Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When the camera pans, your blur mask can “drift” and reveal edges. In this Short, I show how to animate a mask path so it stays lined up with the shot.
What’s covered:
Reveal Mask Path and click the stopwatch to keyframe it
Nudge mask points frame-by-frame where the scene needs coverage (rocks/trees/foreground)
Add a keyframe when the camera stops
Copy/paste your first keyframe to reuse shapes later
Paste the same keyframes to another layer’s mask so both masks follow the same path
📺 Full Chapter 2 (playlist link):
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHCZztxUSAEQxGEFqbhIKKE
#AfterEffects #MaskPath #MaskAnimation #Compositing #VFX #DepthOfField
When the camera pans, your blur mask can “drift” and reveal edges. In this Short, I show how to animate a mask path so it stays lined up with the shot.
What’s covered:
Reveal Mask Path and click the stopwatch to keyframe it
Nudge mask points frame-by-frame where the scene needs coverage (rocks/trees/foreground)
Add a keyframe when the camera stops
Copy/paste your first keyframe to reuse shapes later
Paste the same keyframes to another layer’s mask so both masks follow the same path
📺 Full Chapter 2 (playlist link):
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHCZztxUSAEQxGEFqbhIKKE
#AfterEffects #MaskPath #MaskAnimation #Compositing #VFX #DepthOfField
