Update: Made a new version of the ROTO Tool for DaVinci Resolve Studio users, it's the one next to the free version that says "Studio" on it. It's mostly the same, but minus the Resize function that was messing up the original. Let me know if anyone has issues with it.
At first 30 minutes seems to be a long time for a video, but in the end it was not. The explanations were clear and it was really interesting to see the different methods, thanks !
Your tutorials are amazing. You are rapidly becoming one of the best sources for Fusion information and tutorials on RU-vid. Thanks so much, I know this stuff takes a lot of time to create and you are helping a lot of people now with your tutorials.
You're very welcome! Some of these take a few days and some are just a few hours. I spent most of the time just trying to build out the tool as not having a roto helper was weird. And most people who sub to my channel are not using Mocha & Silhouette just to do some roto. Cheers!
So many great tips, t for twist! It was only like two hours ago that I was cursing at Davinci - "why can't I just rotate my mask!!??" Some of it went over my head though. Going to have to sit down and work through it. Thanks for the tutorial! I feel like there's just not enough Fusion tutorials out there, and most of them are just "let's make a square!" Will definitely be looking through your other videos. Subbed.
Excellent tutorial, I took 3 hours to do it... not always easy but it's rewarding to get there ! *\0/* Thank you very much, it's great ! PS : i used the old ROTO tool
Nice. Roto is very time consuming. Now it may have take. You 3 hrs this time, but i bet now that you know how, the next time will be much faster. Cheers!
Hey man thank you so much. This has been so helpful. I wanted to learn how u made the tool but ive kinda figured it out. Id rather learnhow things are done instead of just downloading a settings file. But ive learnt SO MUCH from this video, thank you!!
Fantastic, I never thought about matte control for this. Thank you for this tutorial about tracker combination, I've seen a similar tutorial from VFXstudy, he is amazing by the way but sometimes is difficult to follow. You made it alot simpler to understand. Thanks again.
I havent seen that one yet, but i really think VFXstudy is on another level for Fusion. When i transitioned over to Fusion from AE & Nuke, i binged a bunch of his videos.
Thats really clean, you explain things really well. Could you do a video where you roto something like a dog or a person walking? Something where you get motion blur and you need to adjust the rotos opacity to accomodate that
Absolutely. The plan is to make roto tutorials on progressively harder shots like a person moving, shots with motion blur, hair details, combining clown mattes, etc.
Dude, amazing tutorial. Your other stuff is great, too. You'll be my first choice if I ever need individual Resolve lessons (which...probably isn't in my budget any time soon since I just use it for casual music and dumb memes) Thanks for the tool!
Not at this time. I have a video about masking nodes and several other individual nodes, but not an all encompassing node video. It was one of those things that i always wanted to make, but takes lots of time. Someday.
I have a video on callouts that is similar to that. It wouldn’t really be much of a roto though. Really depends on the simplicity of the object your tracking.
Once I add the poligon imput on the planar tracker, the planar, CBRroto and media become red and not responding, not even playing. Only after I close the polygon on the CBRoto viewer. the nodes become alive again and viewer changes form red to mask only the area inside the poligon.
This video is just the basics of roto. The process is the same but more complex to roto out people. You can also use the magic mask if you have Studio. Roto isnt as easy in DaVinci as some other programs, but for a free program, it works.
Man, please make some advanced motion graphics techniques in fusion/resolve. But rotoscoping is a great thing too! But isn't there any rotobrush tool like after effects in here? And what is the usage of matte control here? Like what it's used for?
Noted! There is a similar tool, but not really. You can use the Roto Assist tool to snap to predictive pixels, but I dont really use it. But I can make a video on it. As for Matte Control, its a node that allows for more control of alpha channels, i use it in Green Screen stuff and occasionally for masking. But i tend to make my own tools to fit my needs. I don't always need the spill suppression and dont like the work arounds for the matte control in roto situations.
