The magic mast tool was introduced ion the color page, but it’s now available in Fusion too.
If you’ve been wanting a way to do masking very quickly without roto, the solution is here!
The magic mask tool is a clever Neural Engine tool that helps you mask people or objects almost instantly.
This is an excellent addition to Resolve’s color grading and vfx compositing toolset. It might not be as precise as frame-by-frame roto, but it does a great job for anything that doesn’t need to be pixel perfect.
Though you are able to get very close using the many options in this tool.
In this video from VFXstudy, you’ll learn about:
- 01:21 – Understanding the Tool
- 10:53 – 2nd Magic Mask for Subtraction
- 13:53 – Adding tracked masks and sending to Color
- 18:59 – Disk Cache for Magic Mask
- 21:19 – Example Magic Mask with Rotoscoping
- 25:19 – Frame by Frame Subtraction
- 29:39 – Object Mask for People – Simple Example
- 33:00 – Compositing Tips with Magic Mask
- 39:32 – Magic Mask for Green Screen
- 41:14 – Magic Mask for Garbage and Holdout Mask
Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.