Daniel, we all really appreciate your lessons. Yes, I've learned about Magic Mask but no one starts Alpha'ing. They all show us to apply alpha last. And no one spends serious time teaching the quality controls. This is a great lesson for sure. Oh, and lastly, Daniel, I really really like how you magnify and zoom into the very specific controls on the DaVinci parts. Just awesome. Keep up the fabulous work!!!
You've got the best tutorial! It makes learning super easy with the zoom, circles, and arrows perfect for folks with low vision. It’s so much fun and really simple to follow. Keep it up, people with low vision appreciate what you're doing! God bless you!
With every video of yours I become more happy about Filmora-Gate, as we now have someone who explains DaVinci Resolve in an entertaining and understandable way. Thank you for your work, Daniel, we are familiar with the software, but still learn something of value in every video you publish.
Your pace is ideal to follow along and understand. Thank you for moving to Resolve!!! You really cover the elementary and some intermediate level info without obscuring the task at hand.
Much appreciated, Jon! It's been a journey, for sure. It looks like Resolve might soon be a sponsor on the channel which will allow me to make a lot more focused content.
its nice being able to buy something and not be indebted for life with a subscription model like adobe. Also resolve is well worth its price, if anything just for the denoiser. you should jump in, you wont look back
... I agree, for ANY level!! He shows me things I never would have thought to try! Daniel's easy to follow style is evolving my creativity along with my technical ability!
Hi Daniel. I neglected my channel for many years. Well over a year ago I commented on one of your videos and you replied, suggesting Davinci Resolve. Thank you! It got me back into producing something, although my videos are completely no frills and rather basic! I've recently been getting more views and feel somewhat more encouraged to keep going. I have so much more to practice and learn. Bless you for sharing your skills with others. Take care. Stuart (aka Stuggy ! :)
Daniel, Excellent tutorial! Well illustrated, excellent pacing while making it extremely easy to follow. The best Magic Mask tutorial that I've seen to date! Thanks!
I just started using Davinci Resolve as my main editing program because of you and , all I can say is This: It's amazing. I'm still learning how to use it fully, but, I don't wanna go back to Premiere. I'll stick with Davinci. Thank you for your tips Daniel
not to mention, once you buy resolve you will NEVER have to pay another dime. subscription models are evil (unless youre renting once in a while, thats a great thing)
Excellent tutorial. Many thanks. I have a question. To me it seems that practicaly speaking in many cases using this technique can spare the need to shoot with green screen. Am I right?
It can but if you’re planning on removing the background as you film, you’re better off putting a solid color of some kind behind you that you can remove with either Chroma key or Luma key
@@Daniel_Batal Thanks. You wrote "a solid color." you did not write green. With current editor is it no longer important to stick to green? No advantage in usig it?
Great tutorial! Thanks. Best tutorial for getting into the details of removing a background. I’ll be checking the newb tutorial now. Just getting into Davinci. I love this software. Thanks, Daniel!
Question for you! If I wanted to improve educational video that has the talking head at the bottom, and I want to switch out the background and change the lettering, is there an easy way to do that? Or would I have to do the whole video over?
Yeah, definitely. You could just manually mask out the PIP portion and replace the main image. You could do that in Fusion with a polygon or Bspline mask or in the Color Page with a power window and and alpha (transparent) output. This video shows it with an image but the same process will work. You don't need to hand draw the mask, using a square power window might work---> ruclips.net/user/shorts8f9o7-JEmMs?si=2At-kYdmon2Vq15I
If you plan on doing a lot of masking, it's definitely worth the upgrade. It will also give you GPU acceleration which will make those masks, tracking and especially render times even faster.
You are a FANTASTIC teacher. Really well done. But I am just curious what can be done with a video such as yourself in this video. You have curly hair with a background of a similar color. Do you think you could make a decent mask of yourself and make it so that the background would be replaced properly in area where we can see "through" your hair? If so, that would be a KILLER mask. Thanks.
That’s a great question. I typically will put myself in front of a green screen or a color that’s more easily keyed out just because of the curls in my hair and the amount of background that can potentially show through. I thought you were going to point out how out of focus my camera was on this video! 😅 For some reason, my auto focus decided to choose my hands as a fixed point and I didn’t notice it until I was just about ready to edit.
magic mask is good for the quick and well prepped footage. hair is always the trickiest and most people have spent years becoming good at it. on typical non green screened footage youre gonna have to dive into fusion. it has very very good tools for this and quite a few keying techniques
Magic mask is unreliable in the colour page if you alter any part of the image back in the edit page. The mask breaks down. It seems best to use it in fusion. The other aspect is you really need strong contrasting and bright colours for magic mask to work well with a moving image. I have found it doesn't work so well in mid to low lit scenes.
@@Daniel_Batal No, it is not a system resource problem and I have also commented to some of your videos about this issue. If you take a color page Magic Mask back to the Edit page, then decide to use the Inspector to Transform-adjust anything in that clip, the mask will often just disappear. Then you have to go back to the Color page and recreate it. OTOH, if you create the Magic Mask on the Fusion page and return to the Edit page, further Transform adjustments do not delete the mask. When it first happened to me, it was more than annoying, so I searched on the issue, and found YT content creators who have discussed it.
@@jer3006I didn’t see this comment until I added mine above (see “WARNING”). My use of MagicMask in Fusion doesn’t seem to make a difference. Sometimes, it seems that if I touch the clip for any reason in Edit, it loses the mask.
@@jer3006Forgot to ask. Can you point me to the other content creators you mentioned who have fixes? I haven’t found anything useful, except for using a Saver node.
@@NealWiser Sorry, I didn't record who commented, just took notice both said the solution is to use the Fusion page Magic Mask. Apparently, in your experience, that is not the solution and something else must be at work here. Appreciate you commenting with that information.
