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

augustya wrote:

But why am I not able to get the draw mask working, when I close the mask it does not turn the selected area in to whatever colour a Mask is supposed to look like. What about that ?

Would it be possible to post a screenshot?

why am I not able to get the draw mask working

Luis Sequeira1 wrote:

Suppose you want to adjust only the sky.

Since Luis wanted to color correct only the cut out sky, he used a "draw mask". The purpose of the draw mask is to "cut out the angle of view."

Although it is possible to change the shape of the draw mask, it is not suitable for tracking the movement of the subject.

⚫︎Change in red mask shape

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Tom Wolsky wrote:

If you’re using a color correction tool try using three effects shape mask.

What Tom is talking about is a shape mask. This is one of three types of masks.

• Shape mask: determine the range by shape. The angle of view is not cropped.
• Color mask: determine the range by color.
• Draw mask: cut out the angle of view.

You don't understand the difference between multiple masks correctly. If you don't understand them, you won't be able to use them properly.

Thank you for posting the video, it gives a better idea of what you are trying to achieve.

I don't think that a Draw Mask is the best way to handle this, and you should use tracking instead.

This video by Mark Spencer shows how to track a face (see from around 12 minutes 49 seconds on, where Mark discusses tracking a face):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4_zYrp8S8

Please show a screenshot of what you’re doing including the Video inspector. If you can’t show a single frame of the video use some random still image so we can see what’s happening in the application.

Did you watch the video Luis linked? There is a section that explains how to do what you want. If the subject is not moving a great deal you might not need a tracker just some keyframes. Be careful you don’t brighten it too much as the effect often can look very artificial.

I looked at your video again.

You are adding a mask to the lower clip!

The top one is always visible and covers anything you may be doing on the one below.

You need to add the Draw Mask to the clip at the top.

Again: you need to apply the mask to the TOP clip, not the one on the bottom.

Whenever you stack two or more clips on the timeline, the ones above will cover those below them.

For example, here is a solid blue clip on top, and a green one below.

The viewer will be solid blue, because the blue covers the green.

If now I add a mask to the green clip, NOTHING changes, because the clip is completely hidden.

But if I add a mask to the BLUE clip, parts of the green will show.

augustya wrote:

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.

No, no, no!

I never said that.

If you want to use a Draw Mask as you describe, you absolutely have to add a duplicate clip.

You were applying the mask to the wrong copy, though. You need to apply the mask to the copy on top.

augustya wrote:

It is. When I close the dots on draw mask nothing happens ?? What is supposed to happen next and do I need to click anywhere for further action to happen ?

If you keep doing the same thing and ignoring the advice you are given, I don’t see how we can move forward.

For the last time: you have two copies of a clip. The top one “hides” ghe bottom one. If you insist on using a Draw Mask (or any mask, or any other effect, for that matter), and apply it to the bottom clip, you won’t see anything because all of this clip is hidden behind the top one. You have to apply the mask to the top clip.