How to add simple shape to a specific position

[Peteer]

How can I add simple shape to a specific position in the video and for a certain amount of time ?
I would like to use the rectangle shape with a black color to mask some information, I’ve watched tutorials with different way of adding shapes but I didn’t get the same output unfortunately

What is the easiest way to add a rectangle to the video ?

Thanks

[MusicalBox]

Hi @Peteer

There are a few ways to do this.
Here are two of them:

[Peteer]

i’ve watched the tutorial and i worked but how can I make the filter work for a certain amount of time ? Do I have to create a new video track every time I wank to mask some information ?

Also how can I use the crop circle mask the same way the rectangle mask work, it’s impossible to change the position of the circle crop

thanks

[shotcut]

If you want to resize and move a circle you, still use Crop: Rectangle filter and set the Corner radius parameter to 100%.

There are other options. There is clip art in PNG, SVG, and JSON formats that you can add just like anything else. See Shotcut - Resources page on the web site and Resources in the forum. You can create shapes also using File > Open Other > Animation (Glaxnimate). This opens a bundled tool named Glaxnimate, which is a simple drawing program.

[MusicalBox]

@Peteer

how can I make the filter work for a certain amount of time ?

You can use the Mask: Simple Shape filter instead of the crop filter.
If you want a round shape, use Ellipse instead of Rectangle.

You can use multiple Mask: Simple Shape filters on the same black clip.
Set Operation of the first Mask (the one on top of the list) to: Overwrite
To each additional mask, set Operation to Add

[andrelan]

Hello,
You can even make an empty shape:
Track v 2:
open, other, color (the one of your choice)
crop, rectangle (or other shape), transparent
mask, simple shape, subtract, progressiveness: 0
Then, you can place a text, for example and animate everything with the keys.

[andrelan]