Just discovered your channel. Great DaVinci content! Have you done video on motion tracking power windows? I can get the tracking working but would really like to find a way to to ease on and off the window ….especially when subject is moving from deep bg and walking right up to camera and exiting the frame. Gonna go watch more of your stuff cus watching how other solve stuff in resolve always results in learning something new.
@@Daniel_Batal thx for the reply….that scenario is something I run into all the time…especially when a show keeps shooting takes of a scene and they are losing the light fast or have lost it completely. I’ve subscribed so hope to see it in the future.
Please do some magic mask , motion tracking , depth map tutorials in depth for noobs + creative ways to use them in different scenarios. Thank you very much. :)
Yo Daniel!! ✌️ What format do I choose when exporting if I’m putting on RUclips and my goal is to fill the entire screen on my iPhone when laying it sideways. No borders on the video. Can you help?
Depends on the phone because all screen displays are different. Start with 2:1 and that’ll get you most of the way there for most common mobile devices
also remember unless you lock the rotation of your iPhone it will automatically rotate the video. resolve has built in "social media" aspect ratios for both editing and rendering.
If you're using the magic mask and the video isn't as sharp and the magic mask picks up pieces of the background can you offer and tricks to clean it up? Thank you and i enjoy love and appreciate your content.
I would run a sharpener and a slight contrast boost on the footage first. then run the magic mask. dont forget you can add multiple strokes/passes to magic mask
Thanks dude. I love you. I love your videos, your tone. It's simple,clear, humble,precise and fun. Love your voice,love your style. I always find here quick tips I can't find anywhere else. Thanks. I was looking for a tuto about how to cut still image in layers to separate background and simulate depth in a jpeg and I ended here. Not exactly that,but very useful. Thanks again.😊 😊😊😊😊
Hey, thanks for the kind words. Resolve is definitely a tricky software to cover in one video but hopefully there will be more on my channel that helps you solve other questions and problems ☮️
I've got a question: is there any way to apply this masking across multiple clips cut from the same source file? I want to use the AI transcription to cut and edit a single file, but once it's complete I want to apply the Defocus Background effect across all the individual clips without having to individually re-apply (and render) the mask. I guess I could put the whole clip in the timeline and apply the effect through it all first, but I'm not sure if it would mess with me using the AI transcription to pull out all the bad takes.
@@Daniel_Batal yeah I'm worried that I found some weird workflow loophole and am going to have to just manually apply the mask again and again BUT DEFOCUS BACKGROUND IS SO GREAT
I doubt it. magic mask isnt built for that. in fact most compers will address clip by clip, it's just the nature of roto work. (unless you are keying out green screen on multiple clips).
HI Daniel. Please forgive me for asking a filmora question on your DaVinci Resolve video 🤣. The last vid I saw of you about filmora was a year ago. Are you no longer supporting filmora or doing any "how to" filmora videos?? I'm just curious. I think they're on version like 13.8. Anyway, let me know if you're only doing vids about DaVinci. I have that program as well, I just haven't used it very often so I don't know it as well. Thanks in advance for the response, I know you're a busy guy.
Yeah, I stopped making Filmora tutorials about two years ago. I felt I had taken that software as far as it was going to go for me personally and moved on.
Simple. Cut a single frame every (x=value) over the entirety of the clip and delete the rest. (Not how I’d recommend approaching time lapse compositions) Do you understand time lapse as a video production concept?
Hi Daniel. Great tutorial as usual. In addition to everything else - your zooming in and repositioning during your tutorials really nail it - I know doing that zooming is extra work. Can you do another tutorial showing the best Magic Mask techniques when more than one person is in the shot. Also when there are additional foreground objects in the footage, such as a desk or multiple non human “props’ or even animals such as a dog in the footage. Situations where Magic Mask can be used beyond one human. I realize Magic Mask has its limitations, however I would like to see you push it to the limits. …Rowby.
you can always run multiple passes on the footage an combine the alphas using Fusion. Fusio can be your best friend and its no as hard to learn as people think. just take it slow and easy and dont move on until you full understand the basics. Casey faris has great beginners fusion tutorials. and magic mask also has "object" masks.
Hello Daniel. Im a huge fan of your channel, you helped me solve things numerous times. I have a question: im using studio 18 the free version, who have Magic Mask option. Is there any differences in quality when you use MM in the free version vs the studio version? Because when i try to erase some background, i feel like it doesn't do a very good job and i get a lot of imperfection. From a noob, thank you!
thank you for the vid this is helpful! Do you know how can i move the background photo beneath vid1? It drives me crazy i canot move one on top of the other. If i do the video first, when i upload the image, it uploads it on top of the video, and i cannot move it beneath..
You control the track assignments. Upload into your media pool, create tracks by right clicking on an existing track control region and choosing “Add Track”, then decide what goes into each. Another easy starting point is when you created your first track and have one piece of footage in it, left click on that video clip in your timeline and drag upwards. It’ll move it into a new track and leave an open track below it. Once you have a few tracks going, right clicking in the far left control section of each track will allow you to add tracks above and below.
Hi Daniel. I switched to DaVinci, i rly like it, but there are one thing what is make me crazy, maybe because I'm not experinced enough. When I'm trying to move clips on all tracks on timeline with "swap clips"(ctrl+shift+,) method, clips on all tracks (except track 1) are overwriting them selfs. To avoid this this I need to link all of them, split them and only after that I can move them with "swap clips" method. Is there any way to move clips on different tracks without doing all of this steps?
Couple of ways. One of the easiest is clicking the “lock all tracks” option just under the preview window then just unlocking the track you want to work with. The reason some functionality affects more than one track is that the Auto Track Selector for each track is usually on by default. You can turn those off o the left side of each track
@@Daniel_Batal Sorry, maybe I did not understand well, I am using the free version and I thought you were using it as well, so everything is ok. keep up the good work !
