Shape masks
You can draw a shape in the mask preview window using a variety of tools:
Selection tool: Lets you interact with the selected shape in the Mask preview area (size, position, rotation).
Rectangle tool: Lets you draw rectangular and square shapes.
Circle tool: Lets you draw circular shapes.
Pen tool: Lets you draw an enclosed shape by setting nodes connected by straight lines.
Brush tool: Lets you apply freehand brushstrokes. Adjust the brush Radius to change the size of the brush.
Magic Wand tool: Lets you select all areas of a specified color by clicking a color in the preview window. Adjust the Tolerance value to increase or decrease the range of similarly colored pixels that are included in the mask.
Eraser tool: Lets you erase brushstrokes that you have added with the Brush tool.
Text tool: Lets create a text-based mask.
Import: Lets you import a media file to use as a mask.Mask groups and shape interaction
You can use one or more shape tools to create a mask. Each time you use a shape tool, it adds a new shape to the current group. The Brush and the Eraser are the exception to this rule (all brushstrokes are added to the same shape until you switch to another shape tool).
The shapes within the group can interact in three different ways, according to the Transform setting:
• Merge: Overlapping shapes are additive (increase the area of the mask).
• Subtract: The shape is subtractive for any underlying masked area.
• Intersect: Areas where shapes overlap are subtractive. Where shapes don’t overlap, the shape adds to the mask.
You can add a new group to help organize elements of your mask.
Editing mask shapes
You can edit the shapes you use to create your mask by adjusting Position (X, Y), Size (X, Y), or Rotate (value in degrees). Keyframes can be used to adjust the properties of the shapes throughout the video to create dynamic masks.
Mask and Matte
Pinnacle Studio Shape masks let you apply distinct functions or filters to the Mask (the selected area that has the ruby-colored overlay) and the Matte (the “unselected” area).