Shadow: Width and blurring of the magnification border.Size: Size of the magnified area around the cursor.Softness: Blur around the edge of the highlight area.Opacity: Transparency of the highlight color.Color: Color of the highlight around the cursor.Ease Out: Animates the end of the effect as a smooth transition.Īdds a circle of color to help the viewer identify and follow the cursor.Ease In: Animates the start of the effect as a smooth transition.Blur: Clarity of the screen recording outside of the spotlight area.Opacity: Transparency of the dimming color outside of the spotlight area.Saturation: Color intensity of the screen recording outside of the spotlight area.Softness: Blur around the edge of the the spotlight area.Color: Color applied to dim the screen outside of the spotlight area.See Quickly Smooth Cursor Movements.ĭraws attention to the cursor by dimming and blurring the rest of the screen area. Transforms distracting cursor movements into smooth lines. Note: To remove a cursor effect, open the Effects tray on the media on the timeline, click to select the effect, and press the Delete key. Drag the effect handles to adjust when the effect starts and ends during the clip.Click the arrow on the bottom of the clip to open the Effects tray.Adjust the duration to enhance the cursor for only a portion of the clip:.

Drag an effect onto media on the timeline.Opacity: Drag the slider or enter a percentage value to increase or reduce the cursor transparency.Īdd a cursor effect to improve visibility and focus for all or part of a screen recording.Scale: Drag the slider or enter a percentage value to enlarge or reduce the cursor size.Click the Properties button to view the properties panel.Drag a Camtasia screen recording onto the timeline.Edit Cursor PropertiesĪdjust the size and opacity of the cursor. Note: It is only possible to edit cursor properties, add effects, and hide the cursor for screen recordings captured with Camtasia, also known as TREC files.

How to customize cursor size