Zoom effect on sentence starts: motion for talking-head videos
One person, one camera, one fixed frame gets boring after ten seconds. That's why editors punch in at key moments. Teleprompter Cut does it automatically: at sentence starts the picture moves in, holds briefly and eases back out.
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How to add the zoom
- 1
Open the Zoom step
The app already knows the sentence starts from audio and text.
- 2
Pick a movement
Smooth, punch, drift or zoom-out.
- 3
Set the strength
18, 28 or 40 percent, each with a two-to-three-second hold.
- 4
Watch the preview
The zoom plays smoothly in the preview, exactly as in the finished video.
The four movements
Smooth
Gently in, hold, gently out. For explainers and calm topics.
Punch
The punch-in: in within 40 milliseconds. For punchlines and fast reels.
Drift
A slow, even push-in across the whole phase, like a camera move.
Zoom-out
Starts close and opens up the frame. Good for reveals and endings.
Keeping the zoom pleasant
- Use punch sparingly: too many punch-ins get tiring.
- Overlays like subtitles and your logo deliberately don't zoom; they stay still.
- Together with silence cutting, the zoom hides the jumps in the picture.
Questions
Do I have to mark the spots myself?
No. The app places the zoom on the sentence starts it knows from audio and text.
Will the video get blurry?
At 18 to 28 percent it is barely visible on Full HD footage. Keep 40 percent for 4K material.
Is the zoom free?
Yes, like every step in the app.
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