In Depth Beginner's Guide to Masking in Davinci Resolve 2024

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In this video, we'll learn Davinci Resolve 18's
* Basic Masking
* Qualifiers
* Depth Maps
* Magic Masks
tools to make the following effects:
* Change the colour of a car,
* Add Text Behind Anything
* Change the Colour of a person's hair
* Make an afternoon scene look like the morning.
We’ll start with a basic introduction to what Masking is, and we’ll add complexity as we go through the video.
00:00 Introduction
00:25 What is Masking?
04:35 An example of masking with Fusion
07:16 Power Windows
10:09 Change the Colour of a Car
16:22 Text Masking - Adding text behind objects
21:20 Change Hair Colour
23:24 Depth Maps - Add Atmosphere to your video
28:12 Outro
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[@coffeebeanstudio]

Thanks a lot for your kind words. I believe in a slower pace of teaching as I believe understanding something and taking the ideas and making something else out of it is the essence of learning. If I went faster, the audience would know how to do that one thing, but might struggle to expand on the concepts on their own. What you've said is music to my ears. Thanks for stopping by and watching! I sincerely appreciate your feedback! :)

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A lot of videos just say this is broadly working but you can tweak it, without telling you how to tweak it.

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

Thanks Bryan. Yes, I absolutely agree that when teaching taking your time is important. But what you say about RUclips pushing out faster paced videos is very true and I am trying to find the best mix of providing value whilst still pleasing the RUclips algo! :)

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

Thanks for your kind words! I appreciate the support and feedback! :)

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Ah, you are too kind, mate! :) Thank you very much for watching and leaving your feedback. Very much appreciated! :)

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[@LightSkySounds]

Thanks for the detailed guide! I enjoy that you are speaking slowly and explaining how the tools work!

[@LightSkySounds]

Notes for personal reference:
TYPES OF MASKS
- Fusion Masks
- Power Windows (Color)
- Qualifiers (Color) - tap on Highlight near the preview to isolate the qualifier area
- Magic Masks (Color) - Studio Only; as an alternative, creating a polygonal mask and tracking it should still work fine (?)
- Depth Maps (Edit/Color) - Studio Only

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Excellent tutorial once again. Thank you for showing how the depth map works.

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

Thank you Michael! :)

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Best single tutorial on masks in Resolve !

[@coffeebeanstudio]

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Hey Commando! Thanks for your kind words, and thanks for stopping by. I'll strive to keep making them. Glad you enjoyed it! :)

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

I appreciate that! Thank you! :)

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the constructive critique. I'll keep this in mind for my next rodeo! :)

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[@coffeebeanstudio]

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