So, when I FIIIINALLY got my masking done.... I go back to edit page. It's perfect! Now I need to move the new masked clip and put it on top of a new background. As soon as I move the clip it at all in the edit page- it goes completely black and my masking subject dissappears. My hard work is gone. Rresolve keeps doing this 2 days- same clip- how many times do I have to do this?
@@Daniel_Batal well. after i move it a little and the subject dissappers, I head back to fusion where I use the polygon to re check the tracking, everything scrubs through fine in that page. frame by frame. Back to the edit page and there it is. plays through just fine. I click and drag it to move it anywhere and it repeats and goes blank. its a pickle
is Danvinci better or filmora? and which one takes the most storage? because I've tried installing Davinci and it was stuck on 0 and didn't go up a bar and I even waited hours and it still didn't go up.
DaVinci. Not even close. Resolve is a Pro level editor used on many of the major motion pictures you’ve probably seen. -> www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
You’d have to manually draw in masks point by point as I mentioned in this video. If masking is something you plan on doing frequently, I would absolutely suggest considering purchasing a Resolve Studio license
My magic mask continues to undo its tracking eventually only showing one frame masked. Usually, this happens when I go back to the edit tab for a bit and eventually, the magic mask effect and data disappear. I don't know if this is a bug or a user error on my part. Any feedback? Thanks!
This is a Studio Only feature. Whenever I can confirm that a feature I’m talking about is only available in the Studio version, I will always mention it either in the video or right at the top of the video description. ☮️
Daniel when i try the magic mask and the alpha output, it does a great job but when i come into the edit page and play the video it turns black and all the tracking of the magic mask turns red line, please fix this
That may be a glitch in the software because you’re not the first person who has said the magic mask doesn’t seem to hold in certain circumstances when switching pages. Make sure you’ve got the latest version installed because they may have created a patch fix for it that might solve some of your problems. ☮️❤️
I am finding that Masking in Resolve 19 Studio beta is definitely problematic. More work needs to be done with tracking. For me, in video masking it's just not usable yet.
@@Daniel_Batal OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OS Version: 10.0.22631 N/A Build 22631 OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free Registered Owner: Registered Organization: Product ID: Original Install Date: 6/19/2024, 3:38:59 PM System Boot Time: 7/24/2024, 4:07:14 am System Manufacturer: ASUS System Model: System Product Name System Type: x64-based PC Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 151 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~3200 Mhz BIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. 1402, 9/8/2023 Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32 Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1 System Locale: en-us;English (United States) Input Locale: en-us;English (United States) Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Total Physical Memory: 65,344 MB Available Physical Memory: 52,326 MB Virtual Memory: Max Size: 69,440 MB Virtual Memory: Available: 53,083 MB Virtual Memory: In Use: 16,357 MB What are your thoughts?
That’s a solid system. The 3060 might come up a bit short. I run a 4090 and even then, with a heavy load 4K project I find some issues with version 19. Typically it ends of being a resource demand issue with tracking masks because you’re asking the software to do a lot and Resolve is a resource hog, for sure. Have you tried rolling your project settings back just for edit and then back up for export? Also, have you tried keeping your playback display resolution at “half” instead of “full”?
Yes, but it often happens when moving the clip on the timeline that the mask is lost. If you have not previously saved the clip with "Render in Place". Very resource hungry! Very nerve-wracking with longer clips. And Magic Mask works better and more accurately in the Fusion Page.
any type of procedural masking like this should be baked down when youre happy with it if youre still planning on doing timeline editing. just render it with an alpha channel and bring it back into the timeline
Sir , when i click on render button to render 1 min fusion clip( medium quality) , my GPU is 1660 super , i don't know why this showing 10 hours to render this and render timming is increasing continuously !! What should i do .
A couple of things, If you’re using the Free version, it does not support GPU acceleration. Also, You’re using an incredibly underpowered GPU for running Resolve. The 1660 Super is built for gaming, not so much editing. Use these recommended (not minimum) system specs-> motionarray.com/learn/davinci-resolve/davinci-resolve-system-requirements/
@@Daniel_Batal not so much. I'm just beginning and it's a pretty time consuming making mask and animating them. So I'd like to know if there's any shortcut. I've the studio version. And I've discovered your channel just a few days ago, as well, and it's nice, helpful and pretty amazing explanations
do it in fusion. if the camera is moving then youre gonna have to animate it. there is no "easy root" work. magic mask has its place but its also a massive cheat. just go into fusion and use their masking tools. youll thank yourself.
So for some reason, my footage is just loading into Davinci's resolve I put the footage in other editing software and it works And I have used Davinci in the past and it works But for some reason, it doesn't right now
Magic mask is a studio only feature. Whenever I’m talking about a feature that’s not available in the free version, I’ll either mention it in the video as I did hear or at the very top of the description, which I did hear as well. ☮️
I think I just posted one 😁 The truth is, manually masking and then tracking is tedious and painstaking. This is why Resolve offers advanced AI assisted masking features in their Studio version. If that’s something you think you’d need for your workflow, definitely consider purchasing their one-time (lifetime) license ☮️
youll have to go in and learn fusion. its not really as bad as people think. if youre looking to do any kind of keying/masking/roto then fusion will be your best friend.
Any chance you could put in the title of the videos: (free: ✅) Or (studio only) This way, we don’t have to get well into the video before we realize that we poor people can’t do it because we don’t have the full version. Thanks
I’m always using the latest Studio version of Resolve on PC (sometimes Mac but I’ll specify when). It’s hard to keep up with every version available on Mac, PC & Linux. The time it would take to constantly run several OS systems on multiple systems and check every feature I mention to see if it’s also available in the Free version for every OS for every user would effectively 6x my workload. Although I cover a wide variety of features, I figure if people see me talking about a feature they want but don’t currently have, they’ll know where to get it. I hope that makes sense ☮️
Hmmm…. That’s usually a comparability error. Meaning, the software and your GPU aren’t talking well. Definitely start by updating to the latest drivers from the website of whichever manufacturer built your graphics card. Which version of Resolve are you using? (Keep in mind, the free version doesn’t support GPU acceleration)
Yeah, you shouldn't be having any issues with compatibility. It's gotta be something not up to date, either the drivers or the OS. Let me know how this works out for you or if it keeps persisting.
