Demo Videos
Automatic Zooms for Demo Videos: A Practical Workflow
How to use automatic zooms for demo videos without over-editing. Learn where zoom adds clarity and how to keep tutorials smooth and professional.
Zoom is about clarity, not decoration
In demo videos, zoom should guide attention to intent: where to click, what changed, and why it matters. Overuse makes videos harder to follow.
A good workflow uses zoom to reduce cognitive load and shorten explanation time.
Where automatic zoom helps most
Automatic zoom workflows are strongest in repetitive UI actions where manual keyframing would consume too much time.
- • Button-click sequences in onboarding demos
- • Dense dashboards with small controls
- • Tutorials with many short interaction steps
- • Feature walkthroughs recorded under time pressure
Keep results consistent
Use a repeatable process: record cleanly, apply baseline zoom behavior, then manually tune only critical moments.
This gives you high throughput while preserving quality in the sections that drive conversion or comprehension.
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