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If your specific problem is turning a landscape interview with 2–4 people into 9:16 shorts while intelligently deciding who should be in frame, a few tools stand out:

• opus.pro — probably the closest fit. Its AI Reframe tracks speakers and can dynamically change the layout. Importantly for multi-person interviews, it has Split, Three, and Four layouts, so it can keep multiple speakers visible rather than blindly following one face. Opus Opus Clip
• descript.com — particularly good if the edit should follow who is talking. Its Automatic Multicam uses AI to put the current speaker on camera, which is useful for interview/podcast-style material. Descript
• adobe.com — best if you want professional control after the AI does the first pass. Auto Reframe can generate a vertical sequence and track the important action, with manual keyframe/position adjustments available when the framing gets complicated. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center

For your exact use case

I'd think about it this way:

If the source is a two-person interview sitting side-by-side, OpusClip is particularly interesting because its Split layout can preserve both people in a vertical composition. For panels with three or more people, its Three/Four layouts are explicitly designed for that scenario. Opus Clip

If what you actually want is "AI watches the conversation, determines who's speaking, and dynamically pans/zooms the 9:16 crop between people", I'd start with OpusClip, then use Premiere for any difficult shots that need hand correction.

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3–4 people, or a panel, I can narrow this down further—including tools specifically designed for speaker-aware reframing rather than generic face tracking.

Yes. For landscape interviews with 2–4 people, the key feature you want is active-speaker-aware reframing, rather than a basic center crop.

Best options

• opus.pro — probably the closest match to what you're describing. Its ReframeAnything system tracks speakers and can dynamically switch layouts. It supports Fill, Split, Three, and Four layouts, which is particularly useful when several people are visible in the original landscape shot. Opus Opus Clip

• Example: interviewer + guest in a wide shot → portrait crop follows whoever is speaking.
• For two people, it can also use a split-screen treatment rather than sacrificing one person from the crop.
• It also has manual subject tracking when the automatic choice needs correction. Opus Clip
• descript.com — especially interesting if your interviews are podcast-style, conversational, or multicam. Its Automatic Multicam uses AI to put the person speaking on camera, and its newer multicam workflow can automatically switch between camera feeds. Descript Descript

• Better thought of as AI editing + speaker selection than purely a reframing tool.
• Very convenient if you're already editing transcripts and cutting clips.
• adobe.com — strongest if you want professional control after the AI makes the initial crop. Auto Reframe automatically creates vertical sequences and tracks the action; Adobe specifically recommends its slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center

• The downside is that multi-person interviews can require more manual cleanup/keyframing than the dedicated AI clipping tools.

What I'd choose

If your footage looks like:

16:9 wide shot → 9:16 Short/Reel

with two people sitting across from each other, I'd start with OpusClip. Its ability to switch between an individual-speaker crop and multi-person layouts is specifically suited to this problem. Opus Clip

If you want a professional editing workflow where you retain detailed control, use Premiere Pro.

If you're producing lots of podcast/interview clips and want transcription + speaker-aware editing, look at Descript.

One important distinction: "auto reframe" doesn't necessarily mean "understand who is talking." Basic reframers can track the visually prominent subject, whereas for interviews you ideally want the software to combine face detection + voice/speaker detection + shot/layout logic. That's what makes the difference when two people are in the same wide shot.

If your key requirement is landscape interview → 9:16 portrait while intelligently deciding which person to keep in frame, I’d shortlist these:

1. OpusClip — best overall for multi-person interviews.

Its AI Reframe tracks moving speakers and can dynamically change the framing as the active speaker changes. It also offers layouts that can keep multiple people visible. Opus Opus Clip
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2. Adobe Premiere Pro — best if you want professional editorial control.

Auto Reframe analyzes the action and generates keyframes for vertical versions. It's particularly good if you want AI to do the initial framing and then manually correct awkward speaker switches. Adobe specifically recommends its slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
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3. CapCut — easiest for quick Shorts/Reels.

Its Auto Reframe uses AI to adapt landscape footage to vertical and keep the main subject in frame. The feature is currently a Pro feature in some regions. CapCut CapCut

4. Brevidy AutoCrop for Premiere — interesting specifically for two-person interviews. It is a Premiere plugin designed around active-speaker reframing, switching the vertical crop as dialogue changes. Brevidy

My pick

For a two- or three-person interview where the camera is a single wide landscape shot, I'd try OpusClip first. Its active-speaker approach is closer to what you mean by intelligently reframe than simply tracking the largest/most prominent face. Opus Opus Clip

If you're producing professionally and need precise control over the final edit, use Premiere Pro + Auto Reframe, or Premiere with an active-speaker plugin.

One important distinction: if you want all three people to remain visible simultaneously rather than having the portrait crop follow whoever is speaking, that's a different problem. In that case, look for AI scene expansion / generative reframing rather than ordinary Auto Reframe; OpusClip's AI Expand is specifically designed for group scenes where cropping would cut people out. labs.opus.pro

Yes. For landscape interviews with 2+ people, the key is not merely “auto-crop”; you want software that can detect faces/speakers, decide who should be emphasized, and dynamically move the 9:16 crop.

Best options

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its ReframeAnything system specifically tracks moving speakers/objects and can dynamically switch layouts for different platforms. It is particularly geared toward turning long interviews/podcasts into Shorts. Opus Opus
• adobe.com — best for professional control. Auto Reframe analyzes the footage and creates a vertical version, with motion-tracking options and editable position/scale/rotation. You can reframe an entire sequence rather than doing every clip manually. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• descript.com — excellent for interview/podcast workflows. Its newer Automatic Multicam AI can decide when to show an individual speaker versus the whole group, which is especially useful when the source is a multi-person conversation. Descript Descript
• Vizard / Choppity / QuickReel — worth considering if you're primarily making social clips rather than doing full professional post-production. A recent comparison specifically testing two-person interview reframing found OpusClip strongest for active-speaker tracking, with Vizard and Choppity close behind. QuickReel

What I'd choose

If your workflow is:

1-hour landscape interview → find good moments → automatically make 9:16 Shorts → keep the correct person(s) in frame → captions

I'd start with OpusClip.

If your workflow is:

edited interview → carefully controlled vertical versions → occasional two-person/three-person shots → professional finishing

I'd use Premiere Pro.

If it's primarily podcasts/interviews with multiple speakers and you want AI to decide when to cut between speakers, I'd seriously consider Descript.

One important distinction: two people sitting side-by-side is much harder than a single talking head. A good system needs to understand whether to crop onto one speaker, keep both faces in a wider vertical composition, or switch between them based on who is talking. That's where OpusClip and Descript are more interesting than a basic “resize to 9:16” tool. QuickReel staging.descript.com

If you tell me how many people are typically in your interviews (2, 3, 4+) and whether they're seated side-by-side or around a table, I can narrow this down to the 2–3 tools most likely to produce good reframes automatically.

If your main problem is turning a wide, two-person or multi-person interview into 9:16 without manually keyframing the crop, a few tools stand out:

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its AI Reframe tracks speakers/important subjects and can dynamically switch layouts for vertical video. It specifically supports interviews and podcasts, and lets you target faces or other elements when customizing the frame. Opus
• adobe.com — best if you want professional editing control. Auto Reframe automatically creates a vertical sequence and tracks the point of interest. You can then manually correct the generated keyframes when a two-person shot confuses the crop. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• descript.com — particularly good for interview/podcast workflows. Its Automatic Multicam can use the person speaking as the camera focus, which is useful when you want the vertical edit to alternate between participants rather than simply keep the center of the original frame. Descript
• DaVinci Resolve — excellent if you're already doing professional post-production, but its smart reframing is more of an editor-controlled workflow than an automated “find the speaker and build my Short” experience. TryUncle

My pick

For landscape interview → portrait Short, I'd start with OpusClip. Its current reframe system is explicitly designed to track moving speakers and can change layouts when a single narrow crop can't accommodate everyone. Opus

For example, with a two-person interview:

Landscape:
[ Person A -------- Person B ]

Good AI portrait edit:
[ Person A ] → speaker changes → [ Person B ]
or
[ Person A + Person B ] when both need to be visible.

