I might just be blind but-

[Starlight_Destinot]

I can’t find the button or whatever to make the timeline work. Right now I try to drag a file in that spot and ShotCut just rejects it.

[kagsundaram]

@Starlight_Destinot

I try to drag a file in that spot and ShotCut just rejects it.

Does this help?

Using the Shotcut Timeline

[Starlight_Destinot]

Not really, because the button to go to Track Operations doesn’t exist.(The buttons there just change the layout of the Playlist tab)

[Elusien]

Your layout looks to be all screwed up. Have you tried the menu option View->Layout->Restore Default Layout?

[kagsundaram]

@Starlight_Destinot

the button to go to Track Operations doesn’t exist

It would help if we could see a screenshot of the entire Shotcut, like this example.

[shotcut]

Shotcut may be either incompatible with your computer or you may have a bad install or upgrade. You can also try the different options in Settings > Display Method.

Display Method

This setting is only available on Windows and Linux. Shotcut uses OpenGL technology to draw its user interface and display video. OpenGL is typically implemented in the GPU of your computer and its driver in the operating system. These two pieces (Shotcut and the UI library it uses) and the OpenGL implementation need to communicate using a complex protocol. Sometimes, they do not communicate well and have compatibility or interoperability problems. Thus, there are some workarounds: use only s…