--- title: How do I try an alternative cut without losing the cut I like? description: Use a timeline branch to explore another creative direction. --- Make a branch in invideo Editor. A branch is another direction for the timeline. Test a different opening, pace or treatment on it, and the cut you like stays on its own branch. The branch button in the editor toolbar open on the Switch branches/tags menu, listing main and Branch 1 The branches overview showing main, Branch 1 and a third branch splitting from an export checkpoint Define what you want to compare before changing the branch, such as a shorter introduction or a different visual treatment. Review the alternatives against the same brief, then decide which branch you want to keep working on.