So, is it massively detrimental to the outcome if you do rotoscoping in the color tab? Fusion has more options, would be my own guess. Oh and thanks for making that. Would‘ve been a godsend gift two days ago, since my first roto outcome was a flickering and wobbly abomination. But nonetheless, this helps me overcome my Fusion aversion
I really like your roto tool (as well as your tutorial) I have downloaded the Studio version of CBRoto, but am not sure where to copy the file in Resolve. Any help please?!
Hey CB, your videos are well presented good job! I'm searching for a guide to make the background around a moving person completely transparent so I can put the clip of the moving person over the top of a different clip. Is this possible and do you have a guide on how to do it? Thanks
So that would be done by Roto, but more masks and animate them to follow the movement. I will make a video on it in a couple weeks after i get back to civilization.
@@CBSuper Thank you that would be amazing! I'm really new to using this so make it as detailed as possible I'm excited to learn, respect for you replying to everyone
CB Super This was 100% the intro into fusion rotoscoping that i was looking for. Very good way of explaining and tempo! Thank you for sharing this! Have a great day :)
Hi, Is there a max len of a clip for a magic mask? I've not got it to complete. Even a simple head and shoulder clip. Select the person. She is seated and only occasionally moves a hand or her head a little. Normal for someone talking. Mask is a single stroke. It processes 5mins of clip then stops. No error, nothing. Ive pressed play fwd again. pause fwd. Nothing. This is just one example. There are others. Do you have any ideas ? All I actually want to do is darken 1 part of the wall behind her. May be majic mask is not the right way. Any ideas are welcome. Thanks
@@CBSuper Hi, Thanks. I've followed your videos and thought you would be a good person to reach out to. Version 17.4.2 build 9 running on a Mac. It was updated a couple of days ago. It did not work before so that's a red herring. When I say stops. Everything is live. The CPU and GPU drop back down to a normal idle level. I can navigate etc. But I cant restart the mask processing without exiting Davinchi and starting it again. What Im attempting to do is fix some bad lighting. Overall the lighting is good but she sat too close to a wall and there are patches that are too bright, not sure I think it might be called a light flare. Its not a bright spot its a bright area. I tried a fusion mask which worked both on the patch on the wall and also a mask around her head ' shoulders but it was too straight lineish and looked obvious. Ive never got majic mask to work but it does create a nice natural shape mask so thought Id give it another try . Im keeping it simple a single clip, a single node, no other tweaks. Select, person, do a single stroke, do not make any changes. It defaults to faster. I've tried run fwd from the beg and also run back from the end. I'm very low skilled at this, I used to use KdenLive but that wont run ( easily ) on a Mac. and now my powerful linux box is a live web / db server. Thanks again
@@CBSuper Hi, I found something which is a bit of a hack. Cut the clip into circa 4 mins. Add and process a mask for each and process them 1 by 1. An observation: When using a 7min clip ( my test clip). CPU about 30-40%, GPU about 70%, Mem 25G. When processing short clips. CPU & GPU about the same Mem about 7G.... All other factors being the same. It suggests it might be attempting to process the entire clip as a monolithic lump. If it is is then any jnr programmer should spot the problem. i.e. there is a finite size based on Mem. I hope they are smarter than that. I hope my test and workaround may help others with this problem. Thanks again for your help.
Yes and no. The technique for rotoscoping more complex foreground object (people in motion) is a little different but uses the same basic principles. I’ll make a video on this soon.
Sure, roto assist just helps snap your mask to predictive pixels. Its the roto equivalent of using Auto-Focus on a Cinema camera during a talking head shot interview. I wouldn't use it, but its nice to have the option. I'll try and put out a quick tips video on it.
@@CBSuper I've tried and not had any success with getting it to work, I've not read anyone else having better results. i could imagine it being useful to mask complex shapes such as hair. i see the suggestion of poly lines but nothing makes them stick... so yes, I'm sure you would be the first to produce a how-to
Mark hair is tough. You usually try to key out hair if possible, but if roto is needed, polygon node is your best bet. But ideally fusion would use a tapered poly, which is not an option in the current tool set. There are fuses that do this, but it would be nice to have this function.
