Guides / Sequence planning

Rehearse the cards, then keep a backup

Understand playback, the framing sketch and portable project files.

The rehearsal is a way to feel the planned pace before footage exists. Press Play sequence and the current card advances according to the saved durations. Pause holds the playhead. Restart returns to the beginning. Clicking a timeline segment selects that shot and pauses playback.

Abstract framing guides

Wide, Medium, Close-up, Detail, Overhead and Title card are accompanied by simple original schematic drawings. They are memory aids, not storyboards of your actual scene. Aspect ratio changes the preview boundary. The drawings do not demonstrate lenses, physical camera positions or motion. Use your action notes to describe the specific image you intend.

Save edits deliberately

Save shot applies the editor's current fields. Save project applies the project settings. Save before switching shots, filtering the list or selecting another timeline segment: the editor shows saved state when it refreshes. Undo tracks saved changes, not every keystroke.

Choose a file format

JSON restores the whole editable plan. CSV reports every shot with cumulative seconds, framing, movement and notes. It is not a project file for a video editor, and it does not contain media. No video or PDF is rendered here.

Keep work before leaving

There is no account, cloud sync or automatic local storage. Download JSON before closing the tab. Import accepts Takeboard version 1 files under 1 MB with up to 120 shots.