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Auto reframe to 9:16

Reframe landscape video to 9:16 with a crop that follows the speaker

A 16:9 podcast recording becomes a vertical clip with the speaker kept in frame. With two people on screen, HookWise can stack them top and bottom.

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Six ways to fill a vertical frame

1

The crop follows the face

Auto face tracks the speaker through the clip, so you are not nudging a crop box by hand every time they lean back.

2

Split screen for two-person podcasts

Auto multi-face puts the host on top and the guest below. It helps most when they sit at opposite edges of a wide shot.

3

Modes for slides and B-roll

Fit + blur shows the whole picture over a blurred copy of itself, fit + black uses black bars, and manual crop lets you place the frame yourself.

Auto Reframe 9:16

How auto reframe follows the speaker

A face detector runs on your computer

HookWise scans the clip with a face detector on your machine and records where each face sits over time. From those positions it plans the path of the 9:16 crop. The crop only moves once the face drifts out of a band around its current aim, and it eases into place, so a nod or a small lean does not shake the frame.

When another face stays clearly larger than the current one for more than a second, the crop switches to that person. By default it cuts straight to them, the way an editor would. Turn on Glide if you prefer a slide across. With no face in view, the frame holds still for a moment, then drifts back to the center.

Which mode fits which footage

Auto face suits a single speaker, or a podcast where the camera already cuts between people. Auto multi-face is for a wide shot with two people: the person on the left goes on top and the person on the right goes below. Whenever only one face is visible, the reel falls back to a single crop. Layout changes shorter than a second are merged, so the split does not flicker.

Slides, screen recordings and product close-ups usually read better with fit + blur, which keeps the whole frame visible. In auto face mode you can also drag the crop on a single clip. That clip keeps your position while the rest of the reel follows the face.

Requirements and limits

Face tracking runs offline and needs no Gemini key, so it works on every plan, including Starter. It adds an analysis step before the render, and how long that takes depends on the clip length and your computer. The split layout is built for two people. For three or more, use auto face or manual crop.

The detector looks for faces. A speaker who turns away, sits in deep shadow or appears very small in a wide shot may not be picked up. Very small faces are ignored on purpose, which keeps people in the background from pulling the crop. Play the result through once before you export.

How to reframe a video to 9:16

  1. 1

    Open a clip

    Start from an AI Clipping reel or cut one by hand on the timeline.

  2. 2

    Pick the ratio and mode

    Set 9:16, then choose auto face for one speaker or auto multi-face for two.

  3. 3

    Fix the tricky parts

    When the video cuts to a slide or a screen share, switch to fit + blur so the text on screen stays readable.

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Frequently asked questions

No. Face tracking and rendering run on your computer, and reframing does not use a Gemini API key.

The automatic split screen is built for two. For three, use auto face to follow whoever is in shot, or manual crop to choose the framing yourself.

Yes. HookWise also renders 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 with the same reframe modes.

Yes. In auto face mode, drag the crop on that clip. It keeps your position, and the other clips keep following the face.

A 9:16 crop uses a narrow slice of a 16:9 frame, so the source resolution matters. A 4K or 1080p recording keeps more detail after the crop. If a shot looks too soft, fit + blur shows the full frame instead.

Yes. Face tracking runs offline without a Gemini key, so it is one of the manual tools that work on every plan.

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