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Daniel, we all really appreciate your lessons. Yes, I've learned about Magic Mask but no one starts Alpha'ing. They all show us to apply alpha last. And no one spends serious time teaching the quality controls. This is a great lesson for sure. Oh, and lastly, Daniel, I really really like how you magnify and zoom into the very specific controls on the DaVinci parts. Just awesome. Keep up the fabulous work!!!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
You've got the best tutorial! It makes learning super easy with the zoom, circles, and arrows perfect for folks with low vision. It’s so much fun and really simple to follow. Keep it up, people with low vision appreciate what you're doing! God bless you!
Hey thanks, man! I appreciate that ☮️
DaVinci is just pulling so much further ahead of Premiere, in features and definitely in value...
It really is a monster software.
I still can’t believe how much they give away for free
There is no comparison between the two. Adobe can never catch up
@@Daniel_BatalI just hope that da Vinci won't add a subscription out of nowhere
With every video of yours I become more happy about Filmora-Gate, as we now have someone who explains DaVinci Resolve in an entertaining and understandable way. Thank you for your work, Daniel, we are familiar with the software, but still learn something of value in every video you publish.
“Filmora-Gate” 😅😆
Your pace is ideal to follow along and understand. Thank you for moving to Resolve!!! You really cover the elementary and some intermediate level info without obscuring the task at hand.
Much appreciated, Jon! It's been a journey, for sure. It looks like Resolve might soon be a sponsor on the channel which will allow me to make a lot more focused content.
@@Daniel_Batal you deserve it, and we all benefit. That's great news!
Haven't jumped to DaVinci yet, but I'll always support you.
I appreciate the support! What video editing software are you using now?
Jump right over! 😅
@Daniel_Batal still with filmora because I'm cheap and non committal. I have been since 2020 solely because of you.
its nice being able to buy something and not be indebted for life with a subscription model like adobe. Also resolve is well worth its price, if anything just for the denoiser. you should jump in, you wont look back
Thank You for a detailed and clean tutorial. Definitely beginner friendly.
You’re very welcome!
The best simple tutor on davinci for beginner
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
... I agree, for ANY level!! He shows me things I never would have thought to try! Daniel's easy to follow style is evolving my creativity along with my technical ability!
I recently started following you. Thanks for all the great instruction. You’re easy to learn from. Your thumbnails are amazing also.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
Another great tutorial expertly explained. I like the way you zoom into the controls, this is especially helpful for noobs. Thanks Daniel. 👏
You're very welcome!
Hi Daniel. I neglected my channel for many years. Well over a year ago I commented on one of your videos and you replied, suggesting Davinci Resolve. Thank you! It got me back into producing something, although my videos are completely no frills and rather basic! I've recently been getting more views and feel somewhat more encouraged to keep going. I have so much more to practice and learn. Bless you for sharing your skills with others. Take care. Stuart (aka Stuggy ! :)
Love hearing that, Stuart! My whole goal with this channel is to empower creators to get out there and create! ☮️❤️
Daniel, Excellent tutorial! Well illustrated, excellent pacing while making it extremely easy to follow. The best Magic Mask tutorial that I've seen to date! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I got davinci a couple of months ago and you have been the most helpful with learning how to use this software thank you!
I love hearing that! I’m really glad this made sense for you. ☮️❤️
Best davinci tutorials on youtube!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
Agreed!
I just started using Davinci Resolve as my main editing program because of you and , all I can say is This: It's amazing. I'm still learning how to use it fully, but, I don't wanna go back to Premiere. I'll stick with Davinci. Thank you for your tips Daniel
I’m still learning it too! I’m the HNIC (head Noob in charge)
not to mention, once you buy resolve you will NEVER have to pay another dime. subscription models are evil (unless youre renting once in a while, thats a great thing)
Magic Mask is awesome, I just love Davinci resolve. Great video Daniel👍
Agreed! It’s one of those features that makes the price of a license well worth it
Excellent tutorial. Many thanks. I have a question. To me it seems that practicaly speaking in many cases using this technique can spare the need to shoot with green screen. Am I right?
It can but if you’re planning on removing the background as you film, you’re better off putting a solid color of some kind behind you that you can remove with either Chroma key or Luma key
@@Daniel_Batal Thanks. You wrote "a solid color." you did not write green. With current editor is it no longer important to stick to green? No advantage in usig it?
Thanks for the tip on background video quality. I've had hit or miss results. Now I know why.
You are an excellent teacher. I do appreciate your time. Gracias
You’re very welcome, my friend! 😀
Great tutorial! Thanks. Best tutorial for getting into the details of removing a background. I’ll be checking the newb tutorial now. Just getting into Davinci. I love this software. Thanks, Daniel!
If you have any questions, feel free to shout them out here in the comment section
Love this guys channel.... dude you will never know how much stress you have saved me
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
pleasant timbre of voice, everything is short and to the point
Hey, thanks, I appreciate that!
Great tutorial with an incredibly helpful tip!
Thank you kindly, Dom!
Thanks! Appreciate how well you describe features in DaVinci Resolve.
Happy to help!
Question for you! If I wanted to improve educational video that has the talking head at the bottom, and I want to switch out the background and change the lettering, is there an easy way to do that? Or would I have to do the whole video over?
Yeah, definitely. You could just manually mask out the PIP portion and replace the main image. You could do that in Fusion with a polygon or Bspline mask or in the Color Page with a power window and and alpha (transparent) output.
