Is there a way to draw multiple masks in one clip?

Mindmatter wrote on 8/9/2017, 9:11 AM

Hi all,

so I have this clip of a stopmotion of a paper town skyline that kids have made. The sky above the roofs is cut out by a mask to reveal a nightsky pic. However, I need more masks to cut out some parts of the buildings. I can draw them OK but I can't close their paths, the first mask is the only one active , I cannot seem to add any more.

Is this how the tool is designed or am I missing something here?

thanks!

Comments

Former user wrote on 8/9/2017, 10:41 AM

Make sure you have closed the first mask and use the Anchor creation tool (the first pen shape under the cursor arrow on the left) to start a new mask.

Mindmatter wrote on 8/9/2017, 10:52 AM

well that's exactly what I did adn described. The first mask is closed and active, but I cannot close any more masks I make, "close path" for the new independent mask is greyed out.

TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/9/2017, 11:07 AM

You accidentally unselected the mask while drawing it. I am not at my comp atm, but you might need to start a new mask and complete it. Do not remember how to add points connected to existing mask.

Former user wrote on 8/9/2017, 11:48 AM

Here is a screen capture of me manipulating masks. Maybe it will show something.

Mindmatter wrote on 8/9/2017, 12:29 PM

Thanks a lot everobody, I finally got it to work. I had to make new preset shapes, (circles and squares) and add points to those, as for some reason, the shapes I drew myself would never close.

One more thing learned, one more problem solved :)

Thanks!