Decision and verification worksheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/static-crop-vs-auto-reframe-vertical-video

STATIC CROP VS AUTO REFRAME: TURN A WIDE INTERVIEW INTO VERTICAL VIDEO
Original Creator Lane decision worksheet | 2026-10-24

TASK
Audience / project:
Required outcome:
Current workflow and its specific limitation:
Options actually available without a new purchase:
Source material and permission:

DECISION QUESTIONS
When is a static crop the better starting point?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What does automatic reframing add?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What if two people need to remain visible?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

When should captions and graphics be reviewed?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How should alternate formats be maintained?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:


PRACTICE BRIEF
Choose an interview excerpt with a hand gesture and a moment of movement. Make a static vertical crop and an automatically reframed version. Compare whether each preserves the explanation, avoids distracting motion and leaves space for captions. Make manual corrections where necessary and save the wide original unchanged.

ACCEPTANCE CHECKS
[ ] Keep the explanation visible
Evidence:
[ ] Review generated motion
Evidence:
[ ] Recheck graphics in every format
Evidence:

RESULT LOG
Option / exact version / account or interface:
Date / source URLs checked:
Input / settings / output version:
What was actually tested (leave blank if not tested):
Accepted results / failures / correction time:
Actual charges, if any (do not estimate as measured):
Privacy / permissions / delivery checks:
Decision and main limitation:
Next action / owner:
Recheck trigger:

REFERENCES
Premiere Auto Reframe overview: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/add-video-effects/commonly-used-effects/auto-reframe-overview.html
W3C caption guidance: https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/captions/

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