That is generally much better than a simple center crop, especially when the speakers sit far apart.

If you tell me whether you're doing 2-person interviews, 3+ person panels, or a podcast with guests, I can rank the tools specifically for that scenario.

If your main requirement is intelligently reframing landscape interviews with multiple people into 9:16, I’d shortlist these:

1. opus.pro — best overall for this use case.

Its AI reframe system is specifically designed for repurposing long-form video, and its layouts include Split for two speakers and Three/Four layouts for panels. It can also track the active speaker and switch subjects. Opus Opus Clip Opus Clip

2. adobe.com — best if you need professional control.

Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to vertical and track the action, with manual keyframe/position adjustments when the AI gets a multi-person shot wrong. Adobe specifically recommends its slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center

3. descript.com — excellent for interview editing, but less compelling specifically for intelligent portrait reframing.

Its Automatic Multicam can automatically put the person speaking on camera, which is useful when you have separate camera angles. Descript

My pick

For a single wide/landscape camera containing two or more people, I'd start with OpusClip. Its explicit multi-person layouts are the closest match to what you're describing: rather than simply putting a 9:16 crop around the center, it can create a vertical composition containing both speakers or arrange multiple speakers when they're visible together. Opus Clip

If you're doing serious editorial work and want to fix the AI's decisions, use OpusClip → Premiere Pro. OpusClip can export an XML containing the generated clip, including its auto-reframe information, for further work in Premiere. Opus Clip

One important distinction: if you mean "follow whoever is currently talking, but dynamically widen the portrait frame when two people interact" rather than simply tracking one face, OpusClip is considerably closer to that workflow than traditional Auto Reframe tools.

If you mean landscape interview footage with 2+ people where the crop should intelligently decide who to show, rather than simply keeping the center of the frame, these are the strongest options:

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its ReframeAnything model tracks speakers and other important elements and can dynamically change layouts for vertical video. It is specifically built around turning long interviews/podcasts into Shorts. Opus Opus
• descript.com — excellent for conversations/podcasts. Its Automatic Multicam can identify the person speaking, switch to them, show reaction shots, and return to a group shot when appropriate. That's particularly useful when the original footage contains multiple people. Descript
• adobe.com — best if you want professional control. Auto Reframe converts sequences to 9:16 and tracks the action, but complicated multi-person shots can still require manual keyframe cleanup. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• Adobe Firefly Reframe API — interesting if you're building an automated production pipeline rather than editing manually. Adobe says it can intelligently track the important part of a shot and supports 16:9 → 9:16, although its strongest documented use case is a dominant subject. Adobe Help Center

My pick

For two-person interviews → TikTok/Reels/Shorts, I'd try OpusClip first, especially if you want the software to decide the crop automatically.

For something like:

Host asks question → camera shows both → guest answers → crop follows guest → host reacts → crop switches back

Descript's Automatic Multicam is particularly compelling because it's reasoning about who is speaking, rather than merely tracking the most prominent face. Descript

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3–4 people, or a whole panel, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and explain how each handles the tricky multi-person reframing.

If your key requirement is intelligently reframing a landscape interview with 2–4 people into 9:16 without chopping off faces, there are a few strong options:

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its AI Reframe tracks speakers and can switch between layouts. Importantly for multi-person interviews, it has Split, Three, and Four layouts that keep multiple people visible when they appear together in the original frame. Opus Opus Clip
• adobe.com — best for professional control. Auto Reframe automatically creates vertical sequences and tracks the subject, with settings optimized for talking-head/interview footage. However, complex multi-person shots may still need manual keyframe cleanup. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• descript.com — best if your workflow is transcript/editing driven. Its 2026 release added Automatic Multicam, which automatically switches between speakers, making it useful when your interview has separate camera angles. Descript
• Vizard — worth considering for quick social repurposing, particularly two-person interviews. A recent comparison found OpusClip strongest for multi-speaker active-speaker tracking, with Vizard and Choppity close behind. QuickReel

My pick

For one landscape master → lots of portrait interview shorts, I'd start with OpusClip. It can do the clipping, captions, and reframing in one workflow, and its multi-person layouts are specifically designed for interviews/panels. Opus Opus Clip

If you're editing high-value professional interviews where you want precise control over every crop, use Premiere Pro instead. Its Auto Reframe is good at the initial pass, then you can manually correct the handful of shots where several people compete for the vertical frame. Adobe Help Center

If you tell me whether your interviews are usually 2 people, 3–4 people, or a panel (and whether they're single-camera or multicam), I can rank the best 3 specifically for that setup.

If you mean landscape interview/podcast footage with 2+ people in the same wide shot, where the software decides who should be visible in a 9:16 crop, these are the strongest options:

My first choice: OpusClip

OpusClip is probably the closest to what you're describing. Its AI Reframe system tracks speakers/objects and can dynamically change layouts for vertical video. Opus Opus

For a two-person interview, the important distinction is that you don't necessarily want a simple "keep the center subject in frame" crop. You want something that can:

• detect both faces
• determine who is speaking
• shift the 9:16 crop toward that person
• switch to the other person when they start talking
• optionally use a two-person/split layout when appropriate

That's exactly the sort of workflow OpusClip is targeting. Opus

FilmScribe is worth testing

FilmScribe is unusually explicit about this use case: it says it combines face detection, speaker diarization and lip reading to follow the active speaker, including switching framing between speakers in interviews. FilmScribe

If your requirement is specifically "make a portrait camera that follows whoever is talking", I'd put this near the top of the shortlist.

Descript

Descript has an Automatic Multicam feature that automatically lays out video so the person speaking is on camera. Descript

It's particularly attractive if you also want transcript-based editing, captions, filler-word removal, etc. But I'd choose OpusClip/FilmScribe first if dynamic reframing itself is the primary requirement.

Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro has Auto Reframe and is excellent if you want to retain professional editorial control. Its Auto Reframe can create a vertical sequence and track the important action, with specific settings optimized for relatively static talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center

The catch: it's less "intelligently edit this conversation for me" and more "give me a good automated starting point that I can fix manually."

Bottom line: For a two-person landscape interview → portrait Shorts workflow, I'd test OpusClip first, FilmScribe second, and Descript if you also want transcript-based editing. Premiere is the choice when you need maximum manual control.

If you tell me whether your interviews are two people sitting side-by-side, interviewer + guest, or 3–4 people around a table, I can narrow this down further—the best reframing tool differs quite a bit between those setups.

If your main problem is landscape interviews with 2+ people in the same shot, I’d look at these first:

• OpusClip — probably the best fit for your use case. Its AI Reframe can detect the active speaker and switch the vertical crop between speakers, rather than simply keeping one “main subject” centered. Opus Opus
• Adobe Premiere Pro — its Auto Reframe is excellent for ordinary talking-head footage and gives you strong manual control afterward. However, Adobe describes it primarily as tracking the important subject/action, so two people speaking from the same wide shot can require cleanup. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• Descript — particularly interesting if you're also editing interviews by transcript. Its 2026 release added Automatic Multicam, which automatically switches between speakers, although that's somewhat different from dynamically cropping a single wide camera shot into 9:16. Descript
• Vizard / Choppity / QuickReel — worth testing if you want an all-in-one shorts workflow. A recent comparative test specifically found OpusClip strongest for multi-speaker active-speaker tracking, with Vizard and Choppity close behind. QuickReel

My pick

For “one landscape camera → vertical short → intelligently follow whoever is talking”, I'd start with OpusClip.

