Glossary
A quick reference for Vizloom terminology, with direct links to the most relevant user guide pages.
| Term | Description | Related guide |
|---|---|---|
| Vizloom | A procedural video editor that links music to visuals for fast, expressive video creation. | Quick Start Guide |
| Visuals Library | Your curated collection of visual assets that Vizloom uses as the foundation for videos. | Quick Start Guide |
| Project | The contents of a Vizloom project, which is saved as a file on a location of your choosing, comprise the list of imported songs and all the contents of their respective editors. | Quick Start Guide |
| Beatgrid Synchronization | The step where you align the beatgrid so visuals stay locked to the track's rhythm. | Quick Start Guide |
| Render Queue | Batch-export finished songs by queuing them and rendering full-resolution videos. | Quick Start Guide |
| Creative Editor | The workspace where you build templates using tracks, nodes, and visuals. | Creative Editor |
| Rack View | The main view where visualization and animation tracks are stacked to compose a video. | Rack View |
| Animation Tracks | Tracks that output animations and drive parameters like opacity or timing curves. | Rack View |
| Visualization Tracks | Tracks that output visuals and can consume animations to control their appearance. | Rack View |
| Nested Animations | Animations created inside a visualization track for localized control of its parameters. | Rack View |
| Song Structure | An animation track type that represents the larger sections of a song. | Rack View |
| Track Structure | A track that refines song structure to decide when specific visuals should appear. | Rack View |
| Templates | Reusable creative editor setups that capture node trees, tracks, and selected values. | Templates |
| Nodes Editors | The visualization and animation editors where you define track types and behaviors. | Nodes Editors |
| Animations (Editor) | In this nodes editor, you can define types of animation tracks. | Nodes Guide |
| Visualization (Editor) | In this nodes editor, you can define types of visualization tracks. This editor can reference animation types, as well as utilize visual nodes that aren't available in the Animations editor. | Nodes Guide |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | Handy key commands for speeding up playback, editing, and node editing workflows. | Keyboard Shortcuts |