# Explore the video editor

> Find your way around the web editor, including scenes, the timeline, editing tools, preview and the save indicator.

Source: https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/editor-overview

The web editor builds a video from scenes. Each scene can contain a recording or other media and has its own timing and appearance. This is a different editor from the extension's local player.

1. Open an editable video from your library.
2. Use the preview to review your video and the timeline below it to select scenes and move the playhead.
3. Use the editor tools, including **Create**, **Scene**, **Zoom**, **Layout**, **Cut**, **Captions** and **Audio**, to make changes.

_Video: Web editor showing the preview, editing tools and scene timeline._

The editor saves changes automatically. Check the save indicator before leaving, especially if you are offline or see a saving warning. Instant recordings open in the viewer rather than this editor.

For a standalone extension recording, [download the file](https://screenity.io/help/editing/how-to-download-your-videos) and [upload it to your account](https://screenity.io/help/web-library/import-videos) to work on it here. The uploaded project and the extension's local editor do not sync edits.

If playback is slow, open the canvas zoom menu beneath the preview and turn on **Low-res preview**. This changes the editor preview, not the exported video. Press **?** to see available keyboard shortcuts.

To review the viewer page before sending a link, see [Preview a video before sharing](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/preview-before-sharing).

## Explore the editor tools

- To change the screen crop, canvas shape or device mockup, see [Crop and frame your video](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/crop-and-frame) and [Add a device or browser frame](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/add-device-and-browser-frames).
- To change the background behind a scene or its playback rate, see [Change a scene backdrop](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/change-the-backdrop) and [Change scene speed](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/change-scene-speed).
- To arrange or animate the screen and camera, see [Choose a layout for your camera and screen](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/change-layouts). To add zooms, see [Zoom in on part of your video](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/add-zoom-and-effects).
- To add text, shapes or images, see [Add text and overlays](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/add-text-and-overlays). For blur and spotlight tools, see [Blur and spotlight an area](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/blur-and-spotlight).
- To adjust scene audio or voice enhancement, see [Adjust audio and add music](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/adjust-audio). To edit captions, transcripts or chapters, see [Edit captions and transcripts](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/edit-captions-and-transcript) and [Add chapters to a video](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/add-chapters). To cut or mute speech by selecting words, see [Edit a video with the transcript](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/edit-video-with-transcript).
- To trim, split and rearrange scenes, see [Trim, split and rearrange scenes](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/trim-split-and-rearrange-scenes). To add scenes, use templates or adjust timing lanes, see [Work with scenes and the timeline](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/work-with-scenes). To remove a range from within a scene, see [Cut a section from a scene](https://screenity.io/help/web-editor/cut-a-section-from-a-scene).