Does Final Cut Pro have a masking tool?
The Shape Mask effect allows you to quickly create a mask in any shape on the continuum from ellipse to rectangle. Note: The Shape Mask is the only simple mask that can be converted to editable control points for making complex custom masks (changing it into a Draw Mask).
What is a mask in Final Cut Pro?
When you draw shapes to create areas of transparency in an image, you are masking that image. Final Cut Pro has a number of powerful masking tools for creating areas of transparency in a video clip or still image. You can use onscreen controls to precisely define the mask area.
Where is draw mask on Final Cut Pro?
To open the Effects browser, click the Effects button in the top-right corner of the timeline (or press Command-5). In the Effects browser, select the Draw Mask effect. Tip: To quickly find the Draw Mask effect, type “draw mask” in the Effects browser search field.
What does draw mask do?
You can use the powerful Draw Mask effect to create a complex custom mask using control points and spline drawing methods. You can also convert a Shape Mask to a Draw Mask, to take advantage of its sophisticated controls.
How do I get rid of mask points?
Try to select the mask from the Effect Controls panel while you have the clip selected in the timeline and you get closer to the point, press Ctrl and the pen should appear with the minus (-).
What is masking in Final Cut Pro?
When you draw shapes to create areas of transparency in an image, you are masking that image. Final Cut Pro has a number of powerful masking tools for creating areas of transparency in a video clip or still image. You can use onscreen controls to precisely define the mask area.
What is a vignette mask in final cut?
Vignette Mask: Create a horizontal ellipse mask with graduated edges. Final Cut Pro also features effect masking. Most clip effects have built-in shape masks and color masks that allow you to isolate and control which areas of the video image are affected by clip effects and color corrections.
How do you use Mask controls in after effects?
You can use onscreen controls to precisely define the mask area. For example, if you want to isolate a clip’s foreground subject, you can create a detailed mask to cut out the background. You can also animate mask effects to create complex regions of animated transparency that change over time.
What is a gradgraduated mask?
Graduated Mask: Create a mask based on a gradient (from fully transparent to fully opaque). Image Mask: Create areas of transparency in a clip using a chroma channel, a luma channel, or an alpha channel from a different image. Shape Mask: Create a mask in any shape on the continuum from ellipse to rectangle.