The key distinction is that conventional Auto Reframe asks “where is the important subject?”, while the better interview-oriented systems can ask “which person is speaking right now?” and move the crop accordingly. OpusClip explicitly documents speaker diarization + speaker-switching reframing for this scenario. Opus

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3+ people, or a podcast-style table shot, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options and compare speaker tracking, captions, editing control, and price.

For landscape interviews with multiple people (podcasts, two-person interviews, panel discussions) you want more than a normal “auto crop.” The useful tools are ones that use face detection + speaker detection + shot analysis to decide who should fill the portrait frame.

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by scenario

• Two people sitting across from each other (host + guest):

• Best: ReframeX, ClipSonic, or FrameOS
• Look for “active speaker tracking” rather than simple face tracking. ClipSonic FrameOS
• Podcast with 3–4 people:

• Look for tools that can create split layouts (stacked speakers or side-by-side panels). Video APIs Choppity
• Professional editor who wants control:

• Adobe Premiere Pro plus plugins/workflows is still the most flexible, but it requires more hands-on adjustment.
• Fast social-media production:

• Opus Clip or reap are easier because reframing is part of a larger clipping pipeline. Reap Video

A key distinction: many “auto reframe” tools work well for one person, but fail on interviews because a center crop cuts people off. For multi-person footage, prioritize:

1. active speaker detection,
2. shot-by-shot reframing,
3. split-screen layouts,
4. manual override controls.

If you’re converting long-form documentary interviews, podcasts, or corporate interview footage, the best choice differs.

Yes. For landscape interview/podcast footage with two or more people, you want something that does more than a generic center crop—it should detect faces/speakers and dynamically decide who should occupy the 9:16 frame.

Best options

• OpusClip — probably the best fit. Its ReframeAnything system tracks moving speakers/objects and can dynamically switch layouts, making it particularly suited to multi-person interviews. Opus Opus Clip

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• Descript — excellent for interview workflows. Its Automatic Multicam feature identifies who's speaking and lays out the video so the active speaker stays on camera. Descript

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• Adobe Premiere Pro — best if you want professional control. Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to 9:16 and track the important action, with manual keyframe refinement when the AI gets a multi-person shot wrong. Adobe specifically recommends the slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center

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My ranking for your use case

If your goal is “give it a 60-minute 16:9 interview and get good-looking 9:16 shorts with the crop intelligently following whoever is talking,” I'd start with OpusClip. It also combines clipping, captions and reframing, rather than requiring you to build the workflow manually. Opus

If your interviews often have 2–4 people visible simultaneously and you specifically want the software to decide between single-speaker crop → two-person crop → speaker switching, I can also compare the best tools specifically on that capability.

For converting landscape interviews into portrait Shorts/Reels/TikToks, you want software that does more than “center crop.” The best tools use some combination of face tracking, speaker detection (audio/lip movement), shot detection, and multi-person layouts. Good options:

My picks by scenario

• Two-person interview (host + guest, side-by-side):

Use Choppity, reap, or ClipSonic. They are designed around the problem where a fixed 9:16 crop cuts out one speaker or leaves empty space. ClipSonic Reap Video Choppity

• Podcast clips at scale (hundreds of episodes):

Use OpusClip, Riverside, or Descript.

• High-end editorial control:

Use Premiere Pro + Auto Reframe, then manually refine important clips.

• Panels (3+ people):

Look for tools that support dynamic split-screen layouts, not just face tracking. ClipSonic and Choppity are examples of tools targeting that workflow. ClipSonic Choppity

A key feature to look for is speaker-aware reframing: the AI should know who is talking and switch framing at cuts, rather than simply following the nearest face. That makes a large difference for interviews where the camera starts on a wide two-shot and the conversation moves back and forth. Reap Video Ascynd

If you’re converting long-form documentary interviews, podcasts, or two-camera sit-down interviews, the best choice changes a bit.

Yes. For landscape interviews with two or more people, you want software that does more than a simple center crop: ideally it detects faces/speakers and dynamically changes the 9:16 crop as the conversation moves between people.

Best options

OpusClip is probably the one I'd test first. Its current AI Reframe system tracks speakers/objects and supports dedicated layouts including Split for two speakers and Three/Four layouts for panels. Opus Opus Clip

For example, if your original shot is:

[ Person A -------- Person B ] → landscape

it can produce a portrait sequence that either:

[ Person A ]
[ captions ]

then intelligently switch to

[ Person B ]
[ captions ]

or use a split/stacked composition when both people need to remain visible.

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If you want professional/editor-controlled results

Premiere Pro's Auto Reframe is excellent when you don't want an entirely automated workflow. It analyzes the footage, creates motion keyframes, and lets you subsequently adjust the position, scale and reframe path. Adobe specifically recommends the Slower Motion setting for talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center

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One caveat: Premiere's standard Auto Reframe is more about subject/action tracking than truly understanding who is currently speaking. For a two-person interview where the crop should jump/pan between speakers based on dialogue, OpusClip is more purpose-built.

Brevidy's AutoCrop is particularly interesting if you're committed to Premiere: it explicitly advertises active-speaker framing, detecting who is talking and switching the vertical crop when the dialogue changes. Brevidy

My recommendation

If your workflow is primarily "upload 60-minute landscape interview → automatically find clips → intelligently turn them into 9:16 shorts", I'd start with OpusClip.

If it's "I have an edited interview and want AI to do the tedious reframing, but I want final editorial control", I'd use Premiere Pro + Auto Reframe (possibly with Brevidy's AutoCrop).

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3–4 person panels, or a podcast with 2 people side-by-side, I can narrow it down to the tool that handles that specific framing best.

For converting landscape interviews with multiple people into portrait Shorts/Reels/TikToks, you want tools that do more than a center crop. The best ones use face detection, active-speaker detection, and dynamic reframing so the crop moves between speakers or creates split layouts.

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by scenario

• Two-person interview (host + guest, both visible in a wide shot):

Use Choppity, ReframeX, or FrameOS. They are built around speaker detection rather than just face tracking. Video APIs Choppity FrameOS

• Long podcast → many Shorts automatically:

Use OpusClip or FrameOS. They combine clip discovery with reframing.

• You have an editor and want maximum control:

Use Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve with AI-assisted tracking.

• Privacy-sensitive footage (client interviews, internal videos):

Consider an on-device workflow such as ReClipStudio, which advertises local processing rather than uploading footage. ReClipStudio

Features to look for specifically

For interviews, prioritize:

• Active speaker detection (moves the crop to whoever is talking)
• Multi-face tracking (keeps both people available)
• Split-screen / stacked layouts (better than aggressively zooming)
• Caption-safe cropping (keeps names, subtitles, and lower thirds visible)
• Manual override (AI will still make occasional bad framing choices)

A simple face-following crop works for solo talking heads; for a real interview, active-speaker-aware reframing is the key feature. LumiClip LumiClip

If your specific problem is landscape interviews with 2–4 people → 9:16 Shorts, I’d prioritize tools that understand who is speaking, rather than simple center-cropping.

Best options

1. opus.pro — best overall

• Its AI Reframe can track the active speaker and automatically reposition the vertical crop.
• More importantly for interviews, it has Split, Three, and Four layouts that can keep multiple people visible rather than blindly following one face. Opus Opus Clip
• It can also find clips, caption them, reframe them, and export Shorts in the same workflow. Opus
• My pick if you're repurposing podcasts/interviews at volume.
• descript.com — best for dialogue-heavy interviews

• Descript's Automatic Multicam uses AI to determine who's talking and keeps that speaker on camera. Descript
• Particularly attractive if you already want transcript-based editing: remove words, pauses, etc. by editing the transcript.
• I'd choose this when editing the conversation itself matters as much as making Shorts.
• adobe.com — best for professional control

• Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to vertical and track the important action.
• Adobe specifically provides a Slower Motion setting intended for talking-head interviews. Adobe Help Center
• The downside is that complicated multi-person shots can still require manual keyframe cleanup. It's less "upload and forget" than OpusClip.

