How do I generate a Video Analysis Plan?

The Video Analysis Plan is a powerful feature that analyzes your entire video and generates a complete camera movement plan based on your preferences. Unlike the AI Camera Assistant (which works conversationally), the Analysis Plan gives you a structured, whole-video approach.

What the Video Analysis Plan does

The Analysis Plan:

Analyzes your entire video for subjects, scene composition, and content type.
Generates a series of camera movement segments — each with a specific move type, timing, and framing.
Lets you preview the entire plan before applying it.
Lets you edit individual segments, add new ones, or delete ones you do not like.

Step 1: Set your preferences

Before generating a plan, you can customize what kind of camera work you want. Open the Video Analysis Plan from the editor's hamburger menu.

Content Type

Choose what kind of video you are editing:

Interview — Talking head or conversation footage
Action — Sports, movement-heavy content
Landscape — Scenic, nature footage
Cinematic — Film-style, narrative content
Documentary — Real-world, observational footage
Social — Short-form, social media content
General — Default, all-purpose
Auto-detect — Let the app figure it out

Composition

Use Rule of Thirds — Toggle on for balanced framing
Headroom — How much space above subjects (Tight, Standard, Generous)
Lead Room — How much space in front of subjects (None, Subtle, Standard, Generous)
Subject Priority — What to focus on (Faces, Bodies, Balanced, Automatic)

Movement

Pan Speed — How fast the camera moves horizontally (Slow to Very Fast)
Zoom Speed — How fast the camera zooms in/out (Slow to Very Fast)
Smoothness — How smooth the transitions are (Snappy to Very Smooth)
Min Hold Duration — Minimum time the camera holds before moving (0.5s to 5.0s)
Transition Style — Cut, Smooth, Cinematic, or Dynamic

Zoom & Pan

Minimum Zoom — The widest shot allowed (1.0x to 2.0x)
Maximum Zoom — The tightest shot allowed (1.5x to 5.0x)
Enforce Safe Zone — Keep subjects within a margin from the edge
Safe Zone Margin — How much margin (0% to 20%)

Advanced Options

Pacing — Overall speed multiplier (0.5x to 2.0x)
Warn on Low Quality — Alert if source resolution is low for the zoom level
Look Room — Space in the direction a subject is facing

Step 2: Generate the plan

Tap the "Generate Plan" button. The app goes through three phases:

Analyzing Subjects — Detecting faces and bodies
Extracting Frames — Pulling key frames for AI analysis (15 frames, more than the AI Assistant's 5)
Generating Plan — The AI creates the segment plan

You will see a progress indicator: "This may take a moment..."

Step 3: Review the plan

The generated plan appears as a list of segments. Each segment shows:

The move type with an icon
A rationale (why the AI chose this move)
Any scale change indicator

Step 4: Preview

Tap "Preview Plan" to see the entire plan applied to your video. A "Preview Mode" bar appears with a "Cancel" button if you want to go back.

Step 5: Apply

If you are happy with the plan, tap "Apply" in the toolbar. This:

Creates all the anchors and move blocks on your timeline.
Applies any suggested motion preset.
Saves your preferences for future use.

Before and after: comparing

You can preview the plan without committing to it. If you cancel the preview, your original anchors and move blocks are restored. This makes it safe to experiment.

Tips

Save your preferences as default if you frequently edit the same type of content. Tap "Save as Default" in the preferences screen.
Use a narrow zoom range (e.g., 1.0x–2.0x) for interviews to avoid dramatic push-ins.
Use a wider zoom range (e.g., 1.0x–4.0x) for cinematic or action content.
Preview before applying — always. The plan is generated by AI and may not be perfect for your specific video.
You can edit individual segments after the plan is applied. See How do I edit a generated analysis plan?