Video Mask: Cut Exactly What You Want
Drop a shape, type a word, or let AI find your subject. Get the cutout you pictured in a few clicks — no keyframing, no plugins.
✅ Multi-Mask Layers with Add, Subtract & Intersection.
✅ Hybrid AI + Manual Masking Workflow.
✅ Mocha Filmora Integration for Pro-Level Tracking.
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Drop a shape, type a word, or let AI find your subject. Get the cutout you pictured in a few clicks — no keyframing, no plugins.
✅ Multi-Mask Layers with Add, Subtract & Intersection.
✅ Hybrid AI + Manual Masking Workflow.
✅ Mocha Filmora Integration for Pro-Level Tracking.
Pick the Masking Workflow That Fits Your Shot
Stack, Blend, and Refine — All in One Place
Shapes, text, pen paths, and AI selections all live in the same panel. Layer as many as your shot needs, combine them with Add, Subtract, or Intersection, then fine-tune feather, opacity, and stroke — without leaving your timeline.
Shape It, Type It: Instant Masks
Shape and text masks in Filmora take one step: pick a shape and drag it to fit, or type a word and let your footage play through the letters. No keyframing, no plugins. Perfect for title reveals and split-screen intros.
- Rectangle, Circle, Linear, Parallel Lines, Star, and Heart shapes
- Text masks that cut your video into any word you type
- Add a stroke to any mask for a bolder, more finished look
- Combine with other masks using Add, Subtract, or Intersection
Turn Any Image Into a Reusable Mask
Filmora turns any image into a mask automatically: drop in a logo, an icon, or a hand-drawn shape, and its outline becomes an editable vector path you can resize and reuse across projects. Turn your logo into a signature transition.
- Automatic outline tracing turns any image into an editable vector path
- Full support for PNG, SVG, and other common formats
- Edit the traced path anytime with bezier handles
- Ideal for branded intros, logos, and repeat-use cutout effects
Draw Exactly the Shape You Need
The pen tool lets you mask by hand when a preset shape won't fit your subject: click to place points, drag to curve, and shape the path frame by frame. Isolate a hand, a product edge, or a strand of hair.
- Freehand drawing with fluid bezier curves for natural motion paths
- Adjustable anchor points and control handles for precise curve shaping
- Keyboard shortcuts to speed up path editing
- Ideal for masking complex subjects, organic contours, and creative transitions
Let AI Find Your Subject
AI masking in Filmora takes one click: select a person or an object, and the mask stays locked on as they move across the frame. Swap a background, blur a face, or spotlight your subject in seconds.
- Character mode for people, Subject mode for objects and products
- Smart Brush to paint over exactly what you want to select
- The mask follows your subject frame by frame, no keyframing
- Clean edges on hair, fur, and other tricky details
Ultimate Precision Mask Editing Controls
- Edge blur intensity (0-100%)
- Feather softness control
- Antialiasing smoothing
- Edge detection sensitivity
- Mask layers: stack & reorder
- Blend modes: Add / Subtract / Intersection
- Stroke color & width
- Transparency levels (0-100%)
- Overall mask size scaling
- Shape rotation (0-360°)
- X/Y position coordinates
- Mask inversion toggle
- Anchor point adjustment
- Keyframe animation support
Professional Mask Tracking for Complex Motion and Occlusion
Wondershare Filmora masking now includes industry-standard Mocha technology, bringing Hollywood-level masking capabilities to your desktop. Perfect for complex tracking and professional visual effects.
PowerMesh Tracking & Mesh Warp: Precision Masks That Follow Every Move
Leverage the power of Mocha Pro’s industry-standard planar tracking to create masks that stay locked to complex movements and shifting perspectives with unmatched stability.
- Accurately follows organic movement like faces, fabrics, or bending surfaces.
- Maintain perfect perspective with intelligent handling of distortion and angle shifts.
- Use PowerMesh to drive roto shapes with fewer keyframes.
- Perfect for applying motion graphics to moving surfaces with distortion.
- Robust occlusion handling keeps masks accurate even when the object is partially blocked.
Make Complex Mask & Roto Simple with Perfect Results
With Mocha Pro technology built into Filmora, creators can now access professional-grade AI masking tools, like Object Brush and Matte Assist, right inside their timeline. Effortlessly generate accurate, editable masks with one click, all processed locally for enhanced privacy and performance.
- Automatic object recognition identifies people, pets, and items with minimal input.
- Refined edge detection preserves intricate details like hair strands and fur.
- Smart background separation ensures clean cuts even in visually busy footage.
- Ideal for green screen alternatives, product cutouts, and compositing work.
Spline & Pen Tool Masking: Design-Grade Control for Perfect Masks
Easily create smooth, high-precision, and fully editable masks using X-Splines and Bezier curve controls, enhanced by magnetic edge-snapping and the intuitive Area Brush tool, no drawing skills required. Ideal for advanced compositing and shape-based animations.
- Vector-based accuracy for pixel-perfect masking and smooth edge control.
- Bezier curve handles for flexible, non-destructive shape refinement.
- Scales infinitely without any quality loss, great for high-res workflows.
- Supports keyframe animation for dynamic shape morphing and motion graphics.
