Facebook's New 'Smart Crop' Feature for Automated Video Editing Is Now Available In Creator Studio
A new article on Social Media Today says that this could be handy for those looking to re-purpose their video assets or run experiments without having to invest in significant re-shoots or editing.
In March, Facebook began testing a new 'Smart Cropping' option for video editing within Creator Studio, which utilizes machine learning in order to identify areas of most interest within your video content, and then provides auto-edits based on these calculations.
In a new move, Facebook is making its new Smart Cropping feature more widely available, with the option now accessible in the video upload flow within Creator Studio.
With Smart Cropping, you can automatically generate a 1:1 or 4:5 version of any video clip, with Facebook's system identifying the key focus elements. Here's Facebook to explain:
This is similar technology to Facebook's Portal video calling device, which automatically pans and zooms as you chat, ensuring speakers always remain in frame. So, what do people here think? Is anybody going to try this? I'd be interested to hear about the results. It could be worth a quick experiment - and it's available right now in Creator Studio!
In March, Facebook began testing a new 'Smart Cropping' option for video editing within Creator Studio, which utilizes machine learning in order to identify areas of most interest within your video content, and then provides auto-edits based on these calculations.
In a new move, Facebook is making its new Smart Cropping feature more widely available, with the option now accessible in the video upload flow within Creator Studio.
With Smart Cropping, you can automatically generate a 1:1 or 4:5 version of any video clip, with Facebook's system identifying the key focus elements. Here's Facebook to explain:
| "Smart Crop will optimize for the main subject in the content, keeping the main subjects centered and in-frame. You will be able to publish this video directly within Creator Studio, and can review the reframed video prior to publishing. You can also compare the reframed version with the original prior to publishing to decide which version you'd like to publish." |
This is similar technology to Facebook's Portal video calling device, which automatically pans and zooms as you chat, ensuring speakers always remain in frame. So, what do people here think? Is anybody going to try this? I'd be interested to hear about the results. It could be worth a quick experiment - and it's available right now in Creator Studio!
