Version 2.2.0 February 10, 2026

Floating Face Layouts & Smoother UI

Silence Remover, Floating Face layouts, gradient backgrounds, and performance updates for macOS video editing.

Velocaption v2.2.0 is a major milestone, introducing the highly anticipated Silence Remover and a suite of advanced Floating Face layouts. This update is designed to drastically speed up your video editing workflow on macOS, whether you’re creating social media clips or professional presentations.

🚀 Major Features

Silence Remover: Automatic Gap Deletion

Our new Silence Remover tool is a game-changer for content creators. It automatically detects and removes silent gaps in your footage, ensuring your videos are punchy and engaging.

Intelligent Filtering: Use the minKeepDuration setting to filter out short audio artifacts, keeping only meaningful dialogue.
Seamless Transitions: We now use Remotion Series for previews, guaranteeing perfectly smooth transitions between cuts.
Integrated Controls: Playback and segment selection tracking are now built directly into the layout for a fluid editing experience.

Floating Face & Advanced Layouts

Elevate your “talking head” videos with our new Floating Face system. This feature allows you to create professional picture-in-picture effects with ease.

Customizable Esthetics: Control the shape, roundness, and zoom of your face bubble. Add stunning gradient backgrounds to make your subject stand out.
Smart Centering: Our algorithms automatically keep you in focus, while independent image controls allow for precise styling.
Animation Control: New layout timing controls allow you to precisely animate when elements appear on screen, perfect for polished captioning projects.

Enhanced Captions & Text Styling

We’ve refined how video captions are handled to ensure maximum readability across all devices.

Dynamic Line Breaks: Captions now automatically calculate line breaks based on your video resolution and configurable maxWidth, preventing text from spanning the full screen.
Style Presets: We’ve separated text styles into “Presets” and “Your Styles,” making it faster to apply your favorite looks.

⚡ Performance & Optimization

This release brings significant “under the hood” improvements to ensure a buttery-smooth macOS app experience.

Non-blocking Creation: Project creation is now faster than ever, with video metadata probing moved to the background.
UI Responsiveness: We’ve implemented throttled updates for sliders and memoized key components like CaptionWord to reduce CPU usage during playback.
Animation Coordinator: A new centralized AnimationCoordinator manages all requestAnimationFrame loops, ensuring consistent performance even on complex timelines.

♻️ Architecture & Refactoring

To support these new features, we’ve re-architected several core systems:

Modular Composition: Audio, video, captions, and overlay logic have been extracted from the MainComposition for better stability.
Smarter State: Our project store has been decomposed into focused slices, with useShallow integration to minimize unnecessary re-renders.
Clean Interface: We’ve decluttered the navigation and removed legacy hooks to keep the experience focused and lean.