« To Video tracks layout and formatting in the editor: Overview
Center a speaker's video in the frame, crop, and zoom in or out to create a polished and professional appearance for your content.
Plan: All plans
Device: Computer browser
Step by step
We recommend using smart layouts first to quickly and accurately apply dynamic layouts to your recording.
- Log in to your Riverside account.
- Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
- Click on the speaker's tile in the video canvas.
- Above the speaker's tile, click the
crop icon.
- Above the speaker's tile, click Auto-crop to automatically center and scale the speaker's face to fill the tile in one click.
- To fine-tune the crop:
- Drag the video to reposition the speaker in the frame
- Drag the slider to adjust zoom in our out
You can also enter an exact percentage in the field for precise control.
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Choose how to apply the adjustment to the speaker's track. From the menu below the video canvas:
- Select This scene to apply the crop only to the current scene
- Select Similar scenes to apply the crop to all scenes with the same track and layout.
- Select All scenes to apply the crop to this track in every scene of the edit.
- Click outside the speaker's tile to apply the changes.
Good to know
- Auto-crop cannot be applied to recordings created before 2026.