In the macro folder. You can get to it easily from fusion page. Three dots up top in the effect panel. I usually go to the LuTS folder then backtrac over to the effects folder. I have a bunch of videos on how to install macro tools.
@@fortymileswest i did try to come up with something for that. But the issue was randomizing the color. Also, the tool gets pretty big as you add more colors. There might be a better way to create it now, i’ll have to revisit it one of these days.
where and how to download the cbroto tool tried adding it to the specified location wasn't pooping up in fusion with shift space. Also tried going to fusion folder and adding it to the tools folder, but still wasn't showing up
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IOe1_rYUDUE.html check out how i upload this tool at 5:45. You may have better luck using the LUTs filepath to get you to the macro folder.
Hey 👋, can we do this on the free version ? Since I wanna make a skateboarding montage and was thinking to download resolve only to do this rotoscope text effect ?
CB Super Did you close all other applications. Fusion requires 32GB of Ram, in the preferences you can assign all the Ram to Fusion. Under DaVinci Resolve menu select Preferences, shortcut Cmd+Comma. Under system in Memory and GPU, you can allocate more memory to Fusion.
@@007Yasir i have 64GB of ram, and plenty to run fusion. Never had a problem in the free version. There is a huge difference in the paid vs the studio. i guess others know more about this than i do :-)
Thomas Hansen: When using the Studio version it comes with all the 3D effects and other heavy usages ram hungry effects, this might be the case. I’m on the Forum all the time to find out what’s going on. Check it out, you might find a clue to your situation. Good luck. forum.blackmagicdesign.com/
Ok, made a Studio version. It's next to the original on my website. Let me know if you have any issues with it. It was tested in Studio, but just in case, save your comp before adding it.
Ok, i did a little bit of testing now... The Rotor node, dont crash davinci, just slow it down to 1000 of the normal speed. I'm on the studio version. I tried it in GPU auto mode (metal) and (openGL), i tried it in GPU manual mode in both settings, nothing changed. And i even tried it in all auto. Nothing changed. I tried the speed line tool as well, not as bad as the rotor tool, but it was unusable in the studio version? I had no trouble with this in the free version? I'm on a top 2019 imac with the Vega 48 card. Just letting you know mate :-)
Sorry Thomas. Thats good to know. I dont test any of these on Studio. I wonder why they are only working on the free version. There must be something to that. I’ll look into it.
@@CBSuper I am on a 1440p timeline with 25fps. Same as in the free version where it works. I heard something in John films or what his channel is, that they run a old (but solid) gpu thing in the studio fusion. and testing out a new one in the free version, thats why we see so much more speed in the free fusion vs the Studio. Cheers
I may have to get studio so i can build these tools and have separate tools for studio and free. Thanks for brining it to my attention, i hadn’t realized some of them were not working on both versions.
@@CBSuper You are welcome... i just got studio version myself, and i could not understand why these tools dident work :-) Keep up the great work my friend. Love your videos! Cheers from Norway
Hi , As you appear to know all things Davinchi, are Black Magic still going ? I have the paid for version and sent in 3 support requests in 6 months and dont even get a response. I know you are not Black Magic or connected to them but from some of your videos you do seem to have your finger on the pulse. There reluctance to properly support Linux is an issue for me but I can use Mac which it what I am doing. I'm now actively learning Blender as a backup plan in case BM have lost interest in the small guy. If anyone can offer any insight that would be gratefully received. I'm not posting this to run them down in anyway, but I would like to know what is going on with them. Thanks.
I think there are some workarounds for some of the versions of Linux, but its much easier on Mac/Windows. They are still working on Resolve, but I don’t think Linux is high on their list. The BlackMagic official forums are a great place to find info on that topic. I personally havent tried to run it on Linux, but I believe Johns Films does.
