The Selects workspace is organized around the content you're editing. Once your footage is analyzed, you'll work in the workspace to build and refine your edit.
Source panel: Topics, B-roll, and audio
The left side has three tabs. Switch between them depending on what you're working on.
[Topics] show the breakdown of your content. Selects identifies each topic or segment in your footage and lists them here. Click any topic to jump to it in the timeline. This view helps you restructure at a high level, rearrange sections, or see what's available before you dive into the transcript.
[B-roll] is where you browse and add supplementary footage. Click [Auto add] to let Selects insert matching B-roll automatically, or drag clips manually onto your timeline.
[Audio] shows audio files added to your project, such as music and sound effects. Select what you need and add it to the timeline.
Preview area
The top center is your video preview player. Hit play to watch your cut. Use standard controls to scrub, mark in/out points, or step frame by frame.
[Compare with source] shows a side-by-side view of your current edit versus the original footage, useful for spotting gaps or checking what was left out. Cut sections are grayed out in the preview timeline, so you can see at a glance what didn't make it in.
Timeline
Below the preview is your timeline. It follows NLE conventions: tracks stack vertically, clips sit on tracks horizontally. Drag clips to reorder them or move them between tracks.
Click [+ New Draft] to generate an alternative cut based on a different edit direction or prompt.
The floating toolbar sits at the bottom right of the timeline area. It gives you quick access to the Selection tool, Cut tools, Camera switching settings, See prompt, and Expand multi-cam tracks. Learn more about the AI editing tools.
Right panel: Transcript with word-level navigation
Every word in your footage appears in the transcript on the right. Each line shows the speaker label. Click any word to jump to that exact moment in the timeline.
Use the transcript to find dialogue quickly, verify what was said, or navigate by content rather than by clicking through the timeline.
Selects Agent Chat
The [Selects Agent] chat is built into the timeline and available to all users. Click the [Chat] button in the top right corner to open it. Use it to refine your draft, place markers, search your footage, and more, all through conversation.
The session is persistent: it picks up where you left off each time you reopen the project.
Top bar
At the top, you see your project name along with key project controls:
Use the search bar to find specific words, scenes, or moments in your footage.
Click the [Settings] icon to view all settings options. Learn more about editor settings.
Click [Handoff] when your edit is ready to export. Learn more about Handoff to Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
