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Smart Clips

Smart Clips ensure that your media assets are timed and sequenced correctly.

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Written by Derk Zomer
Updated over 6 months ago

Smart Clips simplify your video production process by automating the timing of media assets. Whether you're using videos, images, or audio files, smart clips ensure that your media assets are timed and sequenced correctly.

Automated timing

With automated timing Shotstack automatically calculates and assigns the appropriate values based on the asset's duration and its position within the track.


For multiple clips, this setting stitches clips sequentially according to their order in the track, maintaining their full length.

Persistent timing

To ensure a clip plays through to the end of your video timeline, set its length property to end. This configuration is useful for elements like watermarks or soundtracks that need to cover the entire video. If the clip's duration is shorter than the timeline's total duration, it will stop when the clip ends.
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