[GH-ISSUE #443] [Feature Request] Adding emphasis / dimming border (low priority) #1733

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opened 2026-03-01 18:47:52 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:47:52 +03:00

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Originally created by @vatterspun on GitHub (Jan 28, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/443

Originally assigned to: @NickeManarin on GitHub.

One way to focus attention in any animation is to dim the area surrounding it. I got the idea from the program's own Obfuscation tool so I didn't have to mock anything up. This is present in some commercial packages like Camtasia, but is far from critical in terms of what ScreenToGif provides as a program (there's already highlighter and box drawing tool that mostly do what this describes).

The idea is that you select an area of the screen to call attention to an item or topic (e.g. a series of dates as below).

You'd draw a box around the and it would selected screens, presumably with a customizable gray level (light gray for subtle to fully black). The animation would fade to gray on a few slides bordering the first one, then fade back to normal afterwards.

Just an idea.

Related: #311

Originally created by @vatterspun on GitHub (Jan 28, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/443 Originally assigned to: @NickeManarin on GitHub. One way to focus attention in any animation is to dim the area surrounding it. I got the idea from the program's own Obfuscation tool so I didn't have to mock anything up. This is present in some commercial packages like Camtasia, but is far from critical in terms of what ScreenToGif provides as a program (there's already highlighter and box drawing tool that mostly do what this describes). The idea is that you select an area of the screen to call attention to an item or topic (e.g. a series of dates as below).  You'd draw a box around the and it would selected screens, presumably with a customizable gray level (light gray for subtle to fully black). The animation would fade to gray on a few slides bordering the first one, then fade back to normal afterwards. Just an idea. Related: #311

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kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:47:53 +03:00

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@vatterspun commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2019):

I'm going to close this one. The more I think about it the less I think this is something ScreenToGif really needs. Feel free to reopen if you disagree.

<!-- gh-comment-id:468946523 --> @vatterspun commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2019): I'm going to close this one. The more I think about it the less I think this is something ScreenToGif really needs. Feel free to reopen if you disagree.

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@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2019):

This is a nice idea, let's leave it open.

<!-- gh-comment-id:471173616 --> @NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Mar 9, 2019): This is a nice idea, let's leave it open.

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:47:53 +03:00

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@vatterspun commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2019):

This is a nice idea, let's leave it open.

Thanks :)

<!-- gh-comment-id:472678704 --> @vatterspun commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2019): > This is a nice idea, let's leave it open. Thanks :)

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:47:53 +03:00

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@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020):

Done. The obfuscation tools were improved.

You can now add dark or light spots (or the inverse of that).

<!-- gh-comment-id:674470068 --> @NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020): Done. The obfuscation tools were improved.   You can now add dark or light spots (or the inverse of that). 

kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:47:53 +03:00

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@vatterspun commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2020):

:) Hey, glad you liked that idea. Thanks!

<!-- gh-comment-id:683505377 --> @vatterspun commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2020): :) Hey, glad you liked that idea. Thanks!

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