This video shows it with an image but the same process will work. You don't need to hand draw the mask, using a square power window might work---> ruclips.net/user/shorts8f9o7-JEmMs?si=2At-kYdmon2Vq15I
Excellent! tHank you. Your video not only explains, it also generates motivation to up the skills game!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
Thanks for the tip Daniel. Is there a solution/ work around for the free version of DaVinci Resolve?
Yep. Creating a mask point by point manually as I shows in the beginning of this video.
It’s painstaking, though
@@Daniel_Batal ah ok....thanks for answer. But this is too complicated and time-consuming for me. Maybe I upgrade some day to the studio version...
If you plan on doing a lot of masking, it's definitely worth the upgrade. It will also give you GPU acceleration which will make those masks, tracking and especially render times even faster.
You are a FANTASTIC teacher. Really well done. But I am just curious what can be done with a video such as yourself in this video. You have curly hair with a background of a similar color. Do you think you could make a decent mask of yourself and make it so that the background would be replaced properly in area where we can see "through" your hair? If so, that would be a KILLER mask. Thanks.
That’s a great question. I typically will put myself in front of a green screen or a color that’s more easily keyed out just because of the curls in my hair and the amount of background that can potentially show through.
I thought you were going to point out how out of focus my camera was on this video! 😅
For some reason, my auto focus decided to choose my hands as a fixed point and I didn’t notice it until I was just about ready to edit.
magic mask is good for the quick and well prepped footage. hair is always the trickiest and most people have spent years becoming good at it. on typical non green screened footage youre gonna have to dive into fusion. it has very very good tools for this and quite a few keying techniques
SO awesome you saved my brain AGAIN Daniel!🤯 THANK YOU🙏☮
👊😎☮️
Magic mask is unreliable in the colour page if you alter any part of the image back in the edit page. The mask breaks down. It seems best to use it in fusion.
The other aspect is you really need strong contrasting and bright colours for magic mask to work well with a moving image. I have found it doesn't work so well in mid to low lit scenes.
Yeah, I explained a lot of that in the video.
I haven’t had the Edit Page issue you’re referring to. I wonder if it’s a system resource issue?
@@Daniel_Batal No, it is not a system resource problem and I have also commented to some of your videos about this issue. If you take a color page Magic Mask back to the Edit page, then decide to use the Inspector to Transform-adjust anything in that clip, the mask will often just disappear. Then you have to go back to the Color page and recreate it. OTOH, if you create the Magic Mask on the Fusion page and return to the Edit page, further Transform adjustments do not delete the mask. When it first happened to me, it was more than annoying, so I searched on the issue, and found YT content creators who have discussed it.
@@jer3006I didn’t see this comment until I added mine above (see “WARNING”). My use of MagicMask in Fusion doesn’t seem to make a difference. Sometimes, it seems that if I touch the clip for any reason in Edit, it loses the mask.
@@jer3006Forgot to ask. Can you point me to the other content creators you mentioned who have fixes? I haven’t found anything useful, except for using a Saver node.
@@NealWiser Sorry, I didn't record who commented, just took notice both said the solution is to use the Fusion page Magic Mask. Apparently, in your experience, that is not the solution and something else must be at work here. Appreciate you commenting with that information.
I lost my older filmora that i used the online code for. Anyway, I am overwelmed with everything. You nailed that freakin rock video about your hater.
Thanks, Keven. It was all done in good fun ☮️
Another excellent lesson.
Thank you!
You’re very welcome, my friend! 😀
Just in time! Thanks for the tutorial. Salute!
👊😎☮️
Just discovered your channel. Great DaVinci content! Have you done video on motion tracking power windows? I can get the tracking working but would really like to find a way to to ease on and off the window ….especially when subject is moving from deep bg and walking right up to camera and exiting the frame. Gonna go watch more of your stuff cus watching how other solve stuff in resolve always results in learning something new.
I haven’t covered that in specific but it’s a great suggestion. I’ll see if I can cover it in an upcoming video. ☮️
@@Daniel_Batal thx for the reply….that scenario is something I run into all the time…especially when a show keeps shooting takes of a scene and they are losing the light fast or have lost it completely. I’ve subscribed so hope to see it in the future.
Please do some magic mask , motion tracking , depth map tutorials in depth for noobs + creative ways to use them in different scenarios. Thank you very much. :)
Great suggestion! I’ll make a note of that and see if I can cover it in an upcoming video
That's absolutely amazing ❤ but can you please also teach composting them too. And one more for 3d live action animation composting.😊
Yo Daniel!! ✌️
What format do I choose when exporting if I’m putting on RUclips and my goal is to fill the entire screen on my iPhone when laying it sideways. No borders on the video. Can you help?
Depends on the phone because all screen displays are different.
Start with 2:1 and that’ll get you most of the way there for most common mobile devices
also remember unless you lock the rotation of your iPhone it will automatically rotate the video. resolve has built in "social media" aspect ratios for both editing and rendering.
Great Vid, do you have any videos on inserting a clip between 2 clips of a empty space or something close to that?
Try this-> ruclips.net/user/shorts_xfzeCDYoD0?si=FL1h1qLGWVvY0SSL
Great content...and man! What a voice u have 😮 ! I could listen for hours 😅
Wow, thanks! I appreciate that! ☮️
Great tutorial!! Davinci Resolve is very counter-intuitive software.
It definitely feels that way when you first start using it. Once you get used to the workflow, it suddenly just starts making sense.
EXTREMELY useful and informative video, Daniel! Thank you so much for putting it together! 👍🔥
My pleasure!
Great explanation. Very easy to understand even for a newbie 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.
Thank you very much!
You're very welcome!
If you're using the magic mask and the video isn't as sharp and the magic mask picks up pieces of the background can you offer and tricks to clean it up? Thank you and i enjoy love and appreciate your content.
