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Change the camera layout during the video

A layout change is a stretch of the video where the frame is arranged differently, such as opening on you and then sharing the screen. It eases in and out over 450 ms.

Mac appChromePartly Studio
Where to find it
  1. Video editor
  2. Pro
  3. Timeline
  4. Layout lane
  1. 1Move the playhead to where the new layout should start.
  2. 2In Pro, press + on the timeline and choose Layout change, or double-click the Layout lane.A card appears on the lane at the playhead.
  3. 3With the card selected, pick its layout under Arrangement.
  4. 4Drag the card’s ends to set how long it lasts.
  • Outside a card, the video’s own layout holds.
  • On the free plan a card can move or hide the bubble. A card in any other layout is Studio.
  • A card can have its own corners. Its border, shadow and mirror stay the same as the rest of the video.
  • Choose how the card slides in and out, or Cut to snap instead.
  • Match the whole video again turns a card back into the video’s own layout.
⇧X
Divide the layout card at the playhead

Read next

Camera layoutsChoose how your camera and the recording share the frame: a bubble in a corner, side by side, you alone, or the screen alone. There are 15 layouts.Let the camera move itselfThe smart camera moves at moments the recording proves: it tucks into a corner during a zoom, steps aside for a click, and can take the frame when nothing happens.Use the timelineThe timeline lays the video out left to right, with a lane for each kind of change. Drag the playhead to scrub, and zoom the timeline with + and −.

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