Configuring Callout Properties

Callouts are transitional properties—those which change over time—and are used to highlight a specific portion of the screen. Mouse cursor and foreground windows callouts can only be added to screen recording clips. Freehand callouts can be added to video clips, image clips, and screen recording clips.

Callout properties cannot be applied at a clip level, only to a specific callout within a clip.

Note: You must add and/or select a callout before configuring its settings.

To display the Callout Properties pane, click the Callout Properties icon in the Properties pane, as shown in Figure 49 below.

Figure 49. Callout Properties

To reset all properties in the selected callout to default values, click the gear icon at the top-right corner of the pan and select Reset to Defaults.

To use all properties (as currently specified) as default values for new callouts added to a clip, click the gear icon and select Make Settings Default for new Callouts.

Callout properties are described in Table 9.

Table 9. Callout Properties

Control	Description
Highlight	Select how to highlight an area of the recording: Mouse Cursor highlights a circular space around the mouse cursor. Foreground Window highlights the window which is in the screen recording. Mouse and foreground highlights can only be added to screen recording clips. Freehand callouts can be added to video clips, image clips, and screen recording clips. See Adding Freehand Callouts to Images.
Opacity	Use the slider to control the percent of opacity of the space outside the callout. A value of 0 makes the surrounding area entirely visible; a 100% value makes the surrounding area invisible.
Blur	Use the slider or manually enter the pixel value to blur the callout area (range: 0-16).
Blur Background	Check to blur the area outside of the callout.
Zoom Up	Use the slider or manually enter the percentage value to magnify the area inside the callout (range: 0 to 500%).
Border	Use the slider or manually enter the value to create a gradual loss in opacity as the shadow spreads from the center (range: 0-300). This feature does not apply to freehand callouts. This is not a zoom control, but instead it adds more area to the callout.
Outline	Enter the value (in pixels) to create an outline around the callout area (range: 0 to 59.) Click the color box to change the color of the outline.
Shadow	Check to add a shadow behind the callout. Use the slider or manually enter the value to create a gradual change in size as the shadow spreads from the center (range: 0-80).
Feather	Specify the blend value (in pixels) to apply to the callout border to create a smooth transition between the callout area and the surrounding space (range: 0-20).
Round	Applies to foreground window callouts only. Specify the round-off value (in pixels) of the callout edge to create a more gentle appearance (range: 0-59).
Build	Specify the transition time of the callout, in seconds, up to 2 decimal places, and from 0 to 4 seconds. Duration In determines the amount of build-in time to reach the full effect of the callout. Duration Out determines the amount of build-out time to return to normal.