Hi there,
You don’t need a mask to use cloning. Here’s a free movie that will show you using the clone tool to remove something from a shot;
https://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-1503.htm
If you want to clone from one layer to another;
1) Select the layer that you want to paint onto.
2) Select the Clone tool.
3) In the Paint panel, select the piece of footage you wish to paint from in the “Source” menu.
4) Choose a brush from the Brushes panel
5) Alt-click to select the source pixels for the Clone
6) Paint on the layer
Note: You can also offset the paint in time so you can paint from a different time as well as a different place.
Hope this helps!
cheers,
Angie
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