FAQs

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.