🤖🎥 New beta: AI auto-frame

Shared by Wistia's Product Team • December 17, 2025

Most Wistia videos are horizontal. Most social clips are vertical. And that’s where the awkward crops (and tiny faces) show up.

With AI auto-frame (in beta), Wistia automatically detects the people in your horizontal video and reframes them into a vertical layout that looks natural on mobile. And that means your speakers stay front and center.

When you turn it on, we’ll:

Find the main speakers in the frame
Center them in a vertical crop for a feed-friendly view
Help you avoid awkward zooms and “where did their face go?” moments

👥 Works best for: talking-head videos like webinars, podcasts, interviews, and updates.

📝 Beta note: screen shares and dense visuals may still need a few manual tweaks.

How to try it

Opt into the beta: my.wistia.com/account/beta
Open a horizontal video in Wistia and create a Social Clip
AI auto-frame will be turned on
Preview, make any quick adjustments, and export

If something looks off (or especially great), please tell us! Your feedback helps us make it better. Thanks for trying it out.