Great suggestion! I’ll make a note of that and see if I can cover it in an upcoming video
I would run a sharpener and a slight contrast boost on the footage first. then run the magic mask. dont forget you can add multiple strokes/passes to magic mask
Thanks dude. I love you. I love your videos, your tone. It's simple,clear, humble,precise and fun. Love your voice,love your style. I always find here quick tips I can't find anywhere else. Thanks. I was looking for a tuto about how to cut still image in layers to separate background and simulate depth in a jpeg and I ended here. Not exactly that,but very useful. Thanks again.😊 😊😊😊😊
Hey, thanks for the kind words.
Resolve is definitely a tricky software to cover in one video but hopefully there will be more on my channel that helps you solve other questions and problems ☮️
I've got a question: is there any way to apply this masking across multiple clips cut from the same source file? I want to use the AI transcription to cut and edit a single file, but once it's complete I want to apply the Defocus Background effect across all the individual clips without having to individually re-apply (and render) the mask. I guess I could put the whole clip in the timeline and apply the effect through it all first, but I'm not sure if it would mess with me using the AI transcription to pull out all the bad takes.
Hmmm… I haven’t had that particular issue. I’ll see if I can replicate it and if I can, I’ll try to find a solution. ☮️
@@Daniel_Batal yeah I'm worried that I found some weird workflow loophole and am going to have to just manually apply the mask again and again BUT DEFOCUS BACKGROUND IS SO GREAT
I doubt it. magic mask isnt built for that. in fact most compers will address clip by clip, it's just the nature of roto work. (unless you are keying out green screen on multiple clips).
Sir big fan, please show us your audio settings for videos, you sound amazing 😍
I’ll have to do a video on my full rig again!
@@Daniel_Batal oops I'm sorry I didn't mentioned it, actually I need only davinci reslove vocals Equalizer settings which you do while editing 😇
I did! Hope you found it
@@Daniel_Batal yeah I found it, thank you sir😇😇😇😇
Amazing video as usual. Keep up the good work ❤
Thank you! Will do!
Another AMAZING Tutorial For Newbs!!! Thanks DaVinici Guru 🤘😁🤘
Ha! I’m definitely no guru. I’m the HNIC (head noob in charge) 😜
HI Daniel. Please forgive me for asking a filmora question on your DaVinci Resolve video 🤣. The last vid I saw of you about filmora was a year ago. Are you no longer supporting filmora or doing any "how to" filmora videos?? I'm just curious. I think they're on version like 13.8. Anyway, let me know if you're only doing vids about DaVinci. I have that program as well, I just haven't used it very often so I don't know it as well. Thanks in advance for the response, I know you're a busy guy.
Yeah, I stopped making Filmora tutorials about two years ago.
I felt I had taken that software as far as it was going to go for me personally and moved on.
Hi Daniel, if I have a 4K 30 video clip, how can I make it look like it is a time lapse video? Did I mention I love your content?
Simple.
Cut a single frame every (x=value) over the entirety of the clip and delete the rest.
(Not how I’d recommend approaching time lapse compositions)
Do you understand time lapse as a video production concept?
Could you make a short video on how to add a background behind an icon/png and stick it to it so it moves with the icon when we animate it
Great suggestion! I’ll make a note of that and see if I can cover it in an upcoming video
Hello great video information Daniel
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that ☮️❤️
Değerli bilgiler için Teşekkürler 🙏 davince resolve sevmeye başladım 😊
You’re very welcome, my friend! 😀
Hi Daniel. Great tutorial as usual. In addition to everything else - your zooming in and repositioning during your tutorials really nail it - I know doing that zooming is extra work.
Can you do another tutorial showing the best Magic Mask techniques when more than one person is in the shot. Also when there are additional foreground objects in the footage, such as a desk or multiple non human “props’ or even animals such as a dog in the footage. Situations where Magic Mask can be used beyond one human. I realize Magic Mask has its limitations, however I would like to see you push it to the limits.
…Rowby.
Great suggestion! I’ll make a note of that and see if I can cover it in an upcoming video
you can always run multiple passes on the footage an combine the alphas using Fusion. Fusio can be your best friend and its no as hard to learn as people think. just take it slow and easy and dont move on until you full understand the basics. Casey faris has great beginners fusion tutorials. and magic mask also has "object" masks.
God I love being a Davinci user! The magic mask is so amazing and I utilize it so much
Agreed!
Thank you for finer tips on using Magic Mask.
You are so welcome!
Hello Daniel. Im a huge fan of your channel, you helped me solve things numerous times. I have a question: im using studio 18 the free version, who have Magic Mask option. Is there any differences in quality when you use MM in the free version vs the studio version? Because when i try to erase some background, i feel like it doesn't do a very good job and i get a lot of imperfection.
From a noob, thank you!
Magic mask actually isn’t available in the free version, only the studio version.
Amazing bro!
Thanks 🔥
Awesome! Thank You!! 🙏
You are so welcome!
Sir your audio seems to be very clear can u tell me how you edit it in detail
Great suggestion! I’ll make a note of that and see if I can cover it in an upcoming video
You’re the best!!! Thanks!!!
You're welcome!
thank you for the vid this is helpful! Do you know how can i move the background photo beneath vid1? It drives me crazy i canot move one on top of the other. If i do the video first, when i upload the image, it uploads it on top of the video, and i cannot move it beneath..
You control the track assignments.
Upload into your media pool, create tracks by right clicking on an existing track control region and choosing “Add Track”, then decide what goes into each.
Another easy starting point is when you created your first track and have one piece of footage in it, left click on that video clip in your timeline and drag upwards.
It’ll move it into a new track and leave an open track below it.
Once you have a few tracks going, right clicking in the far left control section of each track will allow you to add tracks above and below.
Hi Daniel. I switched to DaVinci, i rly like it, but there are one thing what is make me crazy, maybe because I'm not experinced enough.
When I'm trying to move clips on all tracks on timeline with "swap clips"(ctrl+shift+,) method, clips on all tracks (except track 1) are overwriting them selfs. To avoid this this I need to link all of them, split them and only after that I can move them with "swap clips" method. Is there any way to move clips on different tracks without doing all of this steps?
