Apple Final Cut Pro X allows you to isolate an effect to a certain part of the image with the help of masks. How do you apply a mask to a clip in Final Cut Pro X? In this video, Nick Harauz as he demonstrates how to use a mask to isolate a blur to only a small portion of the screen in Final Cut Pro X.
- Final Cut allows you to isolate…an effect to a certain part of the…image with the help of masks.…In this movie, we'll use a mask to isolate a…blur to only a small portion of the screen.…I'm here in my chapter 5.8 project…and I have my clip here in the timeline.…What I'm going to do is we're going to actually…just isolate a blur to a portion of this window.…So inside my effects browser.…If it's not showing for any reason,…you can simply click on this icon here…at the top, command five, and you…can press command four to see your…inspector 'cause we will be doing…some adjustments in here.…
Now with the blur category selected,…let's choose to select a gaussian blur.…And you can see it makes the entire…image really blurry.…And what I like to do is just take this…gaussian blur and isolate it to a…portion of the frame, and in particular,…again, this window.…So I want to show you to the top right,…all effects, is a little icon,…and this icon here, this circle,…actually means apply a color or a shape mask.…So a color or a shape mask in particular,…
Author
Nick Harauz
Released
2/26/2018- Working with 2D and 3D titles
- Working and saving 3D styles
- Distorting and cropping clips
- Working with stills and the Ken Burns effect
- Changing clip speed
- Stabilizing clips
- Adding and animating effects
- Saving effect presets
- Creating titles and effects in Apple Motion
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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1. Working with 2D Titles
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Exploring the Titles sidebar6m 12s
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Replacing a title3m 20s
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Working and saving 2D styles3m 40s
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Working with credits3m 51s
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Working with placeholders3m 23s
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Working with knock out text2m 42s
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2. Working with 3D Titles
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Understanding substances3m 1s
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3D 360 text3m 48s
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3. Working with Motion, Crop, Distort, and Transition Effects
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Adjusting transform settings7m 20s
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Adjusting crop5m 45s
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Reorient tool4m 18s
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4. Working with Speed and Stabilization
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Reversing a clip2m 55s
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Working with speed presets3m 59s
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Creating hold frames3m 32s
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Stabilizing a clip3m 24s
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5. Adding Effects from the Browser
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Adding effects to clips2m 58s
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Changing effects parameters4m 51s
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Saving effect presets3m 58s
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Adding masks5m 14s
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360 effects4m 23s
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6. Working with Generators and Themes
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7. Working with Audio Effects
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Adjusting Pan4m 35s
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Working with EQ4m 56s
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Working With pitch3m 42s
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Designing spaces3m 50s
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Conclusion
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Next steps42s
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