> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usevelo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Masks

> Blur parts of the screen that shouldn't be shared.

Masks blur a region of the recording so that passwords, personal email addresses, customer names or private dashboard figures are not legible to viewers. Blur is obscuring, not redaction — set it high enough that the content genuinely cannot be read, and check the result at full screen before you share.

## Adding a mask

Open the **Insert** panel from the right sidebar and add a mask. A **Mask Region** appears on the canvas and a block is added to the **Masking** track. Drag the region over what you want hidden and resize it with the handles.

## Mask settings

Selecting a mask opens the **Mask Editor** in the right-hand panel.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/velo/pxDtlABTIFHMVKTK/images/editing-velo/masks/01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=pxDtlABTIFHMVKTK&q=85&s=4901415baa4d1aae3daeecb7e4e7ba08" alt="Mask Editor with blur and roundness, and two mask blocks on the timeline" width="1456" height="830" data-path="images/editing-velo/masks/01.png" />
</Frame>

| Control | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Blur** | How heavily the region is blurred. Higher values make the content less legible |
| **Roundness** | Rounds the corners of the mask region |

**Apply to all masks** pushes the current blur and roundness to every mask in the video at once, so a whole video can be made consistent in one step.

<Note>
  Masks blur what is underneath — they do not paint over it with a solid block. Set **Blur** high enough that the content is genuinely unreadable, and check the result at full screen before sharing.
</Note>

## Using several masks

A video can carry as many masks as you need, each covering a different area at a different point in the video. They appear as separate blocks on the **Masking** track — in the screenshot above there are two, each at 40% blur — and you can drag their edges to control when each one is active.


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