# Source library

Keep recordings in a project before choosing which parts belong in the cut.
The **Library** tab shares the editor's left pane with **Transcript**. Choose
**View → Library** or press ⌘2 to open it.

## Add and place a source

1. Select Library and choose **Add Media** or **File → Import Media…**.
   Importing here registers the sources without placing clips on the timeline.
2. Select a thumbnail to see its name, duration and available file details.
   Metadata is read locally in the background. A failed read offers **Retry**;
   a missing recording offers **Locate Source…**.
3. Drag a source between clips to place it in the reel. Double-click it, or
   select it and press Return, to add the whole source at the end.
4. To place an overlay, drag onto a main clip at the time you want it to begin.
   The overlay stays within that parent clip. Trim the result on the timeline.

The same source can appear several times without importing its media twice.
Give it a project name by editing its name under the grid; this changes its
name in the library, transcript and timeline without renaming the original
file. Clearing the name shows the file name again.

## Prepare camera originals

Ordinary MOV and MP4 sources use the media information recorded in the file.
Missing camera, date or location metadata stays unknown.

A raw Insta360 INSV recording needs preparation before it can enter the reel.
Use **Open in Insta360 Studio**, export a prepared video, then choose
**Link Prepared Video…**. Use the framed export as ordinary video, or
explicitly choose a prepared full-sphere export with
**File → Add 360° Video to Library…**. The selected sphere exposes direction,
tilt and view-angle controls before placement. A raw pair of lens tracks is
not a stitched panorama.

Yapwing reads source metadata on your Mac. Caption transcription is a separate
local operation. Inspect your preview and export when working with camera
color modes; the app exports SDR.

## Search the library

Type in the search field at the top of the Library to find sentences spoken in
your videos. Press ⌘F to reach the field while the Library shows. Each result
is tagged **Says**.

| Key | Result |
| --- | --- |
| Down Arrow | Move from the field into the results. |
| Return | Add that sentence to the reel, with 0.15 seconds to spare on each side. |
| Option-Return | Add the whole video. |
| Escape | Clear the search. Press it again to return to the grid. |

You can also drag a result onto the timeline.

### Search what videos show

To find moments by what is in the picture, such as “red car”, download the
optional picture model. The search results offer it under “Search what your
videos show”. Choose **Download**, or **Not Now** to decline. The model is
SigLIP 2 Base, about 784 MB, and it runs on your Mac. You can pause, resume or
cancel the download. After **Not Now**, bring the offer back with
**Search What Videos Show…** in the search field's menu.

With the model in place, picture matches follow the spoken ones and are tagged
**Shows**. Return adds exactly the matching stretch. A video added a moment ago
appears in picture results after its analysis finishes.

## Make a rough reel

Choose **Edit → Make Rough Reel from Library** to build a first cut from the
library videos that are not yet in the reel. To use one video, Control-click
its thumbnail and choose **Make Rough Reel from “Name”**.

Yapwing adds each video to the end of the reel, trimmed to its speech. When a
line is said more than once in a row, it keeps the last complete take. It also
cuts filler words and measured silence. The change is one Undo step. Photos,
360° videos, camera originals without a prepared video, and videos without
transcribed speech are left out.

## Move the project

Before moving the project, [collect its assets](/docs/project-model#keep-originals-or-collect-them)
and copy the complete project folder.