Video workflow glossary
The concepts behind script-anchored editing — each term defined, explained, and mapped to the Hypit element or command that implements it.
Terms
Script anchoring
Editing decisions are attached to words in the script rather than to timestamps in a file.
Take
One spoken delivery of a segment.
Segment
A named unit of script — usually a beat, a question or a scene — with an id you can reference from tracks and tracks can reference back to.
Role cue
A marker attached to words that assigns them to a speaker or role — host, guest, narrator — so lines, looks and captions route correctly.
Dual text
Two versions of the same line: what is spoken and what is displayed.
Selection
A named range of words inside the script.
Moment
A single instant derived from the timing plan — where the render is at a specific word.
SVS stylesheet
A CSS-like recipe that controls film, caption, media, text and generation settings for a project.
Track
A layer of the composition dedicated to one job: captions, media, typography or audio.
Caption track
The track responsible for subtitle text and its styling.
B-roll
Supporting footage inserted over spoken audio.
Reference video
The existing video whose structure you want to reproduce — the input that makes Hypit's workflow different from prompting for footage.
Viral video format
The reusable skeleton of a video that performed: hook length, beat order, shot types, caption rhythm and ending.
Per-take normalization
Adjusting each take so it can be compared and placed consistently — loudness, pacing and duration — before assembly.
Alignment
Mapping spoken words to positions so tracks can resolve against the script.
Composition
The assembled project: script, timing plan and tracks together, before rendering.
Render
Producing the final video file from a composition.
Why a glossary
These are the words that come up when a video edit has to survive a re-record. Knowing them makes Hypit's documentation readable in one pass, and makes it obvious which part of a project to change when something moves.
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FAQ
Is this a general video-editing glossary?
No — it covers the concepts Hypit actually exposes, so each entry maps to a real element, file or command rather than to theory.
Where do these terms appear in the product?
Mostly in the script surface and the track declarations; each entry links to the page that documents it.
Does the free open-source tool include these features?
Yes. Script anchoring, takes, tracks and stylesheets are part of the open-source agent tooling; the managed API is optional.