# Manual > The DriftEdit manual: from a first video to the expert tools, every panel, preset and workflow, and what to do when something goes wrong. https://driftedit.app/manual/ [Manual](https://driftedit.app/manual/) Start here - [1Welcome to DriftEdit](https://driftedit.app/manual/welcome/) - [2Your first video](https://driftedit.app/manual/first-video/) - [3The studio at a glance](https://driftedit.app/manual/studio/) - [4Importing and the Media bin](https://driftedit.app/manual/media/) - [23Glossary](https://driftedit.app/manual/glossary/) Everyday editing - [5Auto mode](https://driftedit.app/manual/auto-mode/) - [6The timeline](https://driftedit.app/manual/timeline/) - [8Effects, looks and VFX](https://driftedit.app/manual/effects/) - [9Transitions](https://driftedit.app/manual/transitions/) - [10Text, titles and captions](https://driftedit.app/manual/text/) - [11Sound](https://driftedit.app/manual/sound/) - [12Techniques and still frames](https://driftedit.app/manual/techniques/) - [13Overlays, 3D and the Library](https://driftedit.app/manual/overlays/) - [14Templates](https://driftedit.app/manual/templates/) - [15Export](https://driftedit.app/manual/export/) - [16Projects, files and your account](https://driftedit.app/manual/projects/) - [17Keys and preferences](https://driftedit.app/manual/keys/) Going further - [7Keyframes, speed and motion](https://driftedit.app/manual/keyframes/) - [18AI models on your device](https://driftedit.app/manual/ai-models/) - [19Working with an AI agent](https://driftedit.app/manual/agents/) - [20Workflows](https://driftedit.app/manual/workflows/) - [21Troubleshooting](https://driftedit.app/manual/troubleshooting/) - [22Reference](https://driftedit.app/manual/reference/) Search Manual Everything DriftEdit does, from the first video of somebody who has never edited to the expert tools: each panel, each preset, step-by-step workflows, and what to do when something goes wrong. ## Start here - [1Welcome to DriftEditWhat DriftEdit is, what you need to use it, what is free, and how this manual is organised.](https://driftedit.app/manual/welcome/) - [2Your first videoFrom nothing to a finished video cut to the beat, in about five minutes, even if you have never edited before.](https://driftedit.app/manual/first-video/) - [3The studio at a glanceThe five areas of the studio, what each one is for, and how the same editor looks on a phone.](https://driftedit.app/manual/studio/) - [4Importing and the Media binWhat files DriftEdit opens, how to bring them in and keep them organised, and what to do when a file goes missing.](https://driftedit.app/manual/media/) - [23GlossaryThe words of video editing and music used in this manual and in the studio, explained simply.](https://driftedit.app/manual/glossary/) ## Everyday editing - [5Auto modeHow auto mode reads a song and your footage, every style, every setting, and how to make a style your own.](https://driftedit.app/manual/auto-mode/) - [6The timelineTracks and clips, selecting, moving, trimming and cutting, the editor's tools, snapping, the music grid, markers, in and out points, groups, nesting and automation.](https://driftedit.app/manual/timeline/) - [8Effects, looks and VFXApplying and adjusting effects, grading with looks, wheels, curves and LUTs, placing VFX, and making effects of your own.](https://driftedit.app/manual/effects/) - [9TransitionsPutting a transition on a cut, changing its length, switching transitions off, and making transitions of your own.](https://driftedit.app/manual/transitions/) - [10Text, titles and captionsTitles and their styles and animations, emphasis on words, captions from speech or a file, caption styles, and captions spoken by an AI voice.](https://driftedit.app/manual/text/) - [11SoundVolume, pan and fades, the track EQ and filters, slowed and reverb, stems, a cleaner or isolated voice, and the Library's sounds and beats.](https://driftedit.app/manual/sound/) - [12Techniques and still framesThe editor's moves applied in one press and timed to the song, still frames that cut your subject out of a frame, the talking-video tools, and techniques of your own.](https://driftedit.app/manual/techniques/) - [13Overlays, 3D and the LibraryLight leaks, grain, frames and backgrounds laid over the picture, 3D scenes and models, stickers, and overlays of your own.](https://driftedit.app/manual/overlays/) - [14TemplatesReady edits with slots for your own clips and words, and templates of your own made from any edit.](https://driftedit.app/manual/templates/) - [15ExportMaking the finished video: size, frame rate and quality, a part of the edit, several shapes at once, sound or a single frame, and the AI options.](https://driftedit.app/manual/export/) - [16Projects, files and your accountHow your work is saved, opening and duplicating projects, project files, the free plan's 48-hour lock, and what signing in keeps on your account.](https://driftedit.app/manual/projects/) - [17Keys and preferencesThe keyboard shortcuts and how to change them, layouts for Premiere Pro and CapCut users, the theme, the language and the lessons.](https://driftedit.app/manual/keys/) ## Going further - [7Keyframes, speed and motionMaking a value change over time with keyframes and easing, the graph editor, speed ramps, reverse, boomerang, freeze and stutter, and slow motion that stays fluid.](https://driftedit.app/manual/keyframes/) - [18AI models on your deviceThe AI models DriftEdit runs in your browser, what each one does, how big it is, and where your data goes (nowhere).](https://driftedit.app/manual/ai-models/) - [19Working with an AI agentLetting Claude, Cursor or any MCP client edit with DriftEdit, on your computer or from anywhere, and what an agent can do.](https://driftedit.app/manual/agents/) - [20WorkflowsStep-by-step recipes for the videos people make most: a car edit to phonk, a travel montage, a talking video for YouTube, captions for a reel, a lyric video and more.](https://driftedit.app/manual/workflows/) - [21TroubleshootingWhat to do when a file will not import, playback stutters, an AI tool will not run, an export fails, the sound is out of sync, or your work seems to be missing.](https://driftedit.app/manual/troubleshooting/) - [22ReferenceEvery auto mode style, effect, VFX, transition, text style, caption style, animation, overlay, sound and beat in DriftEdit, listed from the catalogue itself.](https://driftedit.app/manual/reference/) For AI agents Every chapter is also plain Markdown at its address plus .md, and the whole manual is in llms-full.txt. An agent connected to the studio reads it with its manual tool.