“Darken” an area in the movie.

[Delete]

Your post is a little unclear, but to create a mask just use the pen tool at the top or the shape tool. If you can’t see them on your UI, then try opening a different layout, as the toolbar may be hidden.

[Cuel]

Here is a picture of it, I hope it’s more useful.
https://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7783/piclb1.jpg

-How do I make so that only the selected area used with pen is darkened?
-How can I achieve so that his arm does not get darkened?

[Mike Clasby]

Ctrl 1 brings up the Tools.

G on a selected layer brings up the Pen Tool, repeated G’s give you the different Pen Functions. V will give you the selection tool back.

“G” and Draw a mask around the window, when it’s completed you’ll loose part of the layer, so “M” reveals the mask, change the mask from Add to None, then you can draw another mask and see the whole layer while you’re masking. When you finish the second wind, change both masks to subtract. Add a little feather (F) and tweak the mask expansion until it fits right. All the mask controls are under the mask, twirl down.

When the talent moves his arm, you need to draw another arm mask, just make it the shape of his arm, or everything that will eventually cross that window mask. When the arm starts to move, set Mask Shape keyframes and then drag mask vertices around, or double click a mask point and transform the whole mask shape, like in Photoshop, you can rotate (reposition and scale) the mask easily that way, hopefully that’s all you need, Set the arm mask to Add and you should be good to go.

If you want the windos to have a certain color, drop that colored solid under the layer.

Welcome to the world of Roto. Don’t tell anyone you know how to do Roto, lest you be asked again.

[Joe Moya]

uh… ya’ left out the remaining part of this roto work..

“… Finally, upon completion… go get a massage and/or a stiff drink to relax.”

🙂

Joe

[Mike Clasby]

I knew I was missing something.

[Cuel]

Thanks alot!