The EditMentor editing interface has six main windows:
Media Library - Location where all media live for a lesson.
Display Monitor - Watch clips from the media library or timeline here.
Lesson Pane - The location to review lesson text and challenge information once beginning your challenge.
Tools Palette - Where the editing tools are available such as Ripple Delete, Delete, and Trim Tools.
Timeline - Where the actual editing takes place, combining video, audio, and graphics to construct your video project.
Information Panel - The location to initially read the lesson text, start a lesson, or start a challenge.
The media library is used to hold media, organize it, and make it available for you to review.
Media Library - Clips available in this lesson
Media browser - Imported media previously uploaded into EditMentor (Only available in Educator accounts.)
Search bar - Find clips in the media library by name
Media - The clips imported into the project
The Display Monitor plays the footage from the library or timeline.
Clip Name
Monitor
Timecode - Left Timecode is based on Playhead's Position, and Right Timecode is the Overall Clip Duration.
Button Bar - From left to right: Add In Point, Add Out Point, Play, Insert, Overwrite
Full-Screen Mode - Opens the viewer window into a full-screen display.
Lesson Pane
Shows the text of the lesson or challenge. The Lesson Pane allows users to read lesson information while trying to complete the challenge.
Tools Palette
Select - Use for selecting individual clips or groups of clips
Cut - Adds a cut to all tracks, video, and audio, at the location of the playhead
Single Cut - Adds a cut to a single track, video, or audio, at the location of the mouse
Ripple Delete - Deletes both the selected clip and the empty gap
Delete - Deletes the selected clip and leaves an empty gap
Trim - Three tools: Trim, Ripple Trim, and Roll - Hover Over Button to Reveal
Clear In/Out Points - Clears In and Out Points marked on the timeline
6. Hover over the Trim Tool icon to find:
Basic Trim - Red arrow. Trim clip and leave a gap
Ripple Trim - Yellow arrow. Trim clip and close the gap
Rolling Trim - Move both the A clip and B clip in equal proportions
Tip: Hover the mouse on any tool to read the icon's name and see its keyboard shortcut, if available.
The timeline contains the clips and actions needed to complete a lesson.
Buttons and Functions on the Left Side of the Timeline Panel
Show Hint Button - A clue to answering the challenge question. If clicked, the user's score for the challenge will not be affected.
Reveal Answer Button - The user may reveal correct, incorrect, partially correct, or all answers. If this feature is used, the user will NOT score points for this challenge.
Timecode - Timecode of the timeline
Patch Panel
Buttons and Functions on the Right Side of the Timeline Panel
Submit answers - Press this button after completing a challenge
Button bar - From left to right: undo, redo, save timeline (only available to educator accounts, at this time), undo all, reset the timeline, snapping, zoom slider
Information Panel
A dynamic panel is used throughout EditMentor. The panel changes depending on what page of the site you are on. Use the information panel to:
Read lesson text
Start a lesson
Start a challenge
Create lessons and challenges (only available to educator accounts at this time)
Create classrooms and courses (only available to educator accounts at this time)
