Showreel carousel tools

The carousel at the top of the editor screen displays every clip and transition slide made in the showreel. Clips appear in order from left to right.

For information about adding transition slides, see Adding a transition.

Information and tools in the carousel include:

A screenshot of a clip carousel on the LivingLens showreel screen.

  • Duration — The total duration of the showreel including clips and transition slides.
  • Play — Click Play to play a preview of the showreel. Click Stop to stop playing the showreel preview.

  • Move Left — Adjust the order of clips and transitions using the Move icons. Click a clip or transition in the carousel, then click Move Left to move the media to the desired place.

  • Delete — Delete a clip or transition slide. Deleting a clip has no impact on the original media. Select the clip or transition and click Delete.

    Once a clip or transition is deleted, there is no way to retrieve it. You will need to re-make the clip from the original media or re-create the transition slide.
  • Copy — Copy a clip or transition slide for re-use in the showreel.

  • Move Right — Adjust the order of clips and transitions using the Move icons. Click a clip or transition in the carousel, then click Move Right to move the media to the desired place.

  • Media type — Each clip has an icon in the upper right corner of its thumbnail. It identifies the type of media the clip came from (video, audio, image).
  • Preview transition image — If Image icon is white, the transition slide has an uploaded image. Hover over Image icon to preview the image.
  • Preview text overlay — View if text is overlaid on a transition and preview the text. If Alphabet icon is white, the transition has text overlay. Hover over Alphabet icon to preview the overlay text.