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Spotlight dims everything around a region of the screen, pulling attention to one part of the recording without cutting away from the rest. Use it to point at a button, a field, or a section while the rest of the interface stays visible. Unlike Callout, Spotlight does not zoom — it only dims.

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Adding a spotlight

Step 1: Open the Insert panel from the right sidebar. Step 2: Under Effects, select Spotlight.
Insert panel with Callout and Spotlight under Effects
Step 3: A Spotlight Region appears on the canvas and a block is added to the Spotlight track on the timeline. Drag the region over the area you want to highlight, and drag its handles to resize.

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Spotlight settings

Selecting the region opens Spotlight Settings in the right-hand panel.
Spotlight Settings with background opacity, colour, border radius, and duration
Each control has its own Reset button. Close Spotlight editor returns to the Screen panel.

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Timing

The block on the Spotlight track shows the current opacity — for example, Spotlight 70%. Drag its edges to change when the effect starts and ends, or use the Duration slider.