Adjusting zooms
Fine-tune a zoom's scale, motion, and timing from the inspector — or remove it.
Whether a zoom was placed by Auto zoom or by you, it lives on the timeline as an effect you can shape. Select it to open its Camera controls in the inspector on the right. To change where a zoom points, see Reframing a zoom.
Selecting a zoom
Zooms appear as pills on the timeline’s effect lane. Click a pill to select it — its span highlights and the inspector switches to that zoom’s Camera settings. The preview jumps to show you the framing.
Camera controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Scale | How far the camera pushes in, from 1× (no zoom) to 4×. |
| Follow cursor | When on, the zoom pans to keep the pointer framed as it moves — great for a drag or a multi-step interaction. When off, it holds a fixed spot. |
| Looks at | Where a fixed zoom is aimed. Shows “Follows cursor” when Follow cursor is on; otherwise you can set the point here or on the stage. |
| Ease In / Ease Out | How gently the camera accelerates in and settles out. |
| Easing | The character of the move — Linear, In, Out, In-Out, or Smooth (a gentle, natural glide by default). |
| Triggered by | What Playback framed this zoom on — a click, a double-click, a drag-select, typing, and so on. Read-only. |
If you’ve nudged a fixed zoom’s aim and want to start over, press Reset framing.
Retiming a zoom
On the timeline, drag the pill’s edges to change when the zoom starts and how long it lasts, and drag the pill itself to move it earlier or later.
Removing a zoom
Select the zoom and choose Remove Zoom in the inspector. Because zooms are non-destructive, removing one just deletes an instruction — your recording is untouched, and you can add another whenever you like.
Tips
- Keep zooms purposeful. One clear zoom per idea reads better than constant motion. If two zooms sit back-to-back, consider whether one longer zoom works better.
- Let the ends breathe. A zoom that snaps in and out feels jerky; the default easing gives it a natural push and release. Leave a little room before and after the moment you’re highlighting.
- Don’t over-scale. 1.5×–2× reads as a confident push-in; much more can feel disorienting unless the target is tiny.