Couple of ways. One of the easiest is clicking the “lock all tracks” option just under the preview window then just unlocking the track you want to work with.
The reason some functionality affects more than one track is that the Auto Track Selector for each track is usually on by default.
You can turn those off o the left side of each track
Hey daniel!
Can you make a video about how to use nodes?
Start here:ruclips.net/video/XZcu0CVcQsQ/видео.htmlsi=3LCXENIHMz7oZUyQ
Then go here: ruclips.net/user/liveV_hm-kCWWwY?si=OwJmhuC9GXBmxU7y
Im using the same version as you and in the color menu I dont have the magic mask, do you know why is that?
Thanks
You’re using Resolve Studio 19?
As I mentioned in this video, Magic Mask is a Studio only feature.
@@Daniel_Batal Sorry, maybe I did not understand well, I am using the free version and I thought you were using it as well, so everything is ok.
keep up the good work !
So, when I FIIIINALLY got my masking done.... I go back to edit page. It's perfect! Now I need to move the new masked clip and put it on top of a new background. As soon as I move the clip it at all in the edit page- it goes completely black and my masking subject dissappears. My hard work is gone. Rresolve keeps doing this 2 days- same clip- how many times do I have to do this?
Hmmm…. Did you re-track it?
@@Daniel_Batal well. after i move it a little and the subject dissappers, I head back to fusion where I use the polygon to re check the tracking, everything scrubs through fine in that page. frame by frame. Back to the edit page and there it is. plays through just fine. I click and drag it to move it anywhere and it repeats and goes blank. its a pickle
hmmm.... I haven't run into this issue. If I can replicate it, I'll see if I can find a solution.
@Daniel_Batal no problem if it persists on my end I'll take a video shot of it and post it and tag ya
is Danvinci better or filmora? and which one takes the most storage? because I've tried installing Davinci and it was stuck on 0 and didn't go up a bar and I even waited hours and it still didn't go up.
DaVinci.
Not even close. Resolve is a Pro level editor used on many of the major motion pictures you’ve probably seen. -> www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
Can this work with shorts, removing the background, I am a complete noob lol love your videos you break it down very well.
Absolutely. The aspect ratio of your project can be anything you want.
@@Daniel_Batal ty for quick reply..
Is there any other way (workaround) for the freebies? The free version seems to have everything BUT masking 😢
You’d have to manually draw in masks point by point as I mentioned in this video.
If masking is something you plan on doing frequently, I would absolutely suggest considering purchasing a Resolve Studio license
@@Daniel_Batal Thank you so much older brother! 🤝
My magic mask continues to undo its tracking eventually only showing one frame masked. Usually, this happens when I go back to the edit tab for a bit and eventually, the magic mask effect and data disappear. I don't know if this is a bug or a user error on my part. Any feedback? Thanks!
A few other people have mentioned that issue.
I think it was a bug in certain versions.
Which version are you currently using?
Love Your Videos Bro😊😅🎉
Does anyone know a way to access the right click feature on the iPad + keyboard version? Or at least a way around it?
Hmmm…. Have you tried ‘long press’…?
For anyone who has the same issue I figured it out. Click on the 3 dots at the very top right of the screen and you’ll find it there.
I don't have the Magic Mask option. Is that a thing of the premium version?
This is a Studio Only feature. Whenever I can confirm that a feature I’m talking about is only available in the Studio version, I will always mention it either in the video or right at the top of the video description. ☮️
Daniel when i try the magic mask and the alpha output, it does a great job but when i come into the edit page and play the video it turns black and all the tracking of the magic mask turns red line, please fix this
Please fix this?! 😅
@@Daniel_Batal 😄 i mean is there a way to undo this?
That may be a glitch in the software because you’re not the first person who has said the magic mask doesn’t seem to hold in certain circumstances when switching pages. Make sure you’ve got the latest version installed because they may have created a patch fix for it that might solve some of your problems.
☮️❤️
I am finding that Masking in Resolve 19 Studio beta is definitely problematic.
More work needs to be done with tracking. For me, in video masking it's just not usable yet.
BETA definitely always has issues, hence… “BETA”.
Which OS are you using and what are your full system specs?
@@Daniel_Batal
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.22631 N/A Build 22631
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner:
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Original Install Date: 6/19/2024, 3:38:59 PM
System Boot Time: 7/24/2024, 4:07:14 am
System Manufacturer: ASUS
System Model: System Product Name
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 151 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~3200 Mhz
BIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. 1402, 9/8/2023
Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS
System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Total Physical Memory: 65,344 MB
Available Physical Memory: 52,326 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 69,440 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 53,083 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use: 16,357 MB
What are your thoughts?
@@Daniel_Batal
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CPU Speed 5.2 GHz
*Graphics Coprocessor NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
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That’s a solid system.
The 3060 might come up a bit short.
I run a 4090 and even then, with a heavy load 4K project I find some issues with version 19.
Typically it ends of being a resource demand issue with tracking masks because you’re asking the software to do a lot and Resolve is a resource hog, for sure. Have you tried rolling your project settings back just for edit and then back up for export? Also, have you tried keeping your playback display resolution at “half” instead of “full”?
what type of video files are you processing?
Yes, but it often happens when moving the clip on the timeline that the mask is lost. If you have not previously saved the clip with "Render in Place". Very resource hungry! Very nerve-wracking with longer clips. And Magic Mask works better and more accurately in the Fusion Page.
Hmmm… I haven’t had that particular issue. I’ll see if I can replicate it
any type of procedural masking like this should be baked down when youre happy with it if youre still planning on doing timeline editing. just render it with an alpha channel and bring it back into the timeline
@@flipnap2112 Render in Place with alpha channel is the best way.
can you do some editing in capcut
I haven’t really used CapCut but I’ll definitely consider it
Can't do this with the last version of Davinci unfortunately (19.0.1). Can't find magic mask anywhere. 😭
Yes you can. You’re using the Studio Version, correct?
