Timeline - Create new Tracks and Clips

[lalalune]

To make Clapper a proper video creation tool, we need the ability to create content directly in the editor.

The first step in this is being able to create new clips. Here are the requirements:

1. Create new tracks
2. Set the track type from a dropdown list
3. Create clips on tracks, based on the track type
4. Drag clips on the timeline
5. Drag clips from one track to another, as long as the type is the same

Content creation within the clips will be covered in a separate PR, as this pertains to the entity editor. Primarily this feature should enable tracks and clips to be dynamically created on the timeline.

[boss-bounty]

Total Bounty: $500

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Bounties paid automatically on close:

• @lalalune: $500

[jbilcke-hf]

I think we may need to split this one into at least two tickets
(in that case I will provide the cash for the other ticket, and/or do it myself - "Create new .clap files from the file menu" is a quick task for instance - I prefer to leave the bounties to external collaborators rather than me, to attract newcomers 🤗 )

[lalalune]

I updated and simplified the scope on this.

[lalalune]

I'm doubling the bounty for this.

/boss $500

[jbilcke-hf]

I've made a bult-in change to the core codebase, to have plenty of empty tracks by default

(this doesn't solve this ticket, but it will make the job easier)

I love the "Create clips on tracks, based on the track type" idea by the way!

I even wondered if this could be done in "inpaint" mode, where you could just paint into the timeline to create new cells, so the track type would act as the video instrument/synthesizer preset, and the AI would fill-in based on the context

[sendn0des]

Adding a 2nd timeline editor ticket.
@lalalune fyi i walked devniel and j thru this with AfterEffects. I think they get it

@devniel I added you to this and my ticket I made since you had mentioned wanting to tackle this.

I even wondered if this could be done in "inpaint" mode, where you could just paint into the timeline to create new cells, so the track type would act as the video instrument/synthesizer preset, and the AI would fill-in based on the context

@jbilcke-hf Can you describe this more? Sounds interesting ... but not sure the use case or practically from an edit pov

[sendn0des]

We chatted more here. Possible get one extra dev hand here with Daniel.

[sendn0des]

frontend only

[pnogemane]

Hi @lalalune is this task still available to pick up?