Smart Rectangle Focus – Free DaVinci Resolve Rectangular Highlight and Zoom Effect

Free DaVinci Resolve Effect – Rectangular Highlight and Zoom Effect

Smart Rectangle Focus (Free Edition) is a lightweight DaVinci Resolve effect template designed for tutorials, demos, and educational content. With this free template, you can highlight any area of your video using a clean rectangular border combined with smooth zoom animation.

 

It’s a perfect template for software tutorials, product demos, or any video where you need to guide your viewer’s attention.

 

Features (Free Edition)

• Customizable rectangular border highlight
• Smooth zoom in/out animations (auto-adapts to clip length)
• Adjustable animation duration (start & end)
• Fully adjustable focus area (position, angle, width, height, corner radius)
• Zoom controls (on/off toggle + zoom amount)
• Border color & width control

Compatibility

• Works with DaVinci Resolve 18+ (Free & Studio)
• Supports macOS & Windows

What’s Included

A zip file containing:

• SmartRectangleFocus.drfx (one-click install template)
• README.txt (installation & usage instructions)

Installation Guide

• Download and unzip the file.
• Double-click SmartRectangleFocus.drfx.
• Click Install (or Overwrite if updating).
• Restart DaVinci Resolve.
• Find it under Effects → Toolbox → Effects → Focus & Defocus (or search Smart Rectangle Focus).

How to Use

• Drag & drop the effect onto any clip.
• The effect auto-adapts to your clip length.
• In the Inspector, set the focus area and tweak border/zoom.
• Adjust Animation Duration slider to control fade-in & fade-out.
• 💡 Pro Tip: For multi-shot sequences, apply on an Adjustment Clip above edits for consistent styling.

Demo Video – See it in Action

Watch this quick demo where we install and use the Smart Rectangle Focus template inside DaVinci Resolve. No setup hassle, just double-click, install, and drag-and-drop onto your clip.

 

Free vs Premium Comparison

See what’s included in the free version vs. premium upgrade:

 

Features	Free	Premium
One-click installation	✅	✅
Rectangular border highlight	✅	✅
Border color options	✅ (solid only)	✅ (solid + gradients)
Adjustable focus area	✅	✅
Customizable zoom effect	✅	✅
Smooth zoom-in/out animation	✅	✅
Glow border	❌	✅
Glow inside focus area	❌	✅
Blur outside focus area	❌	✅
Darken outside focus area	❌	✅
Black & white outside focus area	❌	✅

👉 Upgrade to Premium Edition to unlock glowing borders, advanced outside-focus styles, and more creative options.