Ultimate Precision Mask Editing Controls
- Corner pin tracking
- Perspective correction
- Motion blur compensation
- Sub-pixel accuracy
- Automatic keyframe generation
- Neural network segmentation
- Edge-aware refinement
- Temporal consistency
- Multi-object handling
- Automatic propagation
- Intelligent matte cleanup
- Garbage matte automation
- Edge enhancement
- Noise reduction
- Quality optimization
How to Use Video Masking in Filmora
Step 1 Import Your Video
Drag and drop your footage into the timeline and select the clip you want to mask.
Step 2 Open the Mask Tab
In the Properties panel, go to Video > Mask. Pick a mask type from the toolbar — shapes, pen, text, or Smart Mask.
Step 3 Stack & Blend Your Masks
Add more masks to the Mask Layers list and set each layer to Add, Subtract, or Intersect to shape the final cutout. Drag layers to reorder — the stacking order changes the result.
Step 4 Fine-Tune & Export
Refine feather, opacity, and stroke in Mask Settings, add keyframes if needed, then export.
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Step 1: Import Your Video
Drag and drop your footage into the timeline and select the clip you want to mask.
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Step 2: Open the Mask Tab
In the Properties panel, go to Video > Mask. Pick a mask type from the toolbar — shapes, pen, text, or Smart Mask.
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Step 3: Stack & Blend Your Masks
Add more masks to the Mask Layers list and set each layer to Add, Subtract, or Intersect to shape the final cutout. Drag layers to reorder — the stacking order changes the result.
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Step 4: Fine-tune & Export
Refine feather, opacity, and stroke in Mask Settings, add keyframes if needed, then export.
Step 1Access Mocha Plugin
Navigate to Effects > Boris FX > Mocha Filmora and click "Download Now" to install the plugin. No registration required for Filmora users.
Step 2 Apply Mocha to Your Clip
Drag the Mocha Filmora effect onto your video clip. The Properties panel will dynamically load the Tracking module interface.
Step 3 Launch Mocha Interface
Click to enter the Mocha plugin interface, where you can create tracking shapes and define the mask surface for analysis.
Step 4 Create Mask Shapes
Use Mocha's spline tools to outline the planar surface. Draw around areas with good texture and contrast for optimal mask results.
Step 5 Execute Plane Tracking
Start the video masking process. Mocha will analyze the entire surface texture. You can then integrate it with Mocha’s Insert module or Masking & Roto tools for creative work. If you are new to Mocha, you can View full Mocha tutorial >>
Step 6 Export to Filmora
Transfer matte data back to Filmora and continue your editing or export video directly.
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Step 1: Access Mocha Plugin
Navigate to Effects > Boris FX > Mocha Filmora and click "Download Now" to install the plugin. No registration required for Filmora users.
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Step 2: Apply Mocha to Your Clip
Drag the Mocha Filmora effect onto your video clip. The Properties panel will dynamically load the Tracking module interface.
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Step 3: Launch Mocha Interface
Click to enter the Mocha plugin interface where you can create tracking shapes and define the mask surface for analysis.
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Step 4: Create Mask Shapes
Use Mocha's spline tools to outline the planar surface. Draw around areas with good texture and contrast for optimal mask results.
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Step 5: Execute Plane Tracking
Start the video masking process. Mocha will analyze the entire surface texture. You can then integrate it with Mocha’s Insert module or Masking & Roto tools for creative work. If you are new to Mocha, you can View full Mocha tutorial >>
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Step 6: Export to Filmora
Transfer matte data back to Filmora and continue your editing or export video directly.
Meet Every Video Masking Need
Filmora's video masking tools can support a wide range of video editing needs. Whether it's for personal use or for commercial marketing, Filmora has got you covered!
Background Replacement
Remove and replace backgrounds seamlessly with AI-powered mask Filmora tools.
Object Removal
Eliminate unwanted objects from your footage using advanced masking in Filmora.
Creative Effects
Apply selective color correction and effects to specific areas.
Face Mask Video
Blur faces and sensitive information while maintaining video quality.
Motion Graphics
Create dynamic text and graphics that follow moving objects.
Color Grading
Apply targeted color adjustments to enhance specific elements.
Frequently Asked Questions
A video mask hides or reveals part of a clip so only the area you want shows. Use shapes, the pen tool, text, or AI Mask — then stack multiple masks and combine them with Add, Subtract, or Intersection.
AI Mask separates a subject from the background automatically. Click Character or Subject for one-click detection, or paint with Smart Brush. Filmora tracks your selection frame by frame and refines the edges.
Yes. AI Mask tracks your selection frame by frame. For advanced tracking, Mocha Filmora adds planar tracking and PowerMesh.
Stack multiple masks on one clip, then combine them: Add merges masks, Subtract cuts one out of another, Intersection keeps only the overlap. Reorder layers to change the result.
Yes. Any shape, pen, or text mask can be outlined — adjust color and width in Mask Settings. Stroke isn't available on clips that already have an alpha channel.
Yes. All mask tools are included at no extra cost. Download Filmora free to try them.
What Our Customers Say About Us
The AI masking feature in Filmora has revolutionized my workflow. What used to take hours now takes minutes! The edge detection is incredibly accurate.
Mocha integration is a game-changer. Professional tracking capabilities right inside Filmora - incredible! The planar tracking saved my commercial project.
Perfect balance of simplicity and power. The mask filmora tools are intuitive yet incredibly capable. Love the real-time preview feature!
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