>

Three options:

<Columns cols={3}>
  <Card title="Export video" icon="film">
    Renders the timeline into a single MP4.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export project (NLE)" icon="file-zipper">
    A ZIP containing `timeline.otio`, `timeline.edl`, a `media/` folder, and `manifest.json` — for
    continuing the edit in a professional editor.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Download all media" icon="download">
    Every clip's source file.
  </Card>
</Columns>

The NLE export is the one to use when the canvas has done its job and the cut needs to move to
Premiere, Resolve, or Final Cut. The OTIO and EDL files carry the edit decisions; the media folder
carries the sources.

<Tip>
  Use the director bar to check that a sequence reads before you invest in upscaling or regenerating
  its shots. Rough clips in the right order tell you more about whether a scene works than one
  polished shot does.
</Tip>