Magnetic snapping for timeline clips

The challenge
Lining clips up on the timeline today means dragging each one into place by hand and hoping the edges meet. It's easy to leave a tiny gap or overlap between clips, which is fiddly to fix and slows editing down, especially when you're arranging clips across multiple tracks.

Our approach
Add a magnetic snap to the timeline. Drag a clip close to the start or end of another clip and the two snap together automatically, with no manual nudging to close gaps or remove overlaps. Edges also snap to clips on other tracks and to the playhead, so everything lines up cleanly across the whole timeline. Snapping is on by default and can be turned off in the timeline settings.

Expected impact

• Faster, more precise timeline editing

• No accidental gaps or overlaps between clips

• Easier alignment across multiple tracks and to the playhead