Cinematic motion: the automatic push, drift and zoom
Eddie applies a subtle automatic camera motion (push, drift, zoom, and a talking-head jump-cut reframe) to every project by default, and you can turn it off project-wide or on individual segments.
What this is
By default, every Eddie project has a "cinematic motion" house style applied automatically:
- A slow Ken Burns-style push/drift on b-roll and stills, plus occasional subtle zooms.
- A subtle static reframe on cuts between talking-head clips of the same speaker/camera, alternating between two slightly different framings so a back-to-back same-shot cut doesn't read as a raw jump cut.
This isn't just a preview effect: it's baked into your edit as real keyframes.
Why you see it after exporting to an NLE
If you export to Premiere, Final Cut, Resolve, or another NLE, this automatic motion carries over as actual keyframes on the clip's Zoom/Pan parameters. In Resolve's Inspector, that shows up as the small diamond icon next to those parameters — that's the automatic push/drift or jump-cut reframe, not something added by accident.
Turning it off for the whole project
Ask Eddie to turn off the automatic motion — this removes all auto-motion (Ken Burns on stills, push/drift on b-roll, and the jump-cut concealment reframe on talking-head cuts) so every clip holds still. This is a project-wide setting, even if you ask it "for this edit": it applies to every edit in the same project.
Turning it off on specific segments
If only certain clips or segments bother you, tell Eddie which ones — by describing them or pointing to a spot in the transcript/timeline — and ask it to hold those still instead of turning off motion everywhere. This works the same way whether the clip currently has the automatic b-roll drift or the talking-head jump-cut reframe; either is cleared on just that segment.
Good to know
- This behavior applies whether you're exporting an MP4 or handing off to an NLE.
- The talking-head reframe is a static hold, not an animation — it's there to hide a jump cut between same-camera clips, not to add movement, so you'll notice it more as "this shot looks very slightly different" than as motion.
- You can always ask Eddie to re-enable motion later if you change your mind.