Masks can be used for many neat purposes like censoring faces, limiting the area of a blur and even creating custom transitions. In this first video of a 3-part series, we will learn how to create masks in Blender's Movie Clip Editor.
The next video will cover how to apply these masks in the Video Sequence Editor.
Time codes:
00:00 Intro
00:30 About Strips as Mask Modifiers
01:19 Markers
02:00 The Workspaces containing the Movie Clip Editor
02:50 Intro to the Masking Workspace
04:50 Loading a Movie into the MCE
06:06 Creating the first Mask
07:10 Adding Shapes to the Mask (Circles & Squares)
09:25 Adding Mask Layers
12:10 "Overlay" (Alpha Channel)
13:40 Creating another Mask
14:05 Creating Masks by Clicking
15:24 Tweaking the Points / Handles
17:54 Feathering
This video shows Blender version 3.1.0. Other tutorials are available on my channel for version 2.79.
The "Sprite Fright" Blender Open Movie:
• Sprite Fright - Blender Open Movie
The "Llamas with Hats" sound bites:
• Llamas with Hats 9