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Auto Layouts

This feature is currently in beta. If you have questions or run into an issue, please contact support.

How to generate Auto Layouts

  1. Navigate to the edit page, layout section of a video with the following parameters:

    • Landscape orientation (16:9)

    • Includes a camera recording

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  1. Choose your editing style (auto is selected by default)

  • Each style changes the manner and visual appearance of your video

  • Hover over styles to view descriptions

  • We recommend trying the “auto” option the first time you attempt to generate layouts

  1. Click "Generate layouts"

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Layouts will start to generate and you'll see them added to your video.

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  1. Wait for the generation to complete

  2. Review your results - you can give a thumbs up/thumbs down to rate the results

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After generation

Once the layout is finished being created and applied to your video, you’ll be able to:

  • Change the editing style and regenerate for a different approach

  • Regenerate with the same style for alternative results

  • Delete specific layouts, while keeping others if desired

  • Adjust timing of individual layouts (start and end points)

  • Use undo/redo buttons—you're never locked into generated layouts

    • Windows: CTRL + Z (undo), CTRL + Y (reapply)

    • macOS: CMD + Z (undo), CMD + Y (reapply)

  • Rate the results using thumbs up/down buttons

Understanding editing styles

Editing styles determine how Auto Layouts approaches your video. Each style is optimized for different types of content (e.g., product demos, tutorials, presentations). Hover over each style option to see a description of its approach.

Best practices

  • Start with a clean slate: Auto Layouts works best with raw, unedited recordings

  • Crop first: If you need to crop your screen, do so before running Auto Layouts

  • One clip at a time: Generate layouts for each clip individually–layouts will not generate for an entire video’s worth of clips in one attempt

What to expect

  • Variability: Each generation may produce slightly different results—this is normal and allows you to find the perfect layout

  • Intro sequences: Auto Layouts may apply “intro-style” layouts to each clip, which you can adjust as needed

  • Processing time: Longer videos require more processing time

General limitations

  • Maximum video length: 20 minutes

  • Make all “crop” effect changes before running the new Auto Layout function

    • Cropping after generating layouts will affect all layouts in the video, and could lead to unexpected results

  • After cropping is complete, there is no method to update the layouts

Beta limitations

  • Only landscape, camera + screen recordings supported (16:9 aspect ratio)

    • Camera-only and screen-only videos are not supported

  • Portrait and square canvas sizes are coming in a future update

We're actively improving

During this beta period we're continuously working to fix bugs, incorporate your feedback, and generally improve this exciting feature. Your experience helps us make Auto Layouts better for everyone! This also means that features and functionality may change as we continue to develop and improve the product.

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