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Once you’ve converted a simple shape to a Bezier window, you can add control points and manipulate the shape in any way you need to make it better conform to the subject, just as you would with any curve.
Resetting the Window Palette
The entire Window palette can be reset using the Option menu’s Reset command.
Combining Power Windows with the Mask Control
Adding multiple windows to a single node is an easy way to create composite keys. When combining windows, the Mask control defines whether one window adds to another window, or subtracts from that window.
In the following example, Circular and Curve windows have both been created, and each window’s Mask control is also turned on (by default), resulting in both masks being added together so that the sunset look correction affects both the sky and the woman’s face.
The two images show the combination of the key mattes.
By turning the Mask control of the circular window off, the circular window is subtracted from the curve.
Turning off the Mask control of the circular window
Now, the woman’s face is being protected from the aggressive sky treatment.
