Ship demos faster with skip zones
Use non-destructive skip zones to cut dead air, keep your source recording intact, and preview final duration live before you bake.
The problem with “fix it in post”
Traditional editors encourage destructive trims early. That works until you need another take from the same raw capture — or your stakeholder asks for “three seconds more context” around a click.
How skip zones help
In Screenfly Studio, skip zones are regions on the timeline that tell the bake pipeline what to omit. Your WebM source stays untouched; the final MP4 or GIF reflects the tighter story.
- Paint keep vs skip segments on the lane
- Watch final duration update as you adjust
- Re-bake when copy or pacing changes — no re-record unless you want one
Pair with subtitles and voice
Skip zones play nicely with subtitle timing and plan-based voiceover: when you move a segment, timestamps remap so narration and captions stay aligned for bake.
Next up: we will dive into crop and device frames for launch-ready framing.