What I'd use

For a typical two-person podcast/interview shot wide in 16:9, I'd go:

OpusClip → AI clip selection → AI Reframe → Active Speaker/Split layout → manual 10-second cleanup.

The key distinction is that you don't necessarily want the AI to always follow the current speaker. Sometimes the best portrait composition is both people stacked or positioned together, particularly when they're reacting to each other. OpusClip's multi-person layouts are specifically designed for this situation. Opus Clip

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3–4 people, or a panel, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and explain which one handles that exact shot type best.

Yes. For landscape interviews with 2+ people, you want an AI reframer that understands who is speaking, rather than simply keeping the biggest face centered.

My shortlist:

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its AI Reframe is specifically designed to convert footage to 9:16 and automatically adjust framing; its current tooling is aimed at interviews, podcasts, and other long-form content. Opus Opus
• adobe.com — best if you want professional control. Auto Reframe tracks the action and generates keyframes, with a "Slower Motion" mode explicitly intended for talking-head interviews. It's excellent when you want AI to do the first pass and then manually correct tricky moments. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• AutoClip Video Reframer — interesting specifically for two-person interviews. Its documentation says it moves the vertical frame to whoever is speaking and can use speaker changes to determine the framing. AutoClip
• Vizard / Choppity / QuickReel — worth testing if you're comparing specialized short-form editors. A recent side-by-side test found OpusClip particularly strong for multi-speaker tracking, with Vizard and Choppity also performing well on two-person shots. QuickReel

What I'd choose

If your footage looks like:

16:9:
[ interviewer ] [ guest ]

and you want:

9:16:
[ active speaker ]

with the crop switching intelligently between people as the conversation changes, I'd start with OpusClip.

If the interviews are professionally edited and you need the ability to fix every framing decision, use Premiere Pro Auto Reframe instead.

One important distinction: basic face tracking isn't enough. For multi-person interviews, the best systems need to infer the active speaker from speech/context and then move the crop without awkwardly jumping between faces.

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3+ people, or a panel, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options.

If your main problem is turning a wide, multi-person interview into a 9:16 short while intelligently deciding who/what stays in frame, the strongest options right now are:

1. opus.pro — best overall for this specific use case

• Its ReframeAnything model tracks speakers/objects and keeps important elements centered.
• It can dynamically switch layouts rather than simply putting a fixed crop over the landscape frame. Opus Opus
• Particularly useful for interviews where the conversation switches between people.
• It also goes from long-form footage → clips → captions → reframing in one workflow. Opus
• descript.com — best for speaker-aware editing

• Its Automatic Multicam can identify who is speaking and switch the layout accordingly.
• Importantly for interviews, it can show the whole group during rapid exchanges and use reaction shots when appropriate. Descript
• I'd favor this if your footage is more like a podcast/interview with 2–4 people and you want editorial decisions rather than just a moving crop.
• adobe.com — best if you need professional control

• Auto Reframe automatically creates vertical versions and tracks the subject through the shot. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• It has motion settings specifically suited to talking-head interviews.
• But it's less "intelligent editor" and more excellent automated starting point + manual cleanup. With multiple people, you may need to adjust keyframes when the desired speaker changes. Adobe Help Center

My pick

For landscape interview → portrait short with multiple people, I'd rank them:

OpusClip > Descript > Premiere Pro

If you mean something more sophisticated—e.g. two people are sitting on opposite sides of a 16:9 frame, and the software should automatically switch between a single-person crop, two-person crop, and split-screen based on who is talking—then OpusClip and Descript are much closer to what you're looking for than traditional Auto Reframe. Descript explicitly describes switching between the speaker, reaction shots, and the whole group. Descript

If you tell me how many people are typically in your interviews (2, 3, 4+) and whether you want a single moving crop or split-screen layouts, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 tools.

If your key requirement is turning a landscape, multi-person interview into a 9:16 short while intelligently deciding who should be in the crop, there are a few strong options:

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its AI Reframe/“ReframeAnything” tracks speakers and can dynamically adjust the vertical crop. It also offers different layouts, including options for keeping multiple people visible. Opus Opus
• adobe.com — best if you want professional editing control. Auto Reframe can create a 9:16 sequence and generate motion keyframes. It works particularly well for relatively static talking-head footage, but you'll generally need more manual cleanup with complex two-person exchanges. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• descript.com — excellent for interview editing, but not my first choice specifically for intelligent reframing. Its Automatic Multicam can identify the person speaking and switch camera views, which is useful if you have multiple camera angles. Descript
• DaVinci Resolve is worth considering if you already use Resolve and want a conventional NLE with smart reframing, but it isn't as hands-off for active-speaker portrait cropping as OpusClip.

My pick

For one landscape camera containing two or more people, I'd start with OpusClip. Its current ReframeAnything system is explicitly designed to track speakers/objects and dynamically keep important elements centered. Opus

The important distinction is that you don't just want “center the face.” For an interview, you ideally want:

Speaker A talks → crop follows A → Speaker B responds → crop smoothly moves to B → both people appear when appropriate.

That's where dedicated AI reframers tend to outperform traditional “Auto Reframe” tools.

If you tell me whether your footage is 2-person interview, 3+ person panel, or podcast, I can give you the 3 best tools specifically for that setup, including which one produces the least awkward crops.

For landscape interviews with multiple people → portrait/9:16 shorts, the tools I'd look at are:

1. opus.pro — best overall for this use case.

Its AI Reframe is specifically designed to track speakers/important subjects and dynamically switch layouts. It supports 9:16 and can automatically move the crop as the relevant speaker changes. Opus Opus Clip
Best if: you want the software to make most of the framing decisions automatically.

2. adobe.com — best for professional control.

Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to vertical and track the action, with a “Slower Motion” mode explicitly intended for talking-head interviews. You can then manually correct problematic shots/keyframes. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
Best if: you're producing client-quality work and don't mind some manual cleanup.

3. descript.com — excellent for speaker-aware editing, but not my first choice for this particular problem.

Its Automatic Multicam can identify who is speaking and put that person on camera, which is useful for interviews/podcasts. Descript
Best if: your workflow is primarily transcript-based editing and speaker switching rather than sophisticated landscape-to-portrait reframing.

My pick

If your footage looks like two or three people sitting across a wide interview frame, I'd start with OpusClip. It is more purpose-built for the “wide interview → vertical social clip” problem than a generic crop tool. Its current system can use speaker/voice and motion cues and lets you manually specify different subjects when the automatic choice isn't right. Opus Clip

The important distinction is that ordinary Auto Reframe isn't necessarily enough for multi-person shots. You want active-speaker detection + subject tracking + dynamic layouts, otherwise a 9:16 crop can easily cut one person's face off when the conversation switches.

If you tell me how many people are typically in your interviews (2, 3, 4+) and whether you want a single vertical crop or both speakers visible simultaneously, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options.

If your key requirement is intelligently reframing multi-person interviews—not just centering one face—the strongest options right now are:

1. opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its ReframeAnything model tracks speakers and can switch the vertical crop to the active speaker. It also has Split, Three, and Four layouts for keeping multiple people visible, which is particularly useful for interviews and panels. Opus Opus Clip
2. adobe.com — best if you want professional editing control. Auto Reframe automatically converts sequences to 9:16 and tracks the focal action, but complex multi-person shots can still require manual keyframe cleanup. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
3. brevidy.pro — interesting if you already edit in Premiere. Its purpose-built workflow detects the active speaker, switches framing as the dialogue changes, and creates editable vertical output. Brevidy

My pick

For landscape podcast/interview → portrait Shorts, I'd start with OpusClip. It goes beyond ordinary "keep the subject centered" reframing: it can determine who is speaking and choose between an individual-speaker crop or multi-person layouts. Opus Opus Clip

A useful rule of thumb:

• 2 people, constantly switching speakers: OpusClip
• 3–4 people/panel: OpusClip's multi-person layouts
• Professional editor + maximum control: Premiere Pro
• Premiere workflow but want smarter active-speaker cropping: Brevidy AutoCrop

If you tell me whether your interviews are two-person side-by-side, interviewer + guest, or 3–4-person panels, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and compare their actual reframing behavior.

