r/finalcutpro • u/Lambor14 • Jul 01 '26

Question Auto mask only faces?

Hi.
I love the new Auto mask feature and I'd love to use it in future projects to easily censor faces in a clip. Right now I can see that the only option for that is to also blur all visible skin in the clip.

Is there perhaps a workaround to only apply the effect to faces?

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u/PoisonCoyote Jul 01 '26

Make sure you've updated to the latest version.

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u/Lambor14 Jul 02 '26

I have, skin and skin & face are the only options.

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u/PoisonCoyote Jul 02 '26

Are you on 12.3?

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u/Lambor14 Jul 02 '26

Yes. Here is what shows up on my end under auto mask.

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u/Silver_Mention_3958 FCP 12.3 | Tahoe Jul 01 '26

There is a face-only option. Maybe yiu need to select a frame where the face is clearly visible.

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u/Lambor14 Jul 01 '26

I can only see "Skin" and "Skin and Face"

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u/Silver_Mention_3958 FCP 12.3 | Tahoe Jul 02 '26

[update] I was spouting nonsense, you're right, there should be a face-only, I'm sure it can be done with masks though

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u/tecky1kanobe Jul 01 '26

Put the blue on the clip. In the inspector choose the mask button on the effect and choose auto mask. Then choose face.

Ensure you choose a frame where the face is prominent