Splitting a Project into Smaller Projects

Overview

Split Project lets you select a portion of your timeline and create a standalone project from it. The new project includes trimmed clips, zoom effects, annotations, speed regions, and all your style settings.

Method 1: Select on Timeline

  1. Hold Option and drag across the timeline to highlight a range
  2. A blue selection overlay appears showing your chosen range
  3. Right-click the selection and choose "Split Selection into New Project"
  4. The split sheet opens with your range pre-filled — adjust the handles if needed
  5. Click "Split Project" and choose where to save

Method 2: Split Sheet

  1. Click the timeline selection icon in the toolbar (next to the Export button)
  2. Drag the start and end handles on the range bar to define your selection
  3. The start time, end time, and duration are shown below
  4. Click "Split Project" and choose where to save

What's Included in the New Project

  • Video clips — trimmed precisely to the selected range boundaries
  • Zoom regions — any zoom effects within the range, adjusted to the new timeline
  • Annotations — text, shapes, blur masks, and images within the range
  • Speed regions — speed adjustments preserved with correct timing
  • Style settings — background, padding, border radius, shadow intensity
  • Brand kit — per-project branding carries over
  • Camera overlay — position, size, and shape settings
  • Device frame, cursor, and keyboard settings
  • Export quality and subtitle settings

After Splitting

After saving the new project, a dialog asks whether you want to open it immediately or stay on the current project. Your original project is not modified.

Tips

  • You can split the same project multiple times to create several shorter videos
  • Use this to extract a specific segment for social media or a bug report
  • The new project uses the same source recording file — it doesn't duplicate the video
  • Click anywhere on the timeline to clear the range selection