# Can the mask, mask color to create b/w **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 17, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-the-mask-mask-color-to-create-b-w/185928 "2006-04-17T19:35:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sparky\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sparky\_J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sparky_J)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-the-mask-mask-color-to-create-b-w/185928/1 "2006-04-17T19:35:58Z")
Is it possible for a mask to mask color? I would like my mask to mask the color and only show B/W in the output. ---
**Author:** ![jillymo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-the-mask-mask-color-to-create-b-w/185928/2 "2006-04-17T20:36:39Z")
Sparky could you explain this a little better? Not sure exactly what you are meaning to do… ---
**Author:** ![Sparky\_J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sparky\_J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sparky_J)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-the-mask-mask-color-to-create-b-w/185928/3 "2006-04-17T20:40:18Z")
I was wanting the mask to mask the color of the underlying pictures … I just figured out that I could go ahead and make the pictures B/W by clicking on each clip, adding the adjust color filter, and making the saturation -100. So this work-around is fine. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jillymo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-the-mask-mask-color-to-create-b-w/185928/4 "2006-04-17T20:52:01Z")
Okay, glad you found a solution =)