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Mutch Games
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March 14, 2026
Question

Masking is missing for cropping in Premiere Pro 26 when it used to be in previous versions.

  • March 14, 2026
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Crop masking is missing in Adobe Premiere Pro 26. It's nice that cropping has been built into the clips in this version and the object masking is nice but I don't like how difficult it is to crop backgrounds in a variety of shapes. I would love to see the masking option returned to the cropping section instead of having to take three extra steps for every clip I want to custom crop in version 26. I'm going back to version 22 until this gets fixed.

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    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 14, 2026

    You can use the new mask feature to draw any shape with the Pen mask tool you want.

    Please read the HELP on how to use.

    Use object masking in Premiere Pro

    Adobe Premiere Pro Help | What's new in Premiere Pro CC