@@Daniel_Batal No I'm using the free version that's why...
Sir , when i click on render button to render 1 min fusion clip( medium quality) , my GPU is 1660 super ,
i don't know why this showing 10 hours to render this and render timming is increasing continuously !! What should i do .
A couple of things, If you’re using the Free version, it does not support GPU acceleration.
Also, You’re using an incredibly underpowered GPU for running Resolve. The 1660 Super is built for gaming, not so much editing.
Use these recommended (not minimum) system specs-> motionarray.com/learn/davinci-resolve/davinci-resolve-system-requirements/
@@Daniel_Batal i am using studio version
You read my whole comment?
@@Daniel_Batal Yes after edited
When I add an alpha output, it doesn't remove the background. Is there another setting I'm missing?
Retrace and follow every step I covered here
Make sure other tracks aren’t impacting your edit
@@Daniel_Batal Yea I connected the two blue dots. Still the screen doesn't turn black.
Figured it out. You have to toggle Mask Overlay.
Please Answer....
Can I have source viewer and timeline viewer in difreent aspect ratios????
No. Different resolutions, yes.
Stacked timelines in two aspect ratios, yes.
Here’s how--> ruclips.net/user/shortseS_BCa5qv1k?si=tawjhUxj_11grCgJ
@@Daniel_Batal Thank for the response.
I cannot find the magic mask in the color page I'm using davinci resolve 18.6. what is the other way sir?
As I said in this video, this is a studio version only feature, so you’d have to have Resolve studio installed
Awesome VIDEOS.
Thanks!
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What camera do you tend to shoot with and how often are you filming in RAW?
@@Daniel_BatalThanks For Reply 😊
Canon 5D Mark 4
How can i replace the inside of a room when I open the door.
Ex. I open the door of my house and appears one beach? M
Masking for the win! Have you had much experience with masking?
@@Daniel_Batal not so much. I'm just beginning and it's a pretty time consuming making mask and animating them.
So I'd like to know if there's any shortcut. I've the studio version.
And I've discovered your channel just a few days ago, as well, and it's nice, helpful and pretty amazing explanations
do it in fusion. if the camera is moving then youre gonna have to animate it. there is no "easy root" work. magic mask has its place but its also a massive cheat. just go into fusion and use their masking tools. youll thank yourself.
@@flipnap2112 thanks
What if i want to do the opposite leave the background and just mask the guy,?
You can invert the mask
@@Daniel_Batal can you tell us which button to use ? I had the same question as the person who made the comment, thanks .
It’s a good suggestion. I’ll see if I can cover that in an upcoming video ☮️
What if you don't have Da Vinci Resolve Studio?
Then you’d have to manually create a mask and track it.
very nice
So for some reason, my footage is just loading into Davinci's resolve
I put the footage in other editing software and it works
And I have used Davinci in the past and it works
But for some reason, it doesn't right now
Hmmm… container/codec issue?
If you’re using the free version, not all file types are supported
@@Daniel_Batal what kind of files does that apply to exactly? So I can go change it up for the recording? Also thank you sir for your help
I can't find the magic mask
Magic mask is a studio only feature. Whenever I’m talking about a feature that’s not available in the free version, I’ll either mention it in the video as I did hear or at the very top of the description, which I did hear as well. ☮️
@@Daniel_Batal thanks and that's insane that someone with 350k subs replied to me
Is it for free version?
As I said in the video, magic mask is only available in the studio version
Hey daniel
I am free version user but i am struggling manual masking
Need a solution for these 🥺
I think I just posted one 😁
The truth is, manually masking and then tracking is tedious and painstaking.
This is why Resolve offers advanced AI assisted masking features in their Studio version.
If that’s something you think you’d need for your workflow, definitely consider purchasing their one-time (lifetime) license ☮️
youll have to go in and learn fusion. its not really as bad as people think. if youre looking to do any kind of keying/masking/roto then fusion will be your best friend.
may be this magic mask option is only for the paid version of da Vinci, I have free version and there's no magic mask option here
Yes, it’s a Studio only feature.
I mentioned that in the first minute of this video
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I cant find this in free version
It’s a studio only feature. I tried to make a point of mentioning that in the first minute of this video.
Any chance you could put in the title of the videos:
(free: ✅)
Or
(studio only)
This way, we don’t have to get well into the video before we realize that we poor people can’t do it because we don’t have the full version.
Thanks
I’m always using the latest Studio version of Resolve on PC (sometimes Mac but I’ll specify when).
It’s hard to keep up with every version available on Mac, PC & Linux.
The time it would take to constantly run several OS systems on multiple systems and check every feature I mention to see if it’s also available in the Free version for every OS for every user would effectively 6x my workload.
Although I cover a wide variety of features, I figure if people see me talking about a feature they want but don’t currently have, they’ll know where to get it.
I hope that makes sense ☮️
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Hi need help how to do 3D screen effect with glow, 3D comment effect please make next video on this😁😁😁😁😁😁
Do you have an example of this?
Aw shucks! GPU error 5. I guess that $700 I spent on a 12GB GPU wasn't enough 🤪 I'll try again on my work computer, thanks! This looks easy!
Hmmm…. That’s usually a comparability error. Meaning, the software and your GPU aren’t talking well.
Definitely start by updating to the latest drivers from the website of whichever manufacturer built your graphics card.
Which version of Resolve are you using?
(Keep in mind, the free version doesn’t support GPU acceleration)
@@Daniel_Batal I'm using the studio version 19 beta. I'm going to try again in my other studio. I have a Core I9 HP Omen with a $3K card there.
Thanks for the reply!
Yeah, you shouldn't be having any issues with compatibility. It's gotta be something not up to date, either the drivers or the OS. Let me know how this works out for you or if it keeps persisting.