Montage clips behave like ordinary video clips when it comes to operations on the timeline of a movie or disc project, such as adding transitions, trimming and positioning.

A Montage template dropped onto the timeline is added by one of three methods: insert, overwrite and replace. When the editing mode button on the toolbar is set to Smart Editing Mode, the replace method is chosen automatically. The default length of the clip varies from one template to another. For more information about editing modes, see Editing mode.

Although trimming operations on the timeline are the same for Montage clips as for video clips, the actual result produced by trimming may vary depending on the nature of the template.

In an all-animated template, such as a fancy rolled title, the animation always runs to completion. The animation speed therefore depends on the clip duration. Shortening the clip causes the animation to run faster, but does not truncate the sequence.

Clips that include video, in contrast, can be trimmed in the usual way. Many themes include a variable-length video subclip. When one of these is present, the clip can be expanded as far as the length of the subclip will allow – indefinitely, if the subclip happens to be a still image.

Transitions can be used at the beginning and end of Montage clips in the same way as with other clip types.

Video and audio effects can also be added to Montage clips as usual, and apply to all the content the clip embodies. However, a few effects, such as Speed, are not available for use with Montage clips.