If your main problem is landscape interviews with 2–4 people where the vertical crop needs to follow whoever is speaking, there are a few standouts:

1. OpusClip — best overall for this use case.

Its ReframeAnything system tracks speakers and can dynamically switch the vertical framing. Importantly, it has dedicated Split, Three, and Four layouts for keeping multiple people visible. Opus Opus Clip
opus.pro

2. Descript — excellent if you also want AI editing.

Its Automatic Multicam detects who's speaking and can switch to that person, show reaction shots, or return to the group during rapid conversation. Descript Descript
descript.com

3. Adobe Premiere Pro — best if you want professional manual control.

Its Auto Reframe can convert an entire sequence to 9:16 and track motion, but Adobe notes that complex scenes with multiple points of interest may require manual keyframe cleanup. Adobe Help Center

4. Brevidy AutoCrop for Premiere — interesting specialist option.

It specifically analyzes who is speaking and switches the vertical crop accordingly, including multi-person interviews, while leaving the result editable inside Premiere. Brevidy

My pick

For “I have a 16:9 two-person interview and want good-looking 9:16 Shorts without manually keyframing every speaker change”, I'd start with OpusClip. Its multi-person layouts and active-speaker reframing are much closer to the actual problem than a generic “resize to 9:16” feature. Opus Clip Opus

If you're doing professional client work in Premiere, I'd test Brevidy AutoCrop vs. OpusClip on the same difficult 5-minute interview. The important test isn't whether they can crop a talking head—it's how they handle speaker switches, people talking over one another, two people in the same shot, and reaction shots.

If your specific problem is turning a landscape, multi-person interview into a 9:16 Short while intelligently deciding who/what should occupy the crop, there are a few strong options:

🥇 OpusClip is probably what you're looking for

Its ReframeAnything system tracks speakers and objects and can dynamically change the composition. More importantly for interviews, it has layouts specifically designed for multiple people: Split for two people, and Three/Four layouts for group/panel shots. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

So imagine a 16:9 shot like:

[ interviewer ] [ guest ]

Instead of simply putting a fixed 9:16 crop in the center, it can produce something more like:

[ GUEST ]

when the guest is speaking, then shift toward the interviewer when they speak. It can also use a split-screen composition when both people need to remain visible. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

That's a substantially better fit for multi-person interviews than conventional "center crop and track the subject" tools.

🥈 Descript

Descript is particularly interesting if your workflow is interview → transcript → edit → Shorts. Its Automatic Multicam feature uses AI to keep the person speaking on camera and can switch to a group shot during rapid conversation. www.descript.com

I'd choose Descript if you want the AI to make editorial camera decisions, rather than merely reframe the image.

🥉 Premiere Pro

Premiere's Auto Reframe is very good for ordinary talking-head footage and can automatically create 9:16 sequences. Adobe specifically recommends its Slower Motion setting for talking-head interviews. helpx.adobe.com

But there's an important distinction: Premiere's native Auto Reframe isn't really designed around "who is speaking?" in a two-person shot. It is more fundamentally subject/action tracking. For complicated multi-person interview compositions, you'll generally do more cleanup/keyframing than with an AI tool built around speaker detection.

My recommendation

If your footage is primarily:

• 🎙️ Two-person interviews: OpusClip
• 👥 Panels / 3–4 people in the same wide shot: OpusClip
• ✂️ Transcript-based editing + automatic camera switching: Descript
• 🎬 Professional editor who wants maximum manual control: Premiere Pro
• ⚡ Large volume of interviews → many Shorts automatically: OpusClip

One caveat: no AI reframe is perfect when people overlap, turn their heads, talk simultaneously, or sit very close together. For those shots, the best systems should be able to switch between an active-speaker crop and a wider/two-person layout rather than blindly following a single face.

If you tell me how your interviews are shot (e.g. 2 people side-by-side, interviewer + guest, 3-person panel, single wide camera), I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools specifically for that setup.

If you mean landscape interview footage with 2–4 people in the same wide shot, and you want AI to intelligently decide who should occupy the portrait crop as the conversation changes, the options are not all equal.

Best options

1. OpusClip — my first choice

OpusClip AI Reframe

This is probably closest to what you're describing. Its ReframeAnything system tracks speakers/objects and can dynamically change layouts. Importantly for interviews, it has Split, Three, and Four layouts for shots containing multiple people. www.opus.pro

For example, a 16:9 shot:

[Person A] — [Person B] — [Person C]

can become a 9:16 video that intelligently follows the person speaking, rather than simply taking the center 9:16 slice.

2. Descript — excellent for interview-heavy workflows

Descript

Descript now has Center Active Speaker (beta) specifically designed for wide-angle recordings where multiple people appear on one video track. It detects speaker changes and reframes around the person talking. help.descript.com

Its Automatic Multicam functionality is also aimed at automatically putting the current speaker on camera. www.descript.com

I'd choose Descript if you also want to edit the interview by transcript, remove filler words, add captions, etc.

3. Premiere Pro — best if you need professional control

Adobe Premiere Pro

Premiere's Auto Reframe can automatically convert a sequence to 9:16 and track the important subject/action. helpx.adobe.com

However, for a two-person conversation in one wide shot, I wouldn't expect it to be as intelligent as a dedicated active-speaker system. You may need to clean up the generated keyframes manually.

My recommendation

If your workflow is:

4K/6K landscape interview → AI identifies who's speaking → dynamically pans/zooms → 9:16 Short

I'd start with OpusClip.

If it's:

long interview → find interesting sections → edit transcript → captions → active-speaker reframing

I'd try Descript.

If you're already deep into professional post-production and need maximum control, use Premiere Pro.

One important distinction: ordinary "Auto Reframe" isn't necessarily the same thing as active-speaker reframing. For multi-person interviews, you want software that combines face detection + speaker/audio detection + dynamic cropping, rather than merely tracking the largest/most prominent object. OpusClip and Descript are particularly relevant for that use case. help.descript.com

If you tell me whether your shots are 2 people, 3–4 people, or a panel, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and explain how each handles speaker switching.

If your specific problem is landscape interviews with 2+ people in the same shot → 9:16 Shorts/Reels, the tools I'd look at are:

🥇 I'd start with OpusClip

Its current AI Reframe is specifically designed to track speakers and dynamically adjust the crop, including switching focus between speakers. It supports 9:16 output and lets you manually correct the framing afterward. www.opus.pro

That's particularly useful for something like:

Landscape: interviewer + guest side-by-side
Portrait: crop to guest while guest talks → smoothly move to interviewer when interviewer talks → optionally use a two-person/split layout when both matter.

OpusClip also combines this with automatic clipping, captions and other Shorts-oriented editing, so you don't necessarily have to build the vertical edit from scratch. www.opus.pro

🥈 Descript is surprisingly good for interviews

Descript now has Center Active Speaker (beta). It detects speaker changes and automatically reframes a wide shot around whoever is speaking. Importantly, it's designed specifically for situations where multiple people are present on one video track. help.descript.com

So if your workflow is:

transcribe → find interesting exchange → edit conversation → make vertical → captions

I'd seriously consider Descript.

