Tired of tracking multiple power windows for masking people? Or maybe you’re using roto to create a mask.
There’s now a feature that helps us mask a face or person, and it works like magic.
Hence the name, the Magic Mask feature.
It’s useful for grading or excluding people, but you can also use it for masking put effects behind a person too.
Note that this feature is only available in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
In this video from MrAlexTech, you’ll learn about:
- 00:39 General Overview
- 04:10 Invert Selection
- 04:55 Text Behind
- 05:55 Another Example
- 06:33 Selecting individual features
- 07:49 Doggo Demo
- 08:53 Fake Bokeh Doggo
- 09:43 Outro

Gedaly is the Managing Editor of DVresolve.com. He is a professional editor, having cut national commercials for major companies, and does color & VFX for indie films at Mask & Feather. He’s also a filmmaker, writing and directing shorts & features. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor and former marketing strategist for large brands.
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