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Reframe your camera in Tella

Camera framing lets you change which part of your camera recording stays centered inside layouts. Use it when you were off-center while recording or when a layout crops the camera more tightly than you want.

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How to adjust your camera frame in Tella

  1. Open your video and click Adjust in the sidebar, or press A.
  2. Find Camera frame.
  3. Drag the focus point in the preview to choose which part of the camera recording stays centered.
  4. Preview the clip in different layouts and fine-tune the point as needed.
Click Apply to all clips when you want to copy the current camera framing and crop to matching camera recordings elsewhere in the video.

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Crop your camera

Beyond repositioning, you can crop your camera feed to trim away the parts you don’t want — the same way you crop screen recordings. This is useful for tightening the shot around your face or removing distracting background at the edges.
  1. Open the Adjust panel
    • Select your clip, then click Adjust in the sidebar. In the Camera frame section, click the Crop button.
  2. Set your crop
    • Drag and resize the crop frame over the part of the camera you want to keep.
    • Choose a preset aspect ratio (like 16:9 or 1:1), or select Custom to crop freely.
    • Type in exact pixel values for position and size when you need precision.
  3. Set the focus point
    • Drag the focus point inside the crop selection to control which part of the cropped frame stays centered in your layouts.
What’s inside the crop frame is what shows inside each layout — cropping only changes what appears within the camera shape, so bubble and rounded camera styles keep their shape.

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Apply your crop to other layouts and clips

If your clip uses multiple layouts, or your video has several clips, you don’t need to crop each one by hand:
  • All layouts in this clip applies the crop to every layout in the current clip.
  • All layouts in all clips copies the crop — and its focus point — to every clip’s camera across your whole video.
You can also use Apply to all clips in the Camera frame section to push the current camera crop and focus point to the other clips.
Cropping the camera doesn’t touch your recording — you can click Reset at any time to return to the full camera frame.

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Best practices for camera framing

While the Camera Framing feature is easy to use, keeping a few best practices in mind will help you achieve the best results:
  • Aim for centering: In most cases, it’s best to position yourself close to the center of the frame. This ensures that your viewers’ attention is focused on you, making your presentation more engaging.
  • Consider the layout: Different layouts place varying emphasis on the camera or screen. If your camera feed is small or off to the side in the layout, slight framing adjustments can still make a big difference.
  • Reframe for focus: Use the framing tool to direct attention where it’s most needed. For example, if your layout is focused primarily on a screen recording, you can frame your camera feed to be more subtle or move yourself out of the center if the content requires it.