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615Final Cut Pro User Guide
8. Continue adding more control points in the viewer to create your detailed mask shape.
Red lines appear in the viewer, connecting the control points.
9. To complete the initial mask shape, click the original control point.
The area outside the mask shape is filled with solid black, representing the transparent
area. If you added a background clip using connected clips, the background image
shows through this transparent area.
10. To adjust the mask, do any of the following:
Visually manipulate the mask in the viewer: Drag the onscreen controls in the viewer.
Show or hide onscreen controls and control points in the viewer: Click the Draw
Mask Onscreen Controls button in the Draw Mask section of the Video inspector.
Make precise numeric adjustments, including keyframing: Modify the mask settings
in the Draw Mask section of the Video inspector.