FAQs

General information on ClearCue products

ClearCue Engine

  • You receive access to the ClearCue timing engine, a browser-based tool that generates frame-accurate timing guides for editing. You can create your own timing patterns, tempos, structures, and variations, then export them as video timing guides for use directly inside your editor.

  • A ClearCue is a timing guide you drop directly into your timeline. It contains visible timing markers and an optional audio click so you can cut against structure instead of guessing pacing manually.

  • Choose a timing pattern, set tempo and time signature, then generate your timing guide. Import the exported file into your timeline like normal media and edit directly against the markers.

  • ClearCue works best in DaVinci Resolve but can be used in any editor that supports standard video files, including:

    • Premiere Pro

    • Final Cut Pro

    • CapCut

    • Vegas

    • Avid

    • Resolve

  • No. ClearCues are standard MP4 media files.

    There is:

    • no plugin installation

    • no compatibility setup

    • no rendering extension

    • no background process

    You simply drag them into your timeline.

  • No.

    ClearCue is designed to help structure pacing independently from music. You can:

    • edit silently

    • design pacing first

    • add music later

    • swap music without rebuilding the edit

  • Yes. Many editors use ClearCue alongside music to:

    • tighten pacing

    • align cuts more consistently

    • reduce waveform hunting

    • revise edits faster

  • Beat detection attempts to infer structure from audio transients.

    ClearCue generates structure directly.

    This gives you:

    • stable timing

    • consistent pacing

    • editable timing systems

    • frame-accurate visual references

    without relying on waveform interpretation.

  • Yes.

    The engine allows you to design custom timing structures using:

    • tempo

    • density

    • variation

    • pattern modes

    • directional timing systems

    You can generate both simple and experimental pacing structures.

  • Yes.

    Many editors stack multiple timing guides to:

    • test pacing options

    • compare structures

    • layer movement systems

    • build more complex edits

  • Yes.

    Because ClearCues are media files, they can be:

    • cut

    • trimmed

    • duplicated

    • stacked

    • saved

    • reused

    like any other clip in your timeline.

  • The engine supports common editing frame rates including:

    • 24

    • 25

    • 30

    • 48

    • 50

    • 60

    • 120

    Additional frame rate support may expand over time.

  • Yes.

    Engine updates are included with purchase.

  • No.

    The ClearCue Engine is a one-time purchase.

  • No.

    ClearCue is a deterministic timing system designed for direct creator control. Nothing is automated, generated, or edited using AI.

  • Most editors hold pacing mentally while editing.

    ClearCue externalises timing into a visible structure directly inside the timeline. This reduces cognitive load and makes pacing easier to manage over long edits.

  • ClearCue is designed for:

    • video editors

    • filmmakers

    • music editors

    • trailer editors

    • short-form creators

    • motion designers

    • hybrid audio/video creators

    especially those who work rhythmically or care deeply about pacing.

  • Video files are:

    • portable

    • editable

    • cross-platform

    • timeline-native

    This avoids plugin compatibility problems and allows ClearCue to work across multiple editing systems.

  • ClearCues are 15s

    As the Cues are video files, you can copy and paste them easily to create any duration you want.

    Its designed to be like Lego.

  • Yes.

    You can use ClearCue in commercial editing work and client projects.

Timing Kits

  • You receive a set of frame-accurate timing guides as video files, along with multiple BPM and frame-rate versions, a quick-start guide, and an example edit.

  • Place the guide on a track in your timeline and follow the visual pulses to position cuts, transitions, or motion.

  • The guides work in any video editor that supports video layers, including DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and CapCut.

  • No. The kits are ready-to-use timing structures. The engine is only needed if you want to generate your own custom timing systems.

  • Kits are pre-generated timing structures.

    The engine allows you to create your own using tempo, meter, and pattern.

  • Markers are embedded directly in the timing guides, so you can edit using markers and visual pulses together.

  • Markers can be added by aligning to the guide’s audio transients, or you can edit directly using the visual pulses.

  • Yes. The guides sit above your footage and do not affect your media.

  • No. Each kit is a timing structure. You are using it as a guide, not applying an effect.

  • Yes. Guides can be layered or switched within a timeline to create more complex pacing structures.

  • No. Timing can be designed before adding music, or used to refine pacing after.

  • Each kit is a fixed set of timing structures. New timing systems are released as separate elements.