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Problem

When a clip is split and one half is deleted, the editor timeline keeps a "dead zone" for the removed range instead of compacting it. As a result:

  • playback starts from the wrong source position (the deleted opening still plays),
  • clip blocks render with a leading gap after the split point,
  • the deleted range still occupies space in the timeline.

Root cause

clipRegions store SOURCE coordinates, but the timeline mapping functions
(mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime, mapSourceTimeToTimelineTime,
getTimelineDurationMs) treated inter-clip source gaps as fixed "dead zones"
in the timeline instead of rippling the remaining clips together.

Changes

  • Add getKeptTimelineSpans() to compute each kept clip's compacted timeline
    bounds from its source coordinates.
  • Rewrite mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime / mapSourceTimeToTimelineTime to
    convert through those kept spans (ripple) instead of raw source time.
  • Make getTimelineDurationMs sum clip display durations.
  • Update handleClipSplit / handleClipSpanChange to convert timeline offsets
    back into source coordinates.
  • Render clip blocks at their ripple-corrected timeline positions.
  • Update the mapping unit tests to the ripple semantics.

Testing

  • vitest run src/components/video-editor — 356/356 passing
  • tsc type-check passes

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Timeline gaps between clips are compacted, while clip display durations and playback-speed adjustments are reflected accurately.
    • Navigation between timeline and source positions now handles clip boundaries and removed gaps more predictably.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Splitting and resizing clips now maintain correct timeline alignment.
    • Trimming and overlapping zoom regions remain synchronized when clip spans change.

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When a clip is split and one half deleted, the editor timeline kept a
dead zone for the removed range instead of compacting it. Playback then
started from the wrong source position and the clip blocks rendered with
a leading gap.

Rework the timeline mapping so removed ranges no longer occupy space:

- add getKeptTimelineSpans() to compute each kept clip's compacted
  timeline bounds from its source coordinates
- rewrite mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime / mapSourceTimeToTimelineTime to
  convert through those kept spans (ripple) instead of raw source time
- make getTimelineDurationMs sum clip display durations
- update clip split / span-change commands to convert timeline offsets
  back into source coordinates
- render clip blocks at their ripple-corrected timeline positions
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Walkthrough

The editor now models clip regions on a compacted timeline. Mapping, clip editing, timeline rendering, and tests use kept spans that remove inter-clip gaps and account for playback speed.

Changes

Compacted timeline behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Compacted timeline mapping
src/components/video-editor/types.ts, src/components/video-editor/types.test.ts
Kept timeline spans now define compacted duration, bidirectional time mapping, clip lookup, boundary clamping, and ripple behavior.
Timeline-aware clip editing
src/components/video-editor/hooks/useClipRegionCommands.ts
Clip splitting and span changes resolve timeline positions, convert offsets using clip speed, update source bounds, and shift overlapping zoom regions by timeline deltas.
Rendered timeline spans
src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.ts
Timeline items now use compacted kept spans for clip rendering.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ae1ea

This change compacts clip timelines and shifts related editing regions. If region coordinates are mixed between timeline and source time, deleting clips can incorrectly retain, remove, or reposition zoom and related regions; this should be resolved before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant EditorCommand
  participant TimelineMapping
  participant ClipState
  participant TimelineModel
  EditorCommand->>TimelineMapping: resolve compacted clip position
  TimelineMapping-->>EditorCommand: return timeline/source mapping
  EditorCommand->>ClipState: update clip and zoom-region bounds
  TimelineModel->>TimelineMapping: build kept timeline spans
  TimelineMapping-->>TimelineModel: return rendered clip spans
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src/components/video-editor/types.ts (1)

312-317: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove the unused mapTimelineOffsetToSourceTime wrapper.

No TypeScript caller uses it. Existing callers invoke mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime directly.

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In `@src/components/video-editor/types.ts` around lines 312 - 317, Remove the
unused mapTimelineOffsetToSourceTime wrapper function and leave callers using
mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime directly.
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In `@src/components/video-editor/hooks/useClipRegionCommands.ts`:
- Around line 128-133: Update handleClipDelete to compute the deleted clip’s
timeline start and end before filtering zoomRegions, annotationRegions,
speedRegions, and audioRegions, then compare those regions against the computed
timeline bounds rather than deletedClip.startMs/endMs source coordinates. Leave
removedSegments unchanged because it already uses timeline coordinates.
- Around line 85-100: Update handleClipSplit so left.endMs uses the
display-coordinate endpoint target.startMs + splitOffset, while retaining the
safe speed multiplier only for newSourceStart mapping. Keep the right clip
endpoint based on the remaining display duration, and ensure
handleClipSpanChange does not scale newTimelineDuration by speed; preserve the
shared mapping boundary.

