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Canvas Timeline Blog

Engineering notes, release writeups, and practical guides for building high-performance React timeline editors with Canvas Timeline.

Video Editor Timeline Anatomy: Ruler, Tracks, Clips, and Playhead

Learn the parts of a video editor timeline, including the sequence, timeline ruler, playhead, clips, tracks, markers, and in and out points.

Learn why Canvas Timeline keeps dense editor visuals on canvas while leaving React in charge of accessible timeline controls.