Article: Creating masks in Adobe after effects.(tutorial)

In wedding and event videography we have many opportunities to express our creativity, and one of them is by the use of masks. Masks are outlines, or paths, that modify a layer's Alpha Channel. In other words, masks can "cut" parts of your video out so that other video or images can show through. In After Effects, a mask belongs to a specific layer, but each layer can contain multiple masks.

Creating Masks

Masks are generally created by using the Pen Tool (Figure 1), the tool in the After Effects Toolbox that looks like a fountain pen. Select this tool (or press its shortcut, the letter G), click on the Composition window (monitor), move the cursor a ...

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