How to highlight content with Video Pencil’s spotlight feature

You’ll need an iPad running Video Pencil. How to use Video Pencil with CueCam Presenter

The spotlight tool appears at the bottom. location

Share something you want to highlight. something-to-highlight

Now tap the spotlight tool and draw a rectangle around the area you want to focus on. You can then draw immediately.

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Long-press for more options

You can press and hold for more options. options

  • Darken or lighten the mask
  • Change behaviour:
    • Don’t Clear - adds a spotlight leaving the current drawing intact, and does not clear any existing spotlight first
    • Clear Spotlight - clears the current spotlight
    • Clear Drawing & Spotlight (recommended) - clears the current drawing and spotlight so you can show a detail in one go without having to manually clear / reset etc...
    • Darken All - darkens the entire background ready for drawing
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