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Shape Mask Filter
Create a Mask Shape
To create a mask shape, use the following tools on the tool bar to draw the
desired shape:
- Draw Rectangle button. Use this tool to draw rectangle and square
mask shapes.
Shortcut key: [ R ]
- Draw Ellipse button. Use this tool to draw ellipse and circle mask
shapes.
Shortcut key: [ T ]
To create a mask shape using the Rectangle and Ellipse buttons, click on the
desired button and drag the mouse cursor in the Preview window to create
a shape of the desired size.
Figure 617 shows an ellipse shape drawn in the
Preview window.
Note To create a perfectly square shape, hold down the [SHIFT] key while dragging
the cursor after selecting the Draw Rectangle tool.
Note To create a perfectly circular shape, hold down the [SHIFT] key while drag-
ging the cursor after selecting the Draw Ellipse tool.
- Draw Path button. Use this tool to draw free-form mask shapes com-
prised of multiple lines, curves, and vertices. For more information on
drawing and manipulating free-form mask shapes, see Drawing Free-Form
Shapes
on page 548 .
Shortcut key: [ P ]
Mask Parameters
Inside, Outside, Edge and Shape parameters may be adjusted for the mask
shape selected in the preview window.
Inside/Outside
Filters may be applied to the area of the clip inside or outside of the defined
mask shape. Filters may be applied to:
• only the area inside the mask
• only the area outside the mask
• both the area inside the mask and the area outside the mask.
Note If applying filters to both the area inside the mask and the area outside the
mask, separate filters may be applied to each area.