The zooms are a powerful way to bring a watchers attention to a specific area of the recording, but sometimes they don't do a good enough job of calling out exactly the visible area that you want the user to focus on.
Suggestion: It would also be fantastic to be able to focus on a specific area of the app (by drawing a rectangular / circular mask around that area) and having the rest of the view fade out to avoid visual distractions
Need to have features for V1 1. Ability to control the opacity of the background fading 2. Control how feathered the Mask is
3. Use "zooms" and "focuses" at the same time 4. Ability to have more then one focus on screen at the same time
Value This would really help tell the visual story of specific components of the apps Im recording more effectively
Gif Example that was a total pain in the ass for me to create in Davinci
Screen Highlighting Feature: Temporarily Highlight Areas on the Screen
Please enable the ability to highlight specific areas of the screen while recording, such as circling or squaring a particular area, for use in tutorial or instructional videos.
criticalcontexts
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Aug 14
Is there a timeline for this? I regret paying for my subscription now. My bad for not confirming before buying a whole year, but it seemed like such a basic feature that I assumed it would be included.
Lubica Jakubac
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Nov 6, 2025
Ability to add basic text, arrows would be super helpful - for example, now I got stuck with the video where I want to point out the screen becomes read only… you don’t notice this immediately, so the text would draw your attention to the right place
Mitchal
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Apr 4, 2025
Basic text overlays would add a layer of clarity when needed during tutorials & walkthroughs. Text as banner, arrows for highlighting (masking isn’t always appropriate), etc.
Joey Green
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Feb 11, 2025
Agree! I found this app recently and have been playing with it for a few minutes. I really loved it! The only thing I miss is the ability to add arrows, rectangles, etc to highlight elements on a screen. This is really crucial. Please support it, thanks!
Jacob Shadbolt
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Dec 13, 2024
+1 Being able to highlight/emphasize something with a shape would be amazing for docs & release gifs!
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lonormaly
Aug 17
•Merged request
•4 votes
Text Annotation
Guys… seriously :)
Most videos are being watched on mute
Adrian Head
Aug 17
•Merged request
•18 votes
Focus on Specific area
Problem:
The zooms are a powerful way to bring a watchers attention to a specific area of the recording, but sometimes they don't do a good enough job of calling out exactly the visible area that you want the user to focus on.
Suggestion:
It would also be fantastic to be able to focus on a specific area of the app (by drawing a rectangular / circular mask around that area) and having the rest of the view fade out to avoid visual distractions
Need to have features for V1
1. Ability to control the opacity of the background fading
2. Control how feathered the Mask is
3. Use "zooms" and "focuses" at the same time
4. Ability to have more then one focus on screen at the same time
Value
This would really help tell the visual story of specific components of the apps Im recording more effectively
Gif Example that was a total pain in the ass for me to create in Davinci
Grant Oyston
Apr 30, 2024
I requested this 8 months ago, got 7 upvotes, and had it rejected with no comment at all.
Issie wizzie
Aug 17
•Merged request
•29 votes
Screen Highlighting Feature: Temporarily Highlight Areas on the Screen
Please enable the ability to highlight specific areas of the screen while recording, such as circling or squaring a particular area, for use in tutorial or instructional videos.
criticalcontexts
Aug 14
Is there a timeline for this? I regret paying for my subscription now. My bad for not confirming before buying a whole year, but it seemed like such a basic feature that I assumed it would be included.
Lubica Jakubac
Nov 6, 2025
Ability to add basic text, arrows would be super helpful - for example, now I got stuck with the video where I want to point out the screen becomes read only… you don’t notice this immediately, so the text would draw your attention to the right place
Mitchal
Apr 4, 2025
Basic text overlays would add a layer of clarity when needed during tutorials & walkthroughs.
Text as banner, arrows for highlighting (masking isn’t always appropriate), etc.
Joey Green
Feb 11, 2025
Agree! I found this app recently and have been playing with it for a few minutes. I really loved it! The only thing I miss is the ability to add arrows, rectangles, etc to highlight elements on a screen. This is really crucial. Please support it, thanks!
Jacob Shadbolt
Dec 13, 2024
+1 Being able to highlight/emphasize something with a shape would be amazing for docs & release gifs!