How to Enhance Video and Audio in My Video using Final Cut Pro

What would happen if I do not duplicate the clip and use Draw Mask on the only clip that I have added ? It still works right ? So what is the point of having a duplicate clip ?

Like in my case I did not make a duplicate clip I drew a Draw Mask on the main clip and it still did the Job ? So why make duplicate clip?

Hi Luis,

Though I feel I have accomplished what I was looking out for, I have added one more thing to my to do things on that video and I feel I am still not there.

So earlier I added a colour mask and it worked for me I just used the colour picker/dropper and selected the background area and after selection made that area a little cooler which is what I wanted but here the drawback is since it is a video the subject moves and turns and then the mask does not follow it so when he turns and bends the screen behind his back again looks yellow.

The other problem is I wanted to used a draw mask just on the face of the subject I feel that area needs more.lighting so when I am drawing a mask on that area which is his face and when I fully connect/complete that mask it does not turn into a mask. Black or Grey colour whatever that is supposed to be as a mask.

Why is this happening ?

Hi Luis,

So attached is a screen recording of what I am trying to do in this project (I have used a Video which was available on the internet) Didn't want to use my video (Privacy Reasons) so in this Video I have used colour correction and then I have duplicated the clip and I am trying to add a Draw Mask on the duplicate clip and in doing so I am facing two issues First is, even after adding the Draw Mask to the clip why does the Pen to drop dots to create a mask does not appear ? And second is when it does appear and when I close the Dots on the mask nothing happens ? it does not turn into a ask ? So what is going wrong here ?

Draw Mask Video

Also how do I attach a tracker on a mask ? I don't know that yet ?

Yes but I would still like to know when I drag the Draw Mask on the duplicate clip why does the Pen Tool to draw mask does not appear ? And when it appears after closing the Mask why nothing happens ? I would still like to know that ?

Let me again explain what I am trying to achive with using draw mask. I feel the subject in my video which is like sitting on a chair talking ( Kind of Interview) I feel the ligh on his face needs more exposure, more brightness so I want to draw mask just on his face, which can also move according to his face moves and I can increase the exposure on his face. So what do I need to do ? And how do I get there ?

HI Luis,

But I am just doing following what you have mentioned in the example. of the Castle Video that you have taken, I am talking about your reply which has been pinned on my Thread here it says First you selected the sky part to change the colour of the sky and then you duplicated the clip to make other changes to the video.

So I was trying to do the same thing in the First clip I did the Colour Grading and Correction and in the duplicate clip I am trying to increase the exposure on the Subject's Face. is it not how that is supposed to work ? Then do I don't need a Duplicate clip to be added to the main lip to increase the exposure on the subject's Face ?

Ok so how do I achieve all these goals.

1. Use Automatic Colour Balance inbuilt in Final Cut Pro

2. Add a Colour Board and Make My Custom Colour Adjustments.

3. Add a Draw Mask to increase the brightness on the subjects's face ?

I am getting terribly confused. Luis says do not use Duplicate Clip if you wanna use Draw Mask as you need to apply it only on the Original Clip not Duplicate Clip. And you say use duplicate clip and leave it beneath orignal Clip and when I do, I do not get a Mask and my mask does not get created and works.