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Canvas & Editor Controls

Dal Nulla’s powerful node-based editor gives you complete control over your video projects. This guide explains how to navigate the canvas and use its core controls.

The Graph Canvas

The central area of the editor is your Graph Canvas, where you build your story by connecting various nodes.

Canvas Navigation:

  • Pan: Click and drag any empty space on the canvas to move your view.
  • Zoom: Use your mouse scroll wheel (or pinch gesture on trackpads) to zoom in and out.
  • Center at First Scene: Located in the main menu, this option quickly repositions the canvas to focus on your initial scene.

Editor Header Controls

The header bar at the top of the editor provides essential project-level controls and information.

  • Project Title: Click on the project title to rename your project.
  • Save Indicator: A small dot indicates if your project is saving... (yellow) or saved (green).
  • Credits Display: Shows your remaining generation credits for the current month. Hover for a tooltip.

Main Menu (Brand Logo):

Clicking the Dal Nulla logo in the top-left corner opens a dropdown menu with global actions:

  • Undo: Reverts the last action taken in the editor. (Keyboard Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + Z)
  • Redo: Reapplies an action that was previously undone. (Keyboard Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z)
  • Zoom In: Magnifies the canvas view.
  • Zoom Out: Reduces the canvas view.
  • Center at First Scene: Quickly moves the canvas view to your project’s starting point.

Action Buttons (Right Side):

  • Preview Video (Play icon ▶️): Generates a quick, lower-quality preview of your entire video project. Useful for checking flow and timing before a full render.
  • Render Video (Download icon ⬇️): Initiates a high-quality render of your complete video project, preparing it for export. This consumes credits based on duration and resolution.

Editor Sidebar Controls

The floating vertical sidebar on the left provides quick access to creation tools.

  • Add Item (Plus icon ➕): Opens a menu to add new nodes (e.g., Scene Nodes, Reference Image Nodes, Text Nodes) directly to your canvas.
  • Autofill Storyboard (Sparkles icon ✨): Activates the AI Autofill feature, which automatically expands a single prompt into a multi-scene video storyboard on the canvas.
  • Feedback (Speech bubble icon 💬): Opens a dropdown to send feedback or bug reports to the Dal Nulla team.