Describe the bug
The screen recording cinematic zoom effect only responds properly to mouse clicks. When recording a screen, the camera zooms into a clicked area, but it does not properly maintain or follow the area during typing, hovering, text selection, or other continuous mouse interactions.
For example, when recording a Chrome tab, if I click the search bar, the recording correctly zooms into the search bar. However, as soon as I start typing, the zoom effect moves back toward the normal/full-screen view instead of keeping the search bar properly focused. This makes the typing portion look unfocused and breaks the cinematic flow.
The zoom system should intelligently track the user's active interaction, not just click events.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Start a screen recording with the cinematic/automatic zoom effect enabled.
- Open a browser such as Chrome.
- Click on the browser's search/address bar.
- Notice that the recording zooms into the search bar.
- Start typing text.
- Observe that the zoom begins moving back toward the normal/full-screen view while typing.
- After typing, click the search button or another area.
- Notice that the zoom correctly moves toward the newly clicked area again.
- Move/hover the mouse around different areas without clicking.
- Notice that the cinematic zoom does not follow or focus on the hovered area.
Expected behavior
The cinematic zoom should intelligently maintain focus on the user's current area of interaction.
- When clicking an element, zoom smoothly toward that element.
- When typing into an input field, keep the camera focused on that input field instead of zooming back out.
- While typing, maintain a stable and cinematic zoom so the text entry remains clearly visible.
- When the user moves the mouse/hover around an area, the zoom should be able to smoothly follow the relevant area when appropriate.
- When the user selects or highlights text, the camera should recognize the selected/active region and keep it in focus.
- When the user moves to another interactive element, smoothly transition the zoom toward the new area.
- When the user clicks something after typing, transition the zoom to the newly clicked area.
- Zoom transitions should be smooth and cinematic rather than abrupt.
- The system should intelligently determine the active interaction region instead of relying exclusively on click events.
The overall result should feel like a professionally edited cinematic screen recording where the viewer's attention is automatically directed toward whatever the user is currently doing.
Screenshots
If applicable, attach screenshots showing:
- The zoomed-in search bar while clicking.
- The zoomed-out state while typing.
- The expected focused state during typing.
Desktop (please complete the following information):
- OS: Windows 11
- Browser: Chrome
- Version: [please specify]
- Screen recording application/version: [please specify]
Smartphone (please complete the following information):
- Device: N/A
- OS: N/A
- Browser: N/A
- Version: N/A
Additional context
This appears to be an interaction-detection/focus-tracking issue in the cinematic zoom system. The current implementation seems to prioritize click events while ignoring or losing focus during other interaction states such as keyboard input, mouse hover, text selection, and potentially drag operations.
The zoom engine should track the active interaction context and preserve focus during continuous actions. In particular, keyboard typing should inherit the focus region from the currently active input element. The camera should not automatically return to the default zoom level simply because there is no new click event.
The goal is a natural, professional cinematic recording where the camera continuously understands what the user is interacting with, rather than only reacting to clicks.
Describe the bug
The screen recording cinematic zoom effect only responds properly to mouse clicks. When recording a screen, the camera zooms into a clicked area, but it does not properly maintain or follow the area during typing, hovering, text selection, or other continuous mouse interactions.
For example, when recording a Chrome tab, if I click the search bar, the recording correctly zooms into the search bar. However, as soon as I start typing, the zoom effect moves back toward the normal/full-screen view instead of keeping the search bar properly focused. This makes the typing portion look unfocused and breaks the cinematic flow.
The zoom system should intelligently track the user's active interaction, not just click events.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Expected behavior
The cinematic zoom should intelligently maintain focus on the user's current area of interaction.
The overall result should feel like a professionally edited cinematic screen recording where the viewer's attention is automatically directed toward whatever the user is currently doing.
Screenshots
If applicable, attach screenshots showing:
Desktop (please complete the following information):
Smartphone (please complete the following information):
Additional context
This appears to be an interaction-detection/focus-tracking issue in the cinematic zoom system. The current implementation seems to prioritize click events while ignoring or losing focus during other interaction states such as keyboard input, mouse hover, text selection, and potentially drag operations.
The zoom engine should track the active interaction context and preserve focus during continuous actions. In particular, keyboard typing should inherit the focus region from the currently active input element. The camera should not automatically return to the default zoom level simply because there is no new click event.
The goal is a natural, professional cinematic recording where the camera continuously understands what the user is interacting with, rather than only reacting to clicks.