@@CBSuper Hi, Thank You for taking the time to reply. As always your very kind. Sorry, Im English, I say thank you and apologize a lot :) The tickets were not actually linux related they were more main stream which I guess would apply to MS, I tired MS for a while but Win10 did not like my motherboard and crashed every 10 to 15 mins. They apply to my Mac and I guess Linux. For those interested in Linux, feel free to contact me. There are some hacks which can bend Resolve / Studio into a Debain i.e Ubuntu, Mint etc but they are hacks and need a lot of lets say massaging to get fully working. The original was written for CentOs, which comes from the Red Hat stream. CentOs had the plug pulled and is no longer supported, there are old releases still available. I have tried Studio on it and although its claimed it was designed for CentOs , it has its usual hissy fit if you dont have the right Graphics Drivers. Also , please do not make the mistake of buying an AMD card. I have an expensive one and both Resolve & Studio cant handle it. I have to use a lower Nvidia card which I have if I want to use Davinchi even them its temperamental. If your thinking of linux and Resolve / Studio do a lot of Googles to make sure you do not waste potentially a lot of money. As an aside, if I have the mid end P6000 Quadro plugged in and my RX580 AMD it seems ok with that and somehow the os ( its a long time since I worked on kernel design so Imout of date) does use both. So you do benefit. As if anyone is interested in Linux, feel free to contact me if you need any help, I'm happy to try and help if I can.
"Feeling Dumb right now" I have downloaded your amazing CBRoto tool, but I cannot find where to put the file in my PC - Help!!!! I am using the latest version of Windows Pro 10 Version 21H1. I couldn't prevent the upgrade after losing the internal drive!!!
Use the three dots method from the fusion tab. You can also just drop it on the node panel. Any of my tool videos should show the three dots method of installing.
@@CBSuper Awnsome, thank you! Can you make a new youtube video for Rotoscoping person when they moving or walking or running? And how do you apply the tracking tool well?
hi if you don't have a \Users\”YOUR_USER”\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Macros how to instill your addons good video by the way I am new to all this
With the newer version, you can i stall macros in the fusion page. Three little dots in the effects pane off to the upper right. Click on the luts and backtrack the file to fusion root then over to macros. Drop it in the macro folder. I have some other videos showing this. Think its on my macros video or my install macros shorts.
That would be roto or keying. Roto is just like it did it in this video, except you would make smaller masks around body parts that don't change very much. Then keyframe the mask as it moves. Over and Over and over. Very tedious and time consuming. The other option is to key out your subject from his background, but only if the background is conducive to pulling a good key. If its on a solid color background that is different than your foreground subject, that will be ideal. Similar to Green Screen keying. Then just plop the cut out foreground subject onto a background of your choosing. Oversimplified, but about as much as I can fit into a comments section.
@@gerickrazdan7596 i have a green screen keying video, but not sure that will help. I can look into making a video on color keying. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--WjcIEkByhA.html ive taught a few different videos in the past about keying using contrast (bitmap node) but again, not sure if that will solve your specific issue. Usually, roto is the way to go, but not much fun.
agabesto no, its definitely not needed, just makes it easier when you need to see what your masking, but there are several other ways to roto. Im just curious if something is wrong with the tool or not. I did have an issue with the first edition crashing the Studio version, so i made a studio version of the tool. Thanks.
@@CBSuper where to extract the zip file! And is there any way of contacting you I need help to edit on something.. and i m not able to finish it.. Your assistance will be of great help🙏
Put the .setting file into you Fusion Macros folder. You can either use the 3 little dots in the Effects Library to navigate to the Luts folder and then to the Macro folder...or you can use the file path maps below. PC Users - Paste into: C:\Users\”YOUR_USER”\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Fusion\Macros Or \Users\”YOUR_USER”\AppData\Roaming\Blackmagic Design\DaVinciResolve\support\Fusion\Macros Mac Users - Paste into: Macintosh HD/Users/”YOUR_USER”/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Macros
