Objective
Last updated on
Jan 21, 2026
Learn about modifiers and conditions for achieving masking actions in Adobe Premiere.
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Tool(s) |
Modifier |
Action |
Conditions |
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Create Unassigned Ellipse Mask |
Ellipse Mask Tool |
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Click and drag |
Clip must be selected, no effect selected |
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Create Unassigned Rectangle Mask |
Rectangle Mask Tool |
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Click and drag |
Clip must be selected, no effect selected |
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Create Unassigned Pen Mask |
Pen Mask Tool |
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Click for each control point; click on the starting point to close the shape |
Clip must be selected, no effect selected |
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Create Effect Ellipse Mask |
Ellipse Mask Tool |
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Click and drag |
Clip must be selected; effect must be selected |
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Create Effect Rectangle Mask |
Rectangle Mask Tool |
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Click and drag |
Clip must be selected; effect must be selected |
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Create Effect Pen Mask |
Pen Mask Tool |
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Click for each control point; click on the starting point to close the shape |
Clip must be selected; effect must be selected |
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Add New Angle Control Point |
Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool |
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Click on line segment |
Bounding Box must be disabled |
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Add New Bezier Control Point |
Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool |
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Click + drag on line segment |
Bounding Box must be disabled |
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Modify Bezier Handles |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool |
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Click on Bezier handle |
Bounding Box must be disabled |
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Adjust Single Side of Bezier |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool
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Option/Alt |
Click and drag on Bezier handle
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Bounding Box must be disabled
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Constrain Bezier Angle to 45º Increments |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool
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Shift |
Click and drag on Bezier handle |
Bounding Box must be disabled
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Convert Point to Bezier/ Bezier to Point |
Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool |
Option/Alt |
Click on control point |
Bounding Box must be disabled
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Delete Control Point |
Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool |
Command/Ctrl |
Click on control point |
Bounding Box must be disabled
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Add New Control Point |
Pen Tool (P). Pen Mask Tool |
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Click on line segment |
Bounding Box must be disabled
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Move Control Point |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P) |
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Click + drag control point |
Bounding Box must be disabled
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Enable/Disable Bounding Box |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P)
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Double-click anywhere within the mask shape |
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Move Entire Shape |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P) |
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Click + drag anywhere within the mask shape |
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Scale Entire Shape Vertical / Horizontal |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P |
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Click + drag side handle of bounding box |
Bounding box must be enabled |
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Transform Entire Shape via Squish/Stretch from Corner |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P |
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Click + drag corner handle of bounding box |
Bounding box must be enabled |
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Scale Entire Shape Proportionally from Center |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P |
Shift |
Click + drag corner handle of bounding box |
Bounding box must be enabled |
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Rotate Entire Shape |
Selection Tool (V) , Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P |
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Hover near bounding box handle to enable rotate icon, click + drag |
Bounding box must be enabled |
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Multi-select Control Points |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P) |
Shift |
Click on each control point |
Bounding box must NOT be enabled |
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Marquee-select Multiple Control Points |
Selection tool (V), Pen Tool (P) |
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Click + drag a marquee-selection around control points |
Bounding box must NOT be enabled |
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Move Multiple Selected Control Points |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P) |
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Click on any selected control point to move all |
Bounding box must NOT be enabled |
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Move Shape Anchor Point |
Selection Tool (V) |
Option/Alt |
Click and drag the anchor point |
Bounding box must be enabled
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Nudge Mask or Control Points 1px |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P) |
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Press arrow keys (Left, Right, Up, Down) |
One or more masks or control points must be selected |
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Nudge Mask or Control Points 10px |
Selection Tool (V), Pen Mask Tool, Pen Tool (P) |
Shift |
Press arrow keys (Left, Right, Up, Down) |
One or more masks or control points must be selected |
Object mask
Objective | Tool(s) | Modifier | Action | Conditions |
Create Object Mask | Object Mask Tool | Command + Option + O | Click hover and click | Clip must be selected |
Change Object Mask Tool (Rectangle or Lasso) |
| Command + Option + L | Dropdown to change | Object Mask tool must be selected, or an object mask must be selected |
Change Object Mask Mode (Add to/Subtract from mask) |
| Option/Alt | Click on “+” or “-” to toggle | Object Mask tool must be selected, or an object mask must be selected |
Turn off Object Mask hover |
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| Dropdown to select | Object Mask tool must be selected, or an object mask must be selected |
