How do I mask in glaxnimate frame by frame?

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basically I want to mask stuff in glaxnimate frame by frame instead of adjusting the same mask over and over again, is there some way I could do that? (I prefer basically making the first step of masking motion in glaxnimate over and over again instead of adjusting the stuff and I want to do that instead of having to adjust)

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Have you seen this video by our good friend @bentacular ? I think it explains how to do what you are asking.

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I did, and it explains the thing that I dont want to do, I want to repeat the thing he did for the first frame and just do it over and over instead of adjusting the same mask, is there anyway that I could do that?

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You’re looking for a feature that allows you to create a mask for the first frame, and then automatically applies it to the rest of the frames. Unfortunately, Shotcut and Glaxnimate don’t currently offer this feature.

For now, you’ll need to create masks frame by frame. However, there are alternative software options that can help with automated masking, such as:

  • Blender (with its built-in masking and tracking tools)

Keep in mind that even with automated masking, some manual tweaking might still be necessary to achieve the desired results.

But that video clearly explains how it is done in Shotcut & Glaxnimate .

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Technically, in Glaxnimate, you can change the start and end frames of each Layer by trimming its block in its timeline similar to trimming clips in Shotcut’s timeline. And you can draw new shapes on each layer. Its trimming tool is not very good, however, and it will be tedious.

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I did that as a workaround when I had no other option and after some time I made this post just to know if there is a way less tedious way of doing it (for the future), kind of sucks knowing that there is no better way

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Rotoscoping as always been a long and tedious manual task. I don’t know any free editor that has auto rotoscoping. Unless your are willing to pay for software like After Effect or DaVinci Resolve Studio, you will have to do it frame by frame.

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There is a better way: avoid an all-or-nothing approach. Within Glaxnimate, use keyframes where it makes sense, and create a new layer with a new shape at a different point in time when it makes more sense.

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I mean I dont care about doing it frame by frame, I just want to create a new mask instead of adjusting the same one over and over again, its just kinda quicker for me