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title: "Automatic zoom on Mac screen recordings"
description: "How Screenrecplus turns mouse clicks into calm zooms on macOS. Place a zoom by hand, stretch it on the timeline, and keep the same camera when you export 9:16."
date: 2026-09-08
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Raw screen recordings feel like a security camera. The viewer cannot see the button you hit. Automatic zoom is the difference: the camera leans in before the click, holds, then eases out.

## How click-led zoom is built

During capture, Screenrecplus stores the mouse path and click times next to the video. After the take, it clusters nearby clicks and builds zoom segments with a lead (the move starts before the click) and a hold (it stays after). You can rebuild from clicks if you change the amount, lead, or hold. Existing manual zooms keep their own target and strength.

## Place a zoom by hand

Press Z or click the preview. A copper frame appears. Drag it to the area you want. Corners change the amount. Each block on the Zoom lane is its own zoom: amount, follow-cursor, start, and end. Stretch the block to change how long it lasts.

## Export

The same camera path is used in the preview and in the file. Original, 16:9, 9:16, and square all keep the zooms. Nothing is uploaded to build the motion.

If you already have Screen Studio projects, [import keeps their zoom ranges](/guides/import-screen-studio-files).