# New: Canvas Zoom, Clip Audio Controls, Device Frame Auto-Detection, and More

April 8, 2026

## Canvas Zoom

Zoom just got a whole lot more expressive. Every zoom region now has a **Zoom Target** setting with two modes:

- **Video** (default) — Zooms into the video content while the background stays put. Great for drawing attention to a specific part of your screen.
- **Canvas** — Zooms the entire frame — video, background, camera overlay, and all. Creates a cinematic "camera push" effect where everything scales together.

You can mix both modes in the same project. Each zoom region gets its own target, so you have full creative control.

## Clip Audio Controls

You can now control audio on a per-clip basis. Right-click any clip on the timeline to:

- **Mute** a clip's audio entirely — perfect for cutting out unwanted sounds without deleting the video.
- **Set volume** to 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, or 10% — great for lowering background noise on specific sections.

Muted clips show a red speaker badge. Volume-reduced clips show a gray percentage badge. Both carry through to your exported video.

## Automatic Device Frames for Portrait Videos

Opening a portrait video (like an iOS Simulator recording or an iPhone screen capture) now automatically wraps it in a realistic iPhone device frame. No extra steps needed — just open the video and it's ready to go.

You can change the device model and color in the Device Frame settings after opening.

## Zoom Region Labels and Looping

Managing zoom regions in complex projects is now much easier:

- **Custom labels** — Right-click any zoom region to rename it. Labels appear in both the settings panel and on the timeline, so you always know which zoom is which.
- **Loop playback** — Click the repeat icon on a zoom region card to loop playback within that region. Adjust level, focus, and easing while watching the effect repeat in real time.
- **Click to seek** — Clicking a zoom region card moves the playhead to its start, so you can quickly preview any zoom.

## Keyboard Shortcuts for All Timeline Items

The Delete key now works on everything in the timeline — not just video clips. Select a zoom region, annotation, speed effect, or media track and press Delete to remove it. Undo still works if you change your mind.

## Other Improvements

- **Smaller subtitles** — Font size minimum lowered from 16pt to 8pt for more flexibility.
- **Fixed audio leak on project close** — Audio no longer keeps playing after closing a project.
- **Fixed audio level meter** — The recording HUD meter now stays responsive across multiple recordings.
- **Fixed export resolution** — Exports now produce standard resolutions (1920x1080, etc.) instead of slightly inflated sizes.
- **Fixed camera and microphone permissions on macOS Tahoe** — Permission prompts now appear correctly on the latest macOS.

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