Tutorial

Selection Box Callout

A design-tool selection draws around the element, the handles pop and the cursor drags the corner out.

Duration
5s
Frame
1920 × 1080
Export
MP4, GIF, MOV (alpha)
Resolution
Up to 4K

About the Selection Box Callout animation

Selection Box Callout is part of the Tutorial Callouts set. A design-tool selection draws around the element, the handles pop and the cursor drags the corner out. Change the words and colours to match your channel, then export it to drop over your video.

Where it fits

  • A design-tool selection draws around the element, the handles pop and the cursor drags the corner out.
  • Select and resize an element, at the moment a viewer is most likely to act.

Filling it in

Place it where the viewer's eye already is, and keep it on screen for the full animation. Keep the words short so they read on a phone.

Format and timing

Selection Box Callout is built at 1920 × 1080, a 16:9 landscape frame, the shape of a YouTube video, a stream layout and most editing timelines, and runs 5 seconds at 30 frames per second. It arrives in 2.9 seconds, holds for 1.3 and clears in 0.9, so cue it a beat before the moment it labels. Export it as an MP4 for a timeline or a feed, a GIF where video will not embed, or a MOV with an alpha channel to lay it over footage with nothing behind it. Renders go up to 4K on a paid plan, and Pro opens it free for the first seven days.

What you can edit

  • Layer nametext
  • Selection colourcolor

Questions about Selection Box Callout

Can I change the words?

Yes. Every label in the animation is editable, so you can write it in your own words or language.

Which editors does it work with?

Any of them. Export it as a video and place it over your footage in the editor you already use.

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