> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.premierecopilot.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AutoZoom

> Automatically generate punch-ins and dynamic zooms on your timeline.

AutoZoom analyzes your sequence and places a series of zooms (punch-ins / outs) on your timeline automatically. It combines video cuts, speech, emotional peaks and AI context analysis to decide *where* and *how* to zoom.

## Quick Start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the tool">
    Open the **Tools Menu** (bottom left) and select **AutoZoom**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Place the playhead">
    Position the playhead anywhere inside the sequence you want to process.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick your triggers">
    Activate one or more **Triggers** (Cuts, Emotion, Speech, Random, Context) — see below.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adjust intensity">
    Set the sliders (**Motion Camera**, **Zoom Rhythm**, **Zoom Fastness**, **Zoom %**) to match the feel you want.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run">
    Click **Start** — a backup of your sequence is created automatically before zooms are applied.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/premieregpt/images/autozoom.png" alt="AutoZoom interface" />

## Triggers

Each active trigger gets an equal share of the total number of zooms. Activating more triggers spreads zooms across more types of moments.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Cuts" icon="scissors">
    Places a zoom on every video cut in your sequence. **Free** — no transcription needed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Emotion (AI)" icon="face-smile">
    AI detects emotional peaks in speech (laughs, surprise, conviction). Requires transcription.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Speech" icon="microphone">
    Places a zoom at the start of each spoken segment. Requires transcription.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Random" icon="shuffle">
    Fills the longest gaps between zooms. **Free** — useful to keep rhythm steady.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Context (AI)" icon="brain">
    AI reads the transcript and zooms on punchlines, topic changes, or anything you describe in the **text prompt**. Requires transcription.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Activating **Emotion**, **Speech** or **Context** triggers a **single shared transcription** — you are not charged multiple times.
</Note>

## Intensity Sliders

| Slider            | Range   | What it does                                                          |
| ----------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Motion Camera** | 0–4     | How much the camera moves during a zoom. At 0, zooms are static.      |
| **Zoom Rhythm**   | 1–5     | Density of zooms per minute (10/min at 1 → 30/min at 5).              |
| **Zoom Fastness** | 1–5     | Duration of the zoom animation. Higher = snappier.                    |
| **Zoom (%)**      | 100–300 | Maximum zoom amount. Each individual zoom uses 30–100% of this value. |

## Transition Style

Pick one or more transition types in **Box Settings**. At least one must stay active.

| Type            | Feel                                    |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **Jump Cut**    | Hard, instant snap to the zoomed frame. |
| **Ease In Out** | Smooth animated transition.             |
| **Snap In Out** | Short, aggressive snap.                 |

You can enable **Sound In / Out** for each type to add a SFX (woosh / reverse) on every zoom.

## Interactive Preview

<Steps>
  <Step title="Refresh frame">
    Click the refresh button to export the current Premiere frame as a preview.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the target">
    **Drag** anywhere on the image to define the **center** of the zoom (where the camera will land).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adjust zoom amount">
    **Drag the corners** of the green box to set how much the zoom crops in. The green box represents the area that will fill the screen after zoom.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Writing a Good Text Prompt

The text prompt at the bottom of the extension is **only used if Context (AI) is active**. Otherwise it is ignored.

### What works

* **Target a type of information:** *"Zoom on every mention of numbers, statistics or results."*
* **Target a theme:** *"Zoom when I talk about personal experience or tell an anecdote."*
* **Target a subject:** *"Zoom whenever I mention a brand name or a product."*
* **Reinforce editorial beats:** *"Focus on punchlines and impactful sentence endings."*
* **Filter by energy:** *"Avoid calm moments — only zoom when I raise my voice."*

### What doesn't work

* Asking to change **intensity** or **speed** — these are controlled by sliders only.
* Asking for a specific **transition type** (jump / ease / snap) — chosen automatically.
* Asking for **spatial coordinates** — driven by the interactive preview only.
* Giving a **manual list of timecodes** — the AI picks moments freely.

### Recommended pattern

> *"Zoom on \[type of editorial moment] when \[narrative condition]. Avoid \[what you don't want]."*

**Example:**

> *"Zoom every time I announce a statistic or give an actionable tip. Avoid transitions and descriptive passages."*

## Common Pitfalls

<Warning>
  * **No trigger active** → only cuts will be processed, which may produce zero zooms on a single-shot video.
  * **No transition type active** → AutoZoom returns nothing. Keep at least one box type checked.
  * **Transcription fails** → Emotion / Speech / Context are silently skipped. Only Cuts and Random will run.
</Warning>

<Tip>
  For talking-head / podcast footage, start with **Speech + Context + Cuts**, Zoom Rhythm at 2–3, and a short text prompt describing the editorial intent.
</Tip>