How to Use Editor Mode
How to Use Editor Mode in Ava Studio
Editor Mode is where you put the finishing touches on your video — fine-tuning clips, adding captions, layering in audio, and exporting your final cut. By the time you're here, your scenes should already be on the timeline, either from generating via a template or building in Studio Mode.
💡 Not sure how you got here or how to start?
[→ Learn how to use a template]
Or
[→ Learn how to use Studio Mode]
Swapping Ingredients Without Going Back to Studio
If you want to change an asset, eg. swap out your actor or replace a product image — you don't need to go back to Studio Mode.
Instead do it directly from Editor Mode:
Click the Ingredients button on the top right to open the Ingredients panel
Find the Ingredient you want to replace and click the [Replace] Button
Each Ingredient also shows a tag indicating how many scenes it's used in
Once replaced, a Regenerate (X scenes) button will appear at the bottom — click it to automatically regenerate all scenes that include the replaced ingredients. The regenerated clips will automatically be swapped in on the timeline
💡Tip: Even though you triggered the regeneration from Editor Mode, it still runs through Studio Mode — so your full generation history remains accessible there anytime.
[→ Learn more about Studio Mode here]
Trimming Your Clips
Auto Trim
Click Auto Trim to automatically clean up a clip — it removes unwanted gaps, silences, and dead air, keeping only the important speech or action.
Manual Trim
Prefer more control? Drag the ends of any clip on the timeline to cut it to exactly the length you want.
Editor Tools
Everything you need to layer content into your video lives in the left side panel. Here's what each tool does, in order:
Media
Upload your own files or pull from your Asset Library to manually add video or image clips to the timeline.
Text
Add text overlays to your video. Click Text, and a Text element will be added to your timeline.
Type what you want in the text box, and position it on the canvas.
You can adjust font, size, colour, and animation style.
Should you want all text elements to follow the same style, simply click on apply to all.
Speech
Convert text to speech directly in the editor. Type in what you want said, select a voice, and it'll be added to your timeline as an audio clip.
Auto Captions
To generate captions, click on any audio clip on the timeline to open Audio Settings, then tick Captions.
This will generate captions for all audio clips automatically. From there you can:
Move and resize the caption box
Change font style and size
Apply animation styles
Adjust colour and formatting
Sound
Add sound effects to your video. Just describe the kind of sound you're looking for and Ava Studio will generate it for you.
Music
Add background music via three options:
Upload your own audio
Choose from stock music
AI generate — write a prompt describing the vibe or mood and generate a custom track
Exporting Your Video
When your edits are done, hit the Export button on the top right to download your finished video.
Quick Reference
Tool
Where to find it
What it does
Swap Ingredients
Top right — Ingredients button
Replace assets and regenerate affected scenes
Auto Trim
Timeline clip options
Removes gaps and silences automatically
Manual Trim
Drag clip ends on timeline
Cut clips to a custom length
Media
Left panel
Upload or add clips from Asset Library
Text
Left panel
Add text overlays
Speech
Left panel
Text to speech audio generation
Auto Captions
Click audio clip on timeline
Auto-generate captions for all audio clips
Sound
Left panel
AI-generated sound effects
Music
Left panel
Upload, stock, or AI-generated background music
Export
Top right — Export button
Download your finished video
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