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GROWTH·AUGUST 2, 2026
Launch videos that catch attention on social — without a motion designer
How to cut product demos for LinkedIn, X, and short-form: punch-ins, captions, sound design, and local export that survives compression.
Screen Beaver Team·5 min read

Social feeds punish flat UI recordings. Attention goes to motion that feels editorial — a soft zoom into the CTA, a click whoosh, captions that teach without sound.
Cuts that travel
- Open on the payoff, not the login screen
- Burn in captions for mute autoplay
- Keep punches sparse so the feed doesn’t feel spammy
- Export crisp local MP4 so re-encoding on LinkedIn hurts less
Reuse the master timeline
Film once in Screen Beaver, then crop and trim for each network. Agents can re-run the walkthrough when the UI changes so your social library stays current.