🥉 Premiere if you need editorial control

Premiere's Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to 9:16 and generate motion keyframes automatically. Its Slower Motion setting is specifically recommended for talking-head interviews. helpx.adobe.com

The catch is that Adobe's system is primarily action/subject tracking, rather than being as explicitly speaker-aware as OpusClip or Descript. With a two-person wide shot, expect to inspect and occasionally fix the crop manually.

My recommendation:

• Want the AI to make the decision: OpusClip
• Want AI + transcript-based interview editing: Descript
• Want a professional editor with maximum control: Premiere Pro
• Want quick social content on a budget: CapCut

For two-person interviews where both people remain visible most of the time, I'd choose OpusClip first and test it on 3–5 representative shots before committing to a workflow. A recent comparison specifically found OpusClip strongest among several tools for active-speaker tracking in two-person interviews, although that's a third-party test rather than an independent benchmark. quickreel.io

If your main problem is turning a wide, multi-person interview into a good-looking 9:16 Short without manually keyframing the crop, there are a few strong options.

Best options

• opus.pro — best overall for this use case. Its ReframeAnything system tracks speakers/subjects and can dynamically change layouts. Importantly for interviews, it supports Split layouts for two people and Three/Four layouts for panels, rather than simply cropping the center of the 16:9 frame. Opus Opus Clip
• descript.com — best if you also want AI interview editing. Its Center Active Speaker feature detects speaker changes and automatically reframes a wide shot around whoever is talking. It also has Automatic Multicam for switching between available camera angles. Descript Help Center Descript Help Center
• adobe.com — best for professional control. Auto Reframe can create a vertical sequence and track the action, but it's less "hands-off" than the dedicated AI tools; complex multi-person shots may still need keyframe cleanup. Adobe Help Center Adobe Help Center
• blackmagicdesign.com — good if you're already a Resolve editor. Its smart reframing is useful, but I'd choose OpusClip/Descript if the specific goal is intelligently deciding which interviewee should occupy the vertical frame.

What I'd pick

For a two-person landscape interview where both people are visible in the original shot, I'd start with OpusClip. Its layouts are specifically designed for this scenario: it can either follow the active speaker or put both speakers into a vertical split-screen composition. Opus Clip

For example:

16:9 source

[ interviewer guest ]

→ 9:16 Short

┌──────────┐
│ │
│ GUEST │ ← crop follows guest while guest talks
│ │
│ │
└──────────┘

Then when the interviewer speaks, the virtual camera can move to them—or you can use a split layout to keep both visible.

One caveat: no AI reframe is perfect when the speakers overlap, turn toward each other, or talk simultaneously. For a polished client-facing Short, I'd expect to make a few manual corrections after the AI pass.

If you tell me how many people are usually in your interviews (2, 3, 4+) and whether they're all visible in one wide camera or you have separate camera angles, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 workflows.

For converting landscape interview footage (16:9) into portrait Shorts/Reels/TikToks (9:16), especially when two or more people are in the frame, you want software that does more than a center crop. Look for active speaker detection, face tracking, multi-person tracking, and automatic split-screen layouts. cloud.google.comframeos.studiowww.choppity.com

Here are some of the strongest options:

My picks by scenario

1. Two-person interview (host + guest, both visible)

• Best automated results: Choppity, FrameOS, ReframeX
• These can detect who is speaking and either move the crop between speakers or create vertical split layouts. www.choppity.com

2. Podcast with 3–4 people around a table

• Use a tool that supports:
  • active-speaker detection
  • dynamic crop movement
  • stacked/split-screen layouts
• Basic auto-crop tools often fail because a single vertical frame cannot include everyone naturally.

3. Professional broadcast/interview quality

• Edit in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, then use AI reframing as a first pass. This gives you control over awkward moments (people interrupting, reactions, gestures).

4. High-volume content production

• Consider AI repurposing platforms such as OpusClip, FrameOS, Choppity, or ReframeX because they combine clip selection, reframing, and captions rather than only resizing. www.choppity.com

A key thing to test: upload a wide two-person interview where one person talks for 20 seconds, then the other answers. Many tools look good on single-speaker clips but fail when the active speaker changes. cloud.google.comframeos.studiowww.choppity.com

For converting landscape interviews with multiple people into portrait (9:16) Shorts/Reels/TikToks, you want tools that do more than a center crop. The useful ones detect faces + speakers (audio) + conversation changes and move the crop or switch layouts automatically. www.lumiclip.ai

Here are the strongest options:

My picks by scenario

Two-person interview (host + guest, both visible in a wide shot):

• Best automatic result: FrameOS, LumiClip, Choppity frameos.studio
• They can switch focus when the speaker changes instead of leaving a person half-cropped.

Podcast/video interview pipeline (find highlights + make Shorts):

• OpusClip, Vizard, FrameOS are more complete because they combine clipping, captions, and reframing.

High-end editor who wants control:

• Premiere Pro with AI-assisted reframing, then manually adjust key moments.

Three or more people (panels, roundtables):

• Look for active-speaker detection rather than simple face tracking. Some tools can switch between single-person crops, split screens, or picture-in-picture layouts; fixed center crops usually fail here. www.lumiclip.aipipe2.ai

A practical workflow that tends to work well:

1. Edit/select the best interview moments first.
2. Apply AI speaker-aware reframing.
3. Review speaker switches and overlapping dialogue.
4. Add captions after reframing so text placement fits the new 9:16 composition. www.lumiclip.aipipe2.ai

If you tell me your setup (e.g., two-camera interview, single wide camera, podcast table, Zoom recording, panel) and whether you need free vs paid, I can narrow it down.

Yes. For landscape interviews with multiple people → 9:16 Shorts, the strongest options right now are:

🥇 OpusClip is probably what you're looking for

OpusClip AI Reframe can detect and track speakers and automatically reframe landscape footage into 9:16. More importantly for multi-person interviews, its layout system includes:

• Fill — follows the relevant speaker
• Split — keeps two speakers visible
• Three — accommodates three speakers
• Four — accommodates four speakers
• Automatic speaker/subject tracking
• Manual correction when the AI gets a shot wrong www.opus.pro

That makes it substantially more appropriate for a two-person interview than a basic “face stays centered” auto-crop.

🥈 Descript

Descript now has Center Active Speaker, specifically designed for wide-angle recordings where multiple people are visible. It detects speaker changes and adjusts the framing to keep the person speaking centered. help.descript.com

This is particularly attractive if you're already editing the interview in Descript because you can combine transcription, cutting, captions, and reframing in one workflow.

🥉 Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro has Auto Reframe, which can automatically create a vertical sequence and track the important action. Adobe specifically recommends the slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. helpx.adobe.com

The catch: it isn't as interview-specific as OpusClip's speaker-aware layouts, so with two people sitting far apart you'll often need to clean up the generated keyframes yourself.

What I'd choose

If your footage looks like:

16:9: interviewer + guest sitting side-by-side → 9:16 Short

I'd test OpusClip first. Its ability to use a split layout when both people are visible and switch/reframe around speakers makes it particularly suited to this problem. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

If you're producing a high volume of Shorts, OpusClip is also convenient because it can identify clips from long interviews, reframe them, caption them, and export them rather than requiring a separate editing workflow. www.opus.pro

If you tell me what your typical shot looks like (e.g. 2 people side-by-side, interviewer off-camera + guest, 3-person panel, single wide camera), I can tell you which tool will handle it best and what settings/layout to use.

Yes. For landscape interviews with multiple people, the key feature you want is active-speaker-aware reframing, not just generic face tracking.

Best options right now

My pick: OpusClip. Its ReframeAnything system tracks moving speakers and can dynamically switch layouts, including 9:16 portrait output. www.opus.pro

For example, with a two-person interview:

• Person A is talking → portrait crop moves toward A.
• Person B responds → crop smoothly shifts to B.
• Both talk / need context → it can use a layout that accommodates both.
• The original 16:9 footage remains the source rather than requiring you to manually keyframe every speaker change. www.opus.pro

Descript is particularly interesting

Descript now has Center Active Speaker (beta) specifically designed for wide-angle recordings containing multiple people. It detects speaker changes and automatically reframes around whoever is speaking. help.descript.com

That makes it a strong choice if you're already doing the transcript-based editing in Descript.

