Group tracks and adjust them together

This example groups Captions with Caption band. Select one track name on the left of the timeline, then Ctrl-click the other. Select the names, not just the colored clips.

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   Check Two member tracks

Choose Group selected tracks in Properties. Select the new group row and inspect its member list. For nonadjacent rows, read the notice about intervening tracks and check that the resulting membership matches your intent.

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   Check Check member tracks

Collapse hides member rows and leaves the group row visible. It does not remove their picture from the video. Turn it off or use the expand control at the left to edit members individually.

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   Action Collapse timeline rows

Enabled toggles member tracks together and affects the output, so do not use it merely to hide timeline rows. Lock helps prevent accidental editing.

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   Action Collapse timeline rows
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   Action Enabled affects output
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   Action Lock prevents edits

To hide only the captions

Toggle the intended member track rather than the whole group, and decide whether the band should remain.

After changing an individual member

Review the member states too. Group controls affect multiple tracks at once.

Open Group appearance, adjust position, scale, rotation or opacity, and choose Apply display. The group’s picture changes together while internal layering is preserved. Transforms use the canvas center, so adjust gradually and inspect the preview.

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   Enter Position, scale, rotation
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   Enter Opacity and fades

Entry and exit fades

Fades use the range from the first to the last visual content in the group, rather than adding an individual fade to every clip.

Audio is unchanged

These settings affect the picture. Adjust music and dialogue volume on their respective clips.

Expand the group to edit caption text or band duration individually. Ungroup releases the member tracks rather than deleting them, but group-wide visual effects no longer apply; review placement and fades afterward.

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   Action Review after ungrouping