Add an Auto Mask to a video effect in Final Cut Pro for Mac

You can use an Auto Mask to quickly define the area of a video effect, such as a color correction. Auto Mask analyzes your video and instantly isolates recognized objects such as people, facial features, hair, skin, clothing, skies, foliage, and animals.

The example below uses an Auto Mask to control which parts of the image are affected by the Color Adjustments effect.

In Final Cut Pro, add a clip to the timeline.
Select the clip in the timeline, then position the playhead at a point within the clip that shows the area you want to mask.
Add a video effect to the timeline clip.
Note: Effects you can add include the color correction effects, which you can apply from the Color category of the Effects browser or from the Color inspector. See Add color correction effects.
Do one of the following:
- Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
- Click the Inspector button in the toolbar.
To open the Video inspector, click the Video button at the top of the inspector.
In the Video inspector, click the Add Intelligent Mask button to the right of the effect name, then choose Auto Mask.
The Auto Mask menu appears, showing thumbnail images of the mask types that have been detected in the current frame.
To mask one or more objects or facial features in the image, do one of the following:
- In the viewer, move the pointer to reveal available masks, then click a mask to select it.
- In the Auto Mask menu, click the thumbnails (or select or deselect the corresponding checkboxes) to add or remove masks.
  Masks are highlighted in the viewer as you select them, showing where the effect will be applied.
To add the selected mask or masks, click Add Auto Mask at the bottom of the menu.
The video effect is applied to the masked objects or facial features. In the Video inspector, a section appears for the masked effect.
To make adjustments to the video effect you applied, see Adjust effects. If you applied a color correction effect, see Intro to color correction effects.

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Add an Auto Mask to a video effect in Final Cut Pro for Mac