Premiere Pro

Adobe's native Auto Reframe can convert an entire sequence to 9:16 and track the important subject. Adobe specifically recommends its slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. However, with complicated multi-person conversations, Adobe notes that you may still need to fine-tune keyframes. helpx-origin.aws116.adobeitc.com

Bottom line: If your priority is "take a 16:9 two/three-person interview and automatically produce good 9:16 crops based on who's talking," I'd test OpusClip first, then Descript. If you're a professional Premiere editor and want maximum manual control, use Premiere's Auto Reframe or a Premiere-specific active-speaker plugin.

Yes. For landscape interviews with 2+ people in the same camera shot, you want something that understands who is speaking, rather than a conventional “keep the biggest face centered” auto-crop.

My shortlist:

1. OpusClip — probably your best bet

OpusClip AI Reframe

OpusClip is particularly suited to your use case. Its ReframeAnything system tracks speakers and can dynamically change the portrait composition. It has layouts specifically designed for two-person and multi-person shots, including Split, Three, and Four layouts. www.opus.pro

For example, a 16:9 shot like:

[Interviewer] [Guest]

can become a 9:16 video that automatically:

• centers the guest when they're talking
• shifts to the interviewer when they respond
• uses a split layout when both need to remain visible
• smoothly moves the crop rather than forcing you to keyframe every change

That's much closer to what I'd call intelligent reframing.

2. Descript — very good for interview workflows

Descript

Descript now has Center Active Speaker, which detects speaker changes in a wide-angle recording and automatically reframes around whoever is talking. It's explicitly designed for situations where multiple people appear on one video track. help.descript.com

This is especially attractive if you're already editing interviews through transcripts.

3. Premiere Pro — best if you need professional control

Adobe Premiere Pro

Premiere's Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to 9:16 and generate tracking keyframes automatically. Adobe specifically recommends its “Slower Motion” setting for talking-head interviews. helpx.adobe.com

The limitation is important: it's more conventional subject/action tracking than true conversational intelligence. In a wide two-person interview where the interviewer and guest alternate speaking, you may need to clean up the framing manually.

4. Brevidy AutoCrop — interesting Premiere-specific option

Brevidy AutoCrop

This is worth looking at if you're a Premiere editor. It specifically claims to detect active speakers, switch framing as dialogue changes, and handle multi-person interviews without manually keyframing every speaker change. www.brevidy.pro

What I'd choose

If your workflow is:

4K/6K landscape interview → find good moments → make TikTok/Reels/Shorts → 9:16 → automatically follow whoever is talking

I'd start with OpusClip.

If you're producing high-end client work and need everything ultimately editable in Premiere, I'd consider OpusClip → XML → Premiere. OpusClip supports exporting its generated clips, including the auto-reframe information, into Premiere. help.opus.pro

If you're already heavily invested in Premiere and don't want another platform, Brevidy AutoCrop is probably the more interesting experiment.

One caveat: if your interview is a static two-shot where both people are visible continuously, look specifically for active-speaker detection + multi-person layouts. A lot of tools advertised as “AI auto-reframe” simply track a dominant face; that's not enough when the conversation switches between two people.

Yes. If your source is landscape interviews with two or more people in the same shot, you want something that tracks the active speaker, not just the largest/most prominent face.

Best options

1. OpusClip — my first choice

OpusClip AI Reframe

Its ReframeAnything system specifically tracks speakers and other important subjects, and its layouts include Fill, Split, Three, and Four—useful when several people are visible in the original landscape shot. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

For example, with interviewer + guest in a wide shot, it can:

• follow whoever is speaking;
• switch the vertical crop between people;
• keep both people visible with a split layout;
• handle 3–4-person panel shots.

A recent hands-on comparison also found OpusClip particularly strong at active-speaker tracking in two-person interviews, though that test was only one independent test rather than a universal benchmark. quickreel.io

2. Descript — excellent for interview editing

Descript

Descript now has Center Active Speaker, which automatically reframes a wide shot around whoever is talking. Importantly, it is designed specifically for footage where multiple people appear on a single video track. help.descript.com

This is particularly attractive if you're already editing the interview through its transcript. Descript also has Automatic Multicam for automatically choosing the appropriate speaker/camera during dialogue. help.descript.com

3. Premiere Pro — best if you need professional control

Adobe Premiere Pro

Premiere's Auto Reframe can convert a sequence to 9:16 and track the subject automatically. Adobe specifically recommends the slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. helpx.adobe.com

The catch: its native Auto Reframe is more about subject/action tracking than sophisticated "who is currently speaking?" intelligence. For a two-person wide interview with frequent speaker changes, you'll generally get more cleanup than with OpusClip or Descript.

My recommendation

If your workflow is:

4K/1080p landscape interview → find good moments → automatically make 9:16 Shorts → intelligently switch between interviewer and guest

I'd try OpusClip first, Descript second, and use Premiere when you want the final professional polish.

If you're dealing with 3–4 people sitting around a table, OpusClip is particularly interesting because it explicitly supports three- and four-person vertical layouts. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

If you tell me whether your interviews are 2 people, 3–4 people, or a panel, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 tools and explain how each handles the actual crop/speaker switching.

If your main problem is turning a wide, multi-person interview into 9:16 while intelligently deciding who should be on screen, there are a few standouts:

🥇 OpusClip — probably what you're looking for

OpusClip's ReframeAnything analyzes the video and tracks speakers/important objects. Its reframing can follow the active speaker and supports 9:16 output, rather than simply putting a fixed center crop over the landscape footage. www.opus.pro

For example, imagine a 16:9 interview with:

Person A: left third
Person B: right third

When B starts talking, an intelligent reframe can pan toward B, rather than leaving both people tiny in the vertical frame. OpusClip also has a speaker-switching approach specifically designed for multi-speaker vertical video. www.opus.pro

Its current plans also include AI reframe, with higher tiers adding things like moving-object tracking and dynamic layout switching. www.opus.pro

🥈 Descript — especially good for interviews

Descript now has Center Active Speaker, which detects speaker changes and automatically reframes a wide shot around whoever is talking. That's particularly well suited to a single-camera recording where multiple people are visible. help.descript.com

It also has Automatic Multicam, which can analyze multiple camera angles and switch to the person speaking. help.descript.com

So I'd choose Descript if your workflow is:

transcribe → edit interview → remove filler → identify clips → automatically frame speakers → captions

🥉 Premiere Pro — best if you want editorial control

Premiere's Auto Reframe automatically changes 16:9 footage to 9:16 and tracks the focal point, but it's more of a professional automatic starting point than a fully autonomous multi-person interview editor. You can then manually refine the position with keyframes. www.adobe.com

My recommendation

If you specifically mean “I have a 2–4 person landscape interview and want AI to intelligently decide which person's face should occupy the vertical frame as the conversation changes”, I'd test them in this order:

1. OpusClip → 2. Descript → 3. Premiere Pro

OpusClip is the one I'd try first because its current reframing system is explicitly designed around speaker/action tracking, rather than merely resizing the video. www.opus.pro

If you tell me whether your interviews are two people side-by-side, 3–4 people around a table, or separate camera angles, I can narrow this down further—the best tool changes quite a bit depending on the shot.

