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You can mask any objects from Video Footage viewing by any particular useron the video image in the archive for certain users. 

The objects will be are masked:

• during Video Footage viewing;
• during Video Footage search;
• on exported videos.

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• when viewing the archive,
• when searching in the archive,
• when exporting from the archive.

To do this, set the No value for the the View masked video option in Role Settings parameter in the role settings (see Creating and configuring roles Roles). The objects will be are masked for all users belonging to this role.

To mask an object from Video Footage viewingin the archive, do the following:

1. Proceed Go to Archive Mode mode and find the object you want to be masked mask (see see Switching to the Archive mode). Locate the frame where Go to the frame where the object first appears in the camera 's FoV FOV (see Navigating in the Archivearchive).
   
2. Click the  button.
3. Select a shape for the mask: oval or rectangular.
   

4. Apply the mask over the object.

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   The procedure of setting up a mask is Configuring a masked area similar to adding a comment (see see Adding a comment).

   

5. Locate the last frame before the object disappears from the camera 's FoV FOV and place the mask over it. To save mask position, click the the Add point button.
   
6. The system automatically interpolates the mask position on intermediate frames, assuming that the object 's motion is uniform moving straight and rectilinear. 

7. Check View the video. If necessary, you can specify additional mask positions on intermediate frames for better masking. The system automatically re-interpolates mask positions within the video sequence.
   

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   To remove a mask position, click the  button.

8. After setting all necessary mask positions, enter your text notes comment and click the Save button.

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   After the mask is saved, you can not cannot delete it. Only the users having roles where View masked video parameter is set to Yes may bypass the masking (see Creating and configuring roleswho have the Yes value selected for the View masked video parameter can hide the mask when viewing the archive and exporting (see Roles).

   

The object is now hidden. When viewing the Video Footagearchive, users without appropriate access rights will permissions see the object masked.