Mask selection is not showing on premiere 2026

Hi Adobe Team,

I am experiencing a persistent and frustrating issue with the latest update of Premiere Pro 2026. The mask outlines (paths and anchor points) are completely invisible in the Program Monitor, regardless of the situation or the tool used.

Problem Details:

• The mask is created in the Effect Controls panel, and I can see the "Mask 1" listed, but nothing appears on the screen to adjust or move.

• This happens with all three masking tools (Ellipse, Rectangle, and Pen Tool).

• I have already ensured that "Toggle Mask and Shape Path" is ON and the mask name is selected in the Effect Controls.

• This feature was working perfectly in all previous versions of Premiere Pro on the same hardware.

Hardware Specifications:

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

• Device History: I have been using this laptop for 9 years without any issues in Premiere Pro until this 2026 update.

This is clearly a software-side bug or a compatibility issue with the new UI/Engine in the 2026 version. Please look into this as it hinders the entire editing workflow.

Looking forward to your fix.

I am experiencing the exact same issue.

I am using Premiere Pro version 26.0.1. While smaller files don't seem to have any problems, the mask outlines disappear as soon as I apply a mask to a large video file. Once this glitch occurs, it persists across all video clips in the project.

To be clear, the mask itself functions correctly (it crops the video as intended); however, the outlines and overlay colors used to identify the mask area are completely invisible.

My PC Specifications:

• OS: Windows 11 Pro 24H2

• CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz

• RAM: 24.0 GB

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (Driver updated: 2025-12-30)

I am also facing the same issue the masked object even pen tool is not showing it marks or anything and its been a week and its causing alot of trouble even object mask took is added on ad ons and everything but its not helping please resolve this issue ,its working but i am not able to see the overlay the masked part in the video and thats makes it very hard …. please let me know if there is anything you guys can help with

yes i am also the same problem idk what to do 

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I wish I had an answer. This mask tool sucks. Its great (reportedly) for motion, but if you just need cut a section out, like for Chroma Key its awful. Still trying to figure out why they couldn’t add a feature without removing the way it also worked before. Freaking Adobe...always making everything needlessly complicated

Hi ​@ANDERSON LIMA38851806y8dv, 

Sorry you’ve been experiencing issues. We need a few more details to help like hardware and operating system information. Please see How to Report a Problem.

Are you in Multicam View or Comparison View at all? Are the masks being created despite not seeing an outline? (Are they showing up under the Effect Controls panel under Video > Unassigned Masks, when the clip is selected and are you able to select the masks from there?)

Would you be able to share a screen recording of your workspace when creating a mask?

Sorry for the frustration,

Dani

2026 is a mess. I’m reverting to the 2025. Simple shape masks not working how they should….ie nothing disappearing or being masked… My LUTs aren’t working.. it keeps reverting to BMPCC instead of FUJI.. what a mess.

Is this specific to Object masks? If yes, can you check that Object Mask was added during the install? You can check this on Creative Cloud by clicking on the more actions button and selecting “Get add-ons”

Make sure when you start drawing the Direct Manipulation button is turned off.