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Editing the path
Use the tools on the left edge of the Event Pan/Crop window to edit your mask.
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Normal Edit | Use to select and edit control points and tangents. | ||||||
| Click a point to select it, or drag to move the point. | ||||||
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| Ctrl | while clicking to select/deselect multiple points. | |||
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| Alt | and click a segment to select all points on the path. The pointer is displayed as a . | |||
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| Alt | + | Shift | while clicking an anchor point to invert the selection state of each anchor on the path. The | |
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| Drag a segment between two anchor points to modify the tangents on each side of the segment. The pointer is | ||||||
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| Ctrl | while clicking an existing point in a closed path to show or hide the tangents. The pointer is | |||
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| Drag a tangent control to manipulate the curve. Both sides of the tangent control move about the anchor point. | ||||||
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| Ctrl | while dragging a tangent control to split the halves of the control and adjust them independently or | ||
| join the two halves of the control if the tangent was previously split. | ||||||
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Anchor | Use to create control points. | ||||||
Creation | Click to create an anchor point. Drag before releasing the mouse button to modify the tangents of the new | ||||||
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| Click the first or last point of an open path to close the path. The tool is displayed as a . Drag before | ||||||
| releasing the mouse button to move the entire path. | ||||||
| Click between two anchor points to create a new point. The tool is displayed as a . | ||||||
| If all paths are closed, click to create a new path. | ||||||
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Anchor | Use to remove control points. | ||||||
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Split Tangent
Use to adjust control point tangents.
Click a point to display tangent controls, or click the center of a tangent control to reset it.
Drag center of the tangent control to manipulate the curve. Both sides of the tangent control move about the anchor point. The pointer is displayed as a 
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Drag the point at either end of the tangent control to manipulate that half of the curve. The pointer is displayed as a 
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Hold Shift while dragging a tangent control to split the halves of the control and adjust them independently or join the two halves of the control if the tangent was previously split.
CHP. 14 | USING VIDEO FX, COMPOSITING, AND MASKS |