How to remove an object in Final Cut Pro X using the draw mask tool

[@TheKoltenExperience]

Around 2:33 you didn’t show how to get rid of the pointer tool. I click in the middle and it’s still trying to draw point for me, but I’m just trying to move it now.

[@J_bui]

Excellent! Very nicely done there.

[@smackent_9]

Fantastic. Simple. And easy!

[@SamAngello]

Glad you like it!

[@smackent_9]

@@SamAngello i got a question. I did it once and it worked. Now im doing it again and once I connect the points, the draw mask i drew, moves by itself the min the last dot is connected, then as i try and mask the object, its not covering up the object. Got an Idea?

[@JohnSpringateMusic]

Many thanks you made look so easy!

[@SamAngello]

You are welcome!

[@jholtz9970]

Thank you so much for this! One question: How can I make a correction for ONE FRAME ONLY? Is there a way to limit the number of frames that get corrected? I'm using FCPX 10.4.10 on Mac OS Catalina 10.15.7.

[@imadclicks]

How to remove a wire in Fcpx ...when we do product shoot or rotate objects with the help of wire ....

[@SamAngello]

For this type of operation I would definitely recommend using adobe after effects

[@GutoMenezesmusic]

Simple and easy to learn. Perfect! Thanks!

[@grantdeizel4844]

Gracias

[@denisejohnson5852]

thank you

[@LOSSANTOSTv]

Thank u from france +1 like

[@LOSSANTOSTv]

Hi . can you do the same on something moving ? on motion or fcpx

[@LOSSANTOSTv]

will you do the video for my request Sam ?

[@ALottaLuck]

Incredible THANKING YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH X

[@seechuanspice]

love this video super simple and to the point thank you

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you!

[@itstimeforlife]

What about if you need to remove a big non moving, poster behind moving people? And even after doing the keying there is no other big patch in the video that could replace the poster. What can I do in that case??

[@SamAngello]

Make a poster to replace the poster then you will need to go in and manually mask the poster behind the moving people

[@itstimeforlife]

@@SamAngello Thank you so much for your prompt response! 😀 So I would put a picture of the poster on the first layer and use the second layer on top of that layer to use keying to remove the part I don't want. Then position the poster underneath the video to let it show through? I'm gonna try that. Thank you so much!!

[@AELITACHANTAL]

Thanks so much! You are so nice!

[@SamAngello]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching If you could be so Kind to make sure you subscribe and have turn on notifications

[@AELITACHANTAL]

@@SamAngello Done.

[@mzWildchild13]

worked like a charm! thank you! Needed to remove a fly buzzing around someone's head and just keyframed it.

[@AbbyBorja]

pls help now i can no longer move the masked portion with the masking pen. i chose it already and then before i can move it to the plain portion, now. no longer! pls help

[@AbbyBorja]

not working with me pls help! im just using final cut pro i think not X, when i start changing the position it wont delete :(

[@Zimvg]

when I draw then point and make a square the rest of the screen goes black

[@tamviennguyen1673]

me too.What should i do??

[@silverwong8962]

Love it !!!! Thx so much

[@SamAngello]

You're welcome make sure to click the subscribe button

[@ShaynaReneeStyle]

This was simple and perfect

[@micktaras]

After I draw around the object I cannot drag that shape out. I am stuck in the drawing tool with my mouse..??

[@SamAngello]

If you're stuck inside of the drawing tool with your mouse I would call the Ghostbusters lol. All joking aside you should just be able to click off like I did in the video. I would try maybe restarting Final Cut and see if that helps out

[@LucaMarinelliguitar]

Thank you so much, I was going mad trying figuring out how to solve a similar problem, you helped me out man!

[@SamAngello]

Glad I could help if there's anything Else you need to know don't hesitate to ask

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

So this it to remove ONE object. How about multiple objects please?

[@celia_matthews_]

Brilliant! Thanks so much for this fab tip.... never seen your channel before. Really well explained in a simple way. SUBBED. Thanks... I've just started on YT and this is awesome, saves buying any extra plug ins etc. Thanks! 🙏

[@SamAngello]

Thanks for the sub!

[@davewest7425]

Hey Sam....I love it, I did it and it worked! But now I can't get it to work again on another clip! I followed everything, restarted FCP and re-booted....nothing! The mask does not hide the object! Help?

[@itsrimtyme]

After I make the "points" and close them...I move to an area.... I then move back to the area I wanted to mask as you did...only nothing at all happened. What am I doing wrong?

[@SamAngello]

Did you duplicate the layer And make sure you're working on the above layer with mask

[@JoeFellaga]

Same problem, layer is duplicated. But when I re-position nothing happens. Is there a keyboard short cut ?

[@globallatitude-dmacorporat5886]

Same here. It's almost like there is a missing step when moving the mask off to the destination. It's like you need to tell FCP that it should copy from here. The process as described is not working - well certainly not on my version of FCP X

[@ForeverLearning]

I ran in to the same issue. If you look at his screen he has an earlier transformation open. Click on the original video, then click transform (don't change anything) just click DONE in the upper right. Now when you create the duplicate video Option/Drag - Mask - Select Edit Points - Drag Out to Good Area ---- Then leave that Effect Edit block and scroll down to the earlier Transform block. Use those (X/Y) values to move the original footage up into the newly masked space. Hope this helps...

[@mizpahcounselling9999]

@@ForeverLearning I'm having this issue and tried to do what you said but got lost on Then leave that effect block and scroll... It's frustrating because i've done this many times in the past and am a total blank.

[@mikemogardo6956]

Thank you so much bro !

[@marcusjcarothers]

Can’t drag option because the mask tool won’t vanish

[@isaacroy-lavallee3573]

when I bring the draw mask into my video the draw mask tool does not pop up.. what should I do?

[@thehybridedits]

Make sure the effects/properties/settings whatever it is on the top right side of the screen, make sure that is open. That should be the area where the tool is used. At least I think. I'm very new at this too. Best of luck

[@isaacroy-lavallee3573]

@@thehybridedits thank you ! a couple minutes after commenting that, i figured what the problem was. but thanks anyway!

[@SamAngello]

Glad to see people helping people out Thanks for being awesome

[@johnzheng1168]

it is only works for the still object

[@conflictortiz8906]

I'm trying to do my music videos how can I remove moles scars and blemishes in a video

[@johnzheng1168]

it just cover the one spot, when play the clip it still there

[@sopjuhee]

How to remove a moving object? :)

[@SamAngello]

That's a very complex question it all depends on how the camera and objects are actually moving. If you have a clip upload the vid and send me a link here

[@VanTastik]

I have to say I don't get why you made a duplicate of the clip since you didn't blend the two together or anything. What was the point of making a second clip? 🤔

[@SamAngello]

The duplicated layer controls The masking and gives you the texture you need to get rid of the exit sign

[@bittzi4028]

Thanks for being so straight forward!!

[@SamAngello]

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[@KonsolenChris]

Thank you!