How to use the permanent mask?

Our automatic redaction only works on faces, full bodies and licence plates. Thus, if you wish to redact an area such as a notice board you will need to add a permanent mask.

On versions of Identity Cloak 6.0.0 onwards you will find that our manual redaction options have moved, previously you had the option to manually redact either with a rectangle or a circle on the tracking screen. You will now find the option to manually redact on the adjustment screen, these options are:

• Manual adjustment
• Dynamic adjustment
• Permanent masking
• Manual tracking

This article will take you through how to use the permanent masking feature to blur and unblur a set area.

To permanently mask an area:

1. Complete any tracking on individuals within the tracking screen
2. Click "Next" on the bottom right-hand side of your tracking screen to go through to the adjustment screen
3. Select the permanent masking icon
4. This will allow you to draw lines on the screen in the area you wish to redact, the area selected will be redacted for the entire length of the video
   
5. Click the screen to create lines around the area you wish to redact, making sure you join them up at the end
6. Click Save Mask
7. This area will now be blue when you play your clip within Identity Cloak, once exported the area will be blurred like heads/ bodies.

To keep an area clear using permanent masking:

1. Follow steps 1 to 6 above "To permanent mask an area"
2. Select the area you have drawn, the area will now be red
3. Right-click with your mouse
4. Select "Un-blur"
5. Once exported the area will remain clear for the whole length of the video

If you wish to delete the area you have drawn

1. Select the area you wish to delete the area will go from blue to red
2. Click the "Delete" button on your keyboard