DaVinci Resolve Effect – Highlight Any Area with Circular Focus
The Smart Circle Focus is a powerful effect template designed to instantly highlight and zoom into any part of your footage in circle shape. Unlike the free edition, this premium version gives you complete creative control, making it a must-have for educators, content creators, app demo producers, and anyone who needs to guide audience attention with precision.
Features:
- Fully customizable circular border highlight
- Smooth zoom-in & zoom-out animations that auto-adjust to clip length
- Adjustable animation duration (fade-in & fade-out)
- Position and resize the focus area with ease
- Toggle zoom on/off + fine-tune zoom amount
- Gradient border color, width, and glow settings
- Inner glow inside the circle for emphasis
- Blur, darken, or desaturate (black & white effect) the outside area for maximum focus
- Works on both video/image clips and adjustment clips
Compatibility
- DaVinci Resolve 18+ (Free or Studio)
- macOS & Windows
What’s in the Download:
A ZIP file containing:
- SmartCircleFocus.drfx (one-click install)
- README guide with installation & usage instructions
Installation
- Unzip the download.
- Double-click SmartCircleFocus.drfx.
- Click Install (or Overwrite if updating), then restart Resolve.
- Find it under Effects → Toolbox → Effects → Focus & Defocus (or use the search bar).
- Find it listed as Smart Circle Focus.
How to Use
- Drag & drop the effect onto any clip (or an Adjustment Clip to affect multiple clips).
- The effect auto-adapts to your clip length.
- In the Inspector, set the focus area and tweak border/zoom and other controls.
- Use the Animation Duration slider to fine-tune fade-in and fade-out.
- Tip: For multi-shot sequences, place the effect on an Adjustment Clip above your edits for consistent styling and easier tweaks.
Demo Video – See the Effect in Action
Watch the Smart Circle Focus in action and see how easily it integrates into your projects.
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