# Video effects in React Native WebRTC - is this possible?

**URL:** <https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/video-effects-in-react-native-webrtc-is-this-possible/172>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 1, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/video-effects-in-react-native-webrtc-is-this-possible/172 "2019-07-01T16:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Desintegrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Desintegrator](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/u/Desintegrator)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/video-effects-in-react-native-webrtc-is-this-possible/172/1 "2019-07-01T16:21:33Z")

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I have an video editor app (without rn WebRTC) and I wonder if I can add effects, mask, etc in React Native WebRTC too?

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**Author:** ![saghul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/saghul/32/4_2.png) [@saghul](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/u/saghul)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://react-native-webrtc.discourse.group/t/video-effects-in-react-native-webrtc-is-this-possible/172/2 "2019-07-02T15:53:09Z")

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Not really. The view which the plugin exposes is a native one, not something like a canvas is on the web.