# Zoom in when I make the main point

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/zoom-in-on-the-main-point
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Type "Zoom in when I make the main point" and Vidiyo finds the line that carries your point, splits it out and scales it up by about 10 to 18 percent with your face kept centred. It can punch in as a cut or push in slowly across the line, and checks that nothing gets soft or cropped.

## What to say

> Zoom in when I make the main point

Category: Layout

## What Vidiyo does

1. Reads the transcript to find the line that carries the point, or uses the one you quote.
2. Splits that line out of the clip, from its first word to its last.
3. Scales it up with the measured face kept centred and about a third from the top.
4. Uses a hard punch-in, or a slow push across the line if you ask.
5. Reviews the punched frames for a cropped face, captions on the face and visible softness.

A punch-in, where the frame tightens on your face for an important line, is the simplest way to add emphasis to a talking head. It also hides jump cuts. This prompt adds one on the line you mean, framed on your face.

## What does Vidiyo do when you say this?

Vidiyo finds the line that carries your point, splits it out of the clip and scales it up by about 10 to 18 percent, keeping your measured face centred and about a third from the top. By default it's a hard punch-in on the cut. Ask for a push and it zooms slowly across the line instead.

The framing uses face positions measured from your footage, so the zoom doesn't drift to a shoulder or crop your forehead. After the change, the assistant reviews the punched frames for a cropped face, captions over the face and softness. Splits create new clips, and the zoom is an ordinary keyframe you can adjust in the inspector.

## How do you phrase it?

Point at the line, or let the assistant pick:

- "Zoom in when I make the main point"
- "Punch in on 'this is the part nobody tells you'"
- "Slow push-in across the last sentence"
- "Add punch-ins on the key lines throughout"
- "Alternate framing at each jump cut"

The last one is the classic fix for jump cuts: wide on one side of the cut, tighter on the other, so the change reads as intentional.

## How would you do this by hand?

By hand, you'd blade the clip at the start and end of the line, scale the middle piece up, reposition it so your face sits right, and check it doesn't look soft. For a slow push you'd set two keyframes and an ease. Repeating that for every key line in a video adds up, and each repositioning is by eye.

## What should you check afterwards?

Watch each punch-in at full screen size. If your face moves a lot in the shot, check that it stays in frame for the whole line. If the change feels too strong, ask for a smaller zoom, like 1.08. If you see the zoom on a screen recording or a picture-in-picture slot, ask to remove it there: punch-ins are meant for full-frame footage of you.

## Honest limits

- No cursor-follow zoom: zooms are keyframed punch-ins.
- Zooming past about 1.2 times on 1080p footage makes the picture visibly soft.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does Vidiyo zoom in?

Usually 1.1 to 1.18 times, and no more than 1.2 on 1080p footage, so the picture stays sharp. Smaller sources get less.

### Does the zoom follow my cursor in screen recordings?

No. Vidiyo has no cursor-follow zoom. Zooms are keyframed punch-ins on the speaker, and for a screen recording the assistant can zoom into a region with keyframes instead.

### How often should I punch in?

The assistant aims for about one punch-in every two to four sentences, on the lines that matter: the hook, a number, a claim or a punchline. On every cut it starts to feel busy.

## Related

- [Edit video by chatting](https://getvidiyo.app/features/chat-video-editing)
- [Punch-in zoom](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/punch-in-zoom)
- [Jump cut](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/jump-cut)
- [How to add punch-in zooms to a talking-head video](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/punch-in-zoom-talking-head)
- [Cover the jump cut with B-roll](https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/cover-the-jump-cut-with-b-roll)

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