Which task is not typically associated with the timeline?

• A. Trimming and cutting
• B. Transitions
• C. Color correction and grading
• D. Exporting the final master

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is telling apart what happens while you’re building the edit from what happens when you’re delivering the finished product. The timeline is the workspace where you shape the story: trimming and cutting adjust each clip’s duration and order, giving you the rhythm of the edit; transitions are added between clips to smooth the shifts from one scene to the next; color correction and grading are applied within the sequence to ensure a consistent look across the edits. Exporting the final master, on the other hand, is the output step that renders the completed timeline into a deliverable video file with the chosen format and settings. It happens after the edit is finished and does not modify the edits themselves on the timeline. So exporting the final master isn’t a typical timeline task.