If you mean landscape interview footage with 2–4 people in the same wide shot, and you want AI to intelligently decide who should occupy the vertical frame as the conversation changes, there are a few good options:

My top pick: Descript

Descript is particularly interesting for your exact use case. Its Center Active Speaker feature detects speaker changes and automatically reframes a wide shot around the person talking. Descript specifically describes it as suitable for wide-angle recordings where multiple people appear on one video track. help.descript.comhelp.descript.comwww.capcut.comwww.brevidy.pro

So, for example:

16:9 original

[ interviewer ] [ guest ] [ guest ]

becomes dynamically:

[ INTERVIEWER ]
9:16

then when the guest starts talking:

[ GUEST ]
9:16

rather than simply keeping the center of the original frame.

Descript also has Automatic Multicam, which can automatically switch camera angles based on who's speaking if you have multiple camera tracks. help.descript.com

If you're already a Premiere editor

Adobe Premiere Pro has Auto Reframe, which converts a sequence to 9:16 and automatically tracks the focal point. You can subsequently adjust the generated positioning with keyframes. www.adobe.com

It's excellent if you want AI to do 80% of the work but retain professional editorial control. However, for a single wide shot containing several speakers, I'd favor a speaker-aware tool such as Descript rather than relying solely on generic subject tracking.

For the fastest social workflow

CapCut has Auto Reframe and is designed specifically around converting horizontal footage to vertical social formats. Its current Auto Reframe feature uses AI to adjust the composition across aspect ratios. www.capcut.com

It's probably the easiest option if your workflow is basically:

long interview → find good moments → 9:16 → captions → publish.

One particularly interesting option

Brevidy AutoCrop is a Premiere plugin specifically aimed at this problem: it detects the active speaker, switches framing when dialogue changes, and creates editable 9:16 output. It explicitly advertises support for multi-person interviews and conversations. www.brevidy.pro

What I'd choose

• Podcast/interview, one wide camera: Descript
• Long interview → automatically find Shorts: OpusClip
• Professional editor already in Adobe: Premiere + Auto Reframe
• Premiere + want more aggressive speaker-aware automation: Brevidy AutoCrop
• Quick/easy social production: CapCut
• Full professional post-production: DaVinci Resolve

The key distinction: ordinary "Auto Reframe" tries to keep a subject in frame. What you really want for interviews is active-speaker-aware reframing—the crop should intelligently jump/slide between people based on who's talking. That's the feature I'd prioritize when evaluating these tools.

Yes. For landscape interviews with two or more people, you want more than basic “center crop” resizing—you want software that can detect who is speaking and dynamically change the portrait crop/layout.

Best options

OpusClip is probably the one you're looking for. Its AI Reframe can track speakers and offers layouts specifically for multiple people, including Split, Three, and Four layouts. For a two-person interview, it can either follow the active speaker or keep both speakers visible in a portrait composition. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

OpusClip

Descript is particularly interesting if your interview is a single wide camera shot. Its Center Active Speaker feature detects when the speaker changes and automatically reframes around whoever is talking. It also has Automatic Multicam for multi-camera interviews. help.descript.com

Descript

Premiere Pro has Auto Reframe and is good at following the visual subject when converting 16:9 to 9:16, but it's more of an intelligent tracking/reframing tool than a purpose-built “which interviewee should I show?” system. Adobe specifically recommends its slower-motion setting for talking-head interviews. helpx.adobe.com

Adobe Premiere Pro

What I'd choose

If your footage looks like:

16:9:
[ interviewer ] [ guest ]

and you want:

9:16:
[guest]
subtitles here

then automatically switch to:

[interviewer]
subtitles here

→ OpusClip or Descript are the strongest choices.

If you want the software to keep both people on screen, rather than constantly switching between them, OpusClip's multi-person layouts are particularly useful. It can automatically use a split-screen or three/four-person arrangement when the source framing permits it. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

My ranking for your specific use case:

1. 🥇 OpusClip — most automated
2. 🥈 Descript — best if you're also editing the interview
3. 🥉 Premiere Pro — best if you want professional manual control
4. DaVinci Resolve — best as part of a serious finishing workflow

If you tell me how many people are typically in the shot (2, 3, 4+) and whether you want the portrait short to follow the active speaker or keep everyone visible, I can narrow it down to the best 2–3 tools.

If your main problem is landscape interview footage with 2–4 people that needs to become 9:16 Shorts/Reels/TikToks, I’d rank the current options like this:

🥇 OpusClip is probably what you're looking for

OpusClip AI Reframe is specifically designed for this workflow. Its AI can detect and track active speakers and dynamically change the layout rather than simply putting a fixed center crop over the whole interview. www.opus.pro

More importantly for multi-person shots, OpusClip has layouts specifically for:

• 2 speakers: split-screen when both people are visible
• 3 speakers: three-person layout
• 4 speakers: four-person layout
• Single speaker: automatically follows the person speaking

Those multi-speaker layouts are explicitly supported for interviews and panel discussions. help.opus.pro

So, for example, if your 16:9 shot looks like:

[ Host ] ........ [ Guest ]

OpusClip can produce a vertical sequence that behaves more intelligently:

Guest talking → crop toward guest
Host responds → crop toward host
Both visible → use a two-person layout
Three people talking → use a three-person layout

That's substantially more useful than traditional "center crop + face tracking."

🥈 Descript

Descript now has Center Active Speaker, which automatically reframes a wide-angle recording around whoever is speaking. Descript specifically describes it as being intended for footage where multiple people appear in the same video frame. help.descript.com

I'd choose Descript if you're also doing a lot of transcript-based editing, removing pauses/filler, captions, and dialogue editing.

🥉 Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro has Auto Reframe, including a setting optimized for talking-head interviews. It automatically generates motion keyframes and can convert an entire sequence to a different aspect ratio. helpx.adobe.com

The catch: it's more of an intelligent motion/crop system than a purpose-built multi-speaker interview compositor. You may need to clean up keyframes when the crop needs to jump between two speakers.

My recommendation

If you're doing lots of interviews/podcasts and want the least manual work:

OpusClip → export → Premiere/Resolve for final polish

If you want maximum editing control:

Premiere Pro

If you want transcript editing + speaker-aware reframing in one environment:

Descript

And if your interviews are two people sitting fairly far apart in the same wide shot, I'd specifically test OpusClip first. Its ability to switch between single-speaker tracking and multi-speaker layouts is the feature most directly aligned with your use case. www.opus.prohelp.opus.pro

For landscape interviews → 9:16 portrait shorts, especially when two or more people are visible in the same wide shot, these are the strongest options right now:

My pick: OpusClip

OpusClip is probably the closest match to what you're describing. Its AI Reframe tracks speakers/subjects and can dynamically change the composition for vertical video. More importantly for interviews, it has Split, Three, and Four layouts that can keep multiple speakers visible when they're together in the original frame. help.opus.pro

So, for example, a 16:9 shot like:

[Interviewer] [Guest]

can become a 9:16 composition that intelligently keeps the relevant person centered, or switches to a two-person/split layout when appropriate.

It also offers automatic active-speaker tracking based on voice/motion cues, with manual tracking available when the AI chooses the wrong person. help.opus.pro

Descript is particularly interesting

Descript now has Center Active Speaker, which automatically reframes wide-angle footage around whoever is talking. Its documentation specifically says it's designed for footage where multiple people appear on a single video track. help.descript.com

It also has Automatic Multicam, which detects speaker changes and can switch between speakers/layouts automatically. help.descript.com

So I'd choose:

• Want “upload interview → get good vertical shorts” → OpusClip
• Want AI reframing + transcript-based editing → Descript
• Want maximum professional/manual control → Premiere Pro
• Want a lightweight social-content workflow → Vizard

One caveat: if your interview has two people sitting far apart in a single wide shot, the important feature isn't merely “auto reframe.” You want speaker-aware reframing + multi-person layouts. That's where OpusClip currently stands out most clearly. help.opus.pro

If you tell me what your original footage looks like (e.g. 2-person couch interview, 3-person panel, interviewer + guest across a table), I can narrow this down to the best 1–2 tools and explain exactly how they'd crop it.