Import decision tree
When the final MP4 is ready and available, the editor inserts it as one video layer. Otherwise, the editor can use recorded segments that have finished processing. Segments still recording, processing, or unavailable are not inserted.Notices before media is ready
These are availability states, not evidence that the draft is damaged. Wait for source processing or use another Library asset.
Grouped timeline behavior
When only recorded segments are ready, Tessact represents them as one grouped video source. The timeline presents that source as one editorial unit even though playback can cross several recorded segments. Playback-rate controls are intentionally hidden for a livestream group. Trim and split cautiously: a trimmed or detached group can preserve its own chunk mapping, and later source growth must not silently rewrite an intentionally detached edit.Detect and add newly recorded material
The editor checks imported livestreams periodically. When ready material extends beyond the grouped layer, the timeline displays an Update live stream placeholder and the selected-video inspector can show Live Stream has grown with the approximate recorded duration. Choose Update live stream from the inspector notice or the purple timeline-end control to add the latest ready material. The update behaves like an ordinary undoable edit. While it is active, both controls show an updating state and prevent duplicate requests.Finalized versus growing sources
After the livestream has a finalized MP4, a fresh Library insertion can prefer that consolidated file. Existing grouped edits remain authored timeline state; do not assume they are replaced automatically.
See Library import, Video inspector, and Media troubleshooting.