In `@src/components/video-editor/types.ts`:
- Line 336: Update the span-match condition in mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime to
use a half-open interval, excluding span.timelineEndMs while retaining the
inclusive start. Preserve the existing final-span clamp and !nextSpan fallback
so the timeline end still maps to lastSpan.sourceEndMs, and add coverage for
boundary mapping alongside findClipAtTimelineTime.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@src/components/video-editor/types.ts`:
- Around line 312-317: Remove the unused mapTimelineOffsetToSourceTime wrapper
function and leave callers using mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime directly.

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Comment thread src/components/video-editor/hooks/useClipRegionCommands.ts
Comment on lines +128 to 133
...(newTimelineStart > oldTimelineStart
? [{ startMs: oldTimelineStart, endMs: newTimelineStart }]
: []),
...(newEnd < oldClip.endMs
? [{ startMs: newEnd, endMs: oldClip.endMs }]
...(newTimelineEnd < oldTimelineEnd
? [{ startMs: newTimelineEnd, endMs: oldTimelineEnd }]
: []),

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
# Description: Determine whether zoom, annotation, speed, and audio regions are stored in source or timeline coordinates.
set -euo pipefail

rg -n -C 4 --type=ts 'mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime|mapSourceTimeToTimelineTime' src/components/video-editor

fd -t f -e ts -e tsx . src/components/video-editor --exec rg -n -C 3 'zoomRegions|speedRegions' {} \
  | rg -n -C 3 'source|timeline' || true

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#!/bin/bash
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printf '%s\n' '--- useClipRegionCommands.ts ---'
sed -n '1,285p' src/components/video-editor/hooks/useClipRegionCommands.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- types.ts region definitions and timeline mapping ---'
sed -n '1,210p' src/components/video-editor/types.ts
sed -n '285,410p' src/components/video-editor/types.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- projection and region command consumers ---'
sed -n '75,145p' src/components/video-editor/hooks/useTimelineProjection.ts
rg -n -C 6 --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' \
  'handleZoom(Add|Suggested|SpanChange)|handleAnnotation|handleSpeed|handleAudio|setZoomRegions|setAnnotationRegions|setSpeedRegions|setAudioRegions|mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime|mapSourceTimeToTimelineTime' \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks src/components/video-editor/layout src/components/video-editor/model

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  src/components/video-editor/types.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useTimelineProjection.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- region creation and span-edit handlers ---'
for f in \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useZoomRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAnnotationRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useSpeedRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAudioRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/layout/EditorTimelinePanel.tsx
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  fi
done

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

for f in \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useZoomRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAnnotationRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useSpeedRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/hooks/useAudioRegionCommands.ts \
  src/components/video-editor/layout/EditorTimelinePanel.tsx
do
  [ -f "$f" ] || continue
  echo "### $f"
  rg -n -C 5 \
    'handle(Zoom|Annotation|Speed|Audio)(Added|Suggested|SpanChange)|on(Zoom|Annotation|Speed|Audio)SpanChange|zoomRegions=|annotationRegions=|speedRegions=|audioRegions=' \
    "$f" || true
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Length of output: 6104


Use timeline bounds when deleting a clip.

zoomRegions, annotationRegions, speedRegions, and audioRegions use timeline coordinates. handleClipDelete compares them with deletedClip.startMs and deletedClip.endMs, which are source coordinates. This can retain regions inside the deleted clip or remove unrelated regions when clips are trimmed or sped. Compute the deleted clip’s timeline start and end before filtering. removedSegments already uses timeline coordinates and should remain unchanged.

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In `@src/components/video-editor/hooks/useClipRegionCommands.ts` around lines 128
- 133, Update handleClipDelete to compute the deleted clip’s timeline start and
end before filtering zoomRegions, annotationRegions, speedRegions, and
audioRegions, then compare those regions against the computed timeline bounds
rather than deletedClip.startMs/endMs source coordinates. Leave removedSegments
unchanged because it already uses timeline coordinates.

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Comment thread src/components/video-editor/types.ts Outdated
- mapTimelineTimeToSourceTime: use half-open span interval so a clip
  boundary maps to the next kept span, consistent with findClipAtTimelineTime
- handleClipSplit: store left.endMs as display end (startMs + splitOffset)
  and use a safe speed for the source split point
- handleClipDelete: filter zoom/annotation/speed/audio regions using the
  deleted clip's timeline bounds instead of its source coordinates
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