Video
Plinken puts a video timeline and an audio timeline side by side on the Grid. Video regions sit on Video tracks next to your audio, MIDI and automation, play in sync with the transport, and feed the video monitor where you layer, composite and cut to program. When the edit is done you render it from the Bounce panel, or publish it as a hosted stream.
What you can do
Section titled “What you can do”| Task | Where | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Bring footage onto the timeline | drop a file on a Video track, or use Video Assets | Importing video |
| Cut, trim, move, merge, colour regions | the Grid | Editing video |
| Layer, composite, key, grade, cut to program | the video monitor | Video monitor & compositor |
| Render an MP4, a ProRes master, or a lossless cut | the Bounce panel | Rendering & export |
| Generate animated graphics from a prompt | Motion | Motion |
| Host a finished video for an audience | Streams | Streams |
| Set import quality and thumbnails | Settings → Video | Video settings |
Video editing needs the Pro plan or higher. On a Free or Basic plan you can still watch video that is already in a project and edit the audio next to it. When you try to import, cut or render on a lower plan, the Grid shows “Video editing needs the Pro plan or higher. You can still watch video and edit audio.” with an Upgrade link.
Hosting video for an audience with Streams needs the Studio plan. See Plans & credits.
The browser and Plinken Run share the work
Section titled “The browser and Plinken Run share the work”Everything on this page works in a browser on its own. Plinken Run, the free native companion app, takes over the heavy jobs when it is connected and adds the formats a browser cannot handle:
| Job | Browser alone | With Plinken Run connected |
|---|---|---|
| Import | MP4 (H.264) | plus MOV, MKV, MXF, AVI, MTS, M2TS and WebM; HEVC and ProRes sources (macOS) |
| Render | H.264 MP4 | plus HEVC, ProRes 422 and ProRes 4444 (ProRes on macOS) |
| Original-quality cut | Chrome, Edge or Safari 17+ | any supported browser |
| Program output | the monitor panel | full-screen on a second display |
The division is automatic. Settings → Runner has a Use Plinken Run for video switch (on by default) if you want the browser to do the work even while the runner is connected. See Video with Plinken Run.
How video is stored
Section titled “How video is stored”Every import is re-encoded once into an editing-friendly H.264 copy where every frame is a seek point, so scrubbing and cutting stay frame-accurate. The original file is kept in your space untouched. That original is what Export original quality… cuts from, so you never lose a generation by editing in Plinken.
Imports, cuts and renders are visible to everyone in the space. A peer sees your import progress on their own Grid and can place the result as soon as it lands.