Frame and shadow

Frame

Open the Background tab in the inspector on the right and scroll down to Frame.

• Padding: the space between the recording and the edge of the video, up to 30%. More padding shows more background. Window recordings start with a little extra.
• Corner radius: how round the recording’s corners are. 0 gives square corners.
• Inset: trims the same amount off every edge of the recording, up to 10%. Use it to hide untidy edges.
• Border: a thin line around the recording. Once it’s above 0, Border color appears.
• Smooth corners: the corners curve in gradually, like a Mac window’s. New recordings have it on; older projects keep their corners until you switch it on.

To cut away a bigger part of the recording, use Crop recording… under the sliders. See Crop.

Shadow

The Shadow section shapes the shadow under the recording:

• Opacity: how dark it is. At 0% there’s no shadow.
• Softness: how blurry its edge is.
• Distance: how far it falls from the recording.
• Angle: which way it falls. 90° is straight down.
• Light from one side: the shadow is crisp where it meets the recording and softer further out, as if a light shone from one side. Angle then sets where the light comes from. It’s off at first.

Tip: once the frame looks right, save it with your background as a preset, so every video matches. See Presets.