AI Auto Reframe

This AI-assisted tool automatically reframes your video when the delivery size of your final render does not match the original aspect ratio. For instance, if you have a standard widescreen video and need to deliver it in a square format for Instagram or other channels, this tool shifts focus to the most important object in the video and keeps it centered in the new frame size while other material is cropped out.

USE CASES

  • Adapting widescreen videos to square formats for social media.

  • Ensuring the main subject remains in focus during aspect ratio changes.

  • Automating the reframing process for quick delivery.

There are a couple of different approaches to using this tool.

Automatic Reframing During Render

Use the feature during the render process and let the AI make all the cropping/panning decisions automatically.

  1. Open or create a standard 16:9 HD project.

  2. Open the Render As dialog by choosing File | Render As.

  3. Choose your preferred format from the Formats list (e.g., MAGIX AVC/AAC MP4). This technique will work with any of the listed video formats.

  4. From the Templates list, select a delivery format that matches the properties of your file and click the Customize Template button.

  5. On the Video tab of the Custom Settings dialog box, choose (Custom Frame Size) from the Frame size drop-down list.

  6. Set both the Width and Height settings to the same value, e.g. 1080 for a square final render.

  7. Click OK.

  8. Back in the Render As dialog box, set your save location, give your file a name, and select the Render with AI Auto Reframe checkbox.

  9. Click the Render button.

  10. View the resulting file and evaluate your results.

Manual Control Using Video FX

Use the manual control for critical projects to ensure the best results.

  1. Click the Video FX tab.

  2. Click AI Auto Reframe from the list of effects and drag the Default preset onto the Video Preview window to add this effect to the video output.

    This enables you to control the reframing for the entire project.

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    You can also add the effect at any of the other effect levels for even finer individual control.

    For instance, you can add it as an event effect to each event that you feel you need it on while leaving it off events where you don’t need it.

Settings

Dialog Element Explanation
Preset Select predefined settings for the AI Auto Reframe effect.
Add Reframing Button to add the AI Auto Reframe effect to the video.
Remove Reframing Button to remove the AI Auto Reframe effect from the video.
Show Preview for Choose whether to preview the effect for a specific aspect ratio.
Aspect for Preview Displays the aspect ratio used for the preview.
Follow subject Checkbox to enable the AI to follow the main subject in the video.
Smoothness Adjust the smoothness of the camera movements while following the subject.
Allow manual manipulation Checkbox to allow manual adjustments of the frame center.
Frame center Coordinates to manually set the center of the frame.
Reframe Button to apply the AI reframing based on the current settings.
Reanalyze Button to reanalyze the video for the main subject and adjust the frame accordingly.
Project Aspect Ratio Button to set the aspect ratio to match the project's settings.