Using the Reveal Tool

Revealing is similar to using an eraser on one layer, allowing you to see what is beneath it. Typically you use this tool for adding or removing objects from a scene (rotoscoping).

Lock the source to reveal a portion of one frame of the source clip, or unlock the source to reveal a sequence of frames on the target clip.

Among its many uses, the Reveal tool is commonly used to remove unwanted elements of a scene (such as scratches, wires, or the microphone boom) that were shot from a stationary camera.

You use the Reveal tool in two main ways:

• To reveal from a frame in the current clip.
• To reveal from a frame in another clip.

Note: If you reveal to the same layer without specifying an offset, there is no visible effect to your clip.

In each case, the way the reveal area is applied depends on the Edges mode setting.