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Selecting Vertex NOT Bezier points in masks

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
January 1, 2019
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Hi there,

I am manually moving a mask to track an object in Premiere Pro CC (the Mask Path does not do what I need). I have converted some Vertex points to mild Beziers. If I try to move one of those bezier points, I want to select the whole point, not JUST the bezier handles. However, each time I try, the cursor picks up the bezier handles, not the whole point. That means I have no choice but to pull the handles out of the way before moving the point and readjusting the bezier handles on each move.

How can I get the cursor to ignore the bezier handles and select the whole point so that I can move the point, WITHOUT adjusting the bezier each time?

If this question does not make sense, please ignore it.

Thanks,

Johnny

aTomician

Inspiring

I have the exact same issue as the OP and looking for a solution. I would be happy to convert the points to non bezier points or remove handles in any way. I have a very simple mask and any time I click and drag a point using any tool (select, pen etc) some bezier handles magically appear and the points become curves - instead of just moving the point which is what I want. Always had this problem and would like to know how to fix.

Regards, aTomician

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Kelly33690385ej9j

Participating Frequently

I have the SAME problem, it's so damn annoying. Like come on Adobe have a shortcut key that will only select the vertex! The solution is never do any graphic anything in Premiere I've found, After Effects is such a better program. It's just very annoying to have to go to it every time for just simple masking!

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defaulttfq4nubx7mfl

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Same issue here. Such a simple task made so complicated by Adobe...

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Runningl8te

Participant

Here's a workaround:

1. Click your point while holding Shitft+Alt to delete the bezier handles.

2. Click and drag your point to where it needs to go.

3. If required, click and drag your point while holding Shift+Alt to reactivate your handles.

aTomician

Inspiring

Clicking a point while holding shift+alt does not delete bezier handles, it just deselects the point so that the bezier doesn't show. As soon as you select the point again, the bezier handles show up.

Regards, aTomician

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Use the magnifier option and might also want to go full screen to get a good view of the nodes.

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KusumasAuthor

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Thanks Ann but even at 400% and full screen on a separate monitor, it is still not close enough and, if I go into higher magnification, I have to zoom in and out for each move and that's as slow as the situation I already have.

The point I'm after is: Is there a cursor modifier key or something that I can use/press which makes the cusor ignore the nodes?

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Meg The Dog

Inspiring

Click down and drag across the point you want to select:

MtD

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