Multiple Masks on same clip

I have a clip with several primary and secondary corrections on it and want to apply a mask to a primary correction.
So far so good, but how do I apply a different mask to the same clip but to a different primary or secondary correction layer?
SG allows me to use only ONE mask for the whole clip? Even with multiple primary and secondary corrections?
The problem is as soon as I apply a second mask to a different effect on the same clip, the mask already there is replaced by the now on I just created and the other mask ist lost.
Is this a lacking feature or is it something I do wrong?
Any help appreciated!
Thanks,
Patrick.

Hi Patrick,
You didn't do anything wrong! But there is a way to add multiple masks to the same clip: Create a new grading track and add a new grading clip to the track (here is a link to an article showing you how to add new grading tracks: http://adobe.ly/PGrPvl)
You can add one mask per grading clip. If you just want one mask, add it to the original clip. To add a second mask, add a new grading track as described above. To add a third mask, add another grading track above the first one, and so on.
Let us know if this works for you!
Eric

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Hi All
is there anyway to have multiple masks effect a single layer?
What I want to
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now I am
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Alwinch wrote:
> Hi All
>
> is there anyway to have multiple masks effect a single
layer? What I want to
> so is have 9 different mask moving over a common layer.
Right now I am
> having to duplicate the layer 9 times with 9 seperate
masks. Cumbersome
> since the layer is video...
make the effect in movie clip than place that clip on mask
layer
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