Tracking Objects and RotoScoping in Resolve 17 - Intermediate Fusion Tutorial

[@CaseyFaris]

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[@terrylitts8198]

Casey, I have followed your training for quite a while, through most of the upgrades. Stop using Final Cut a few years ago based on your videos. Being 75 YOA, you made this conversion very easy for me. I have even converted many of my Vietnam Super 8 films to DaVinci with great ease. All I can say is, Thank You!

[@Photovintageguy]

I just ran across this, did you post any of your 8mm, it sounds interesting. What process did you use?

[@theLoveInUrEyes]

Vietnam? I have to check out

[@OutdoorLust]

I feel honored that this tutorial is meant as a intermediate course and I understood everything. But this comes from a good teacher who explains it very well even for beginners. Good job, love it!

[@JDFloyd]

Randomly viewing your videos, I am amazed how your instructions are relevant. Too many tutorials, be they Photoshop, CaptureOne, or Davinci Resolve, teach basic, but relatively useless items. Your tutorials address real-world items. Great!

[@HikingWithCooper]

Thank you for leaving the mistakes in. Those pop up all the time and it's so helpful to know how to work through them. I like the idea of using a colored background when masking. Adds a bit of contrast to help guide the process. For the drop shadow, couldn't you use the text instead of an ellipse? Might make more sense if they shadow were more prominent.

[@dgaerialimagery]

Love watching you work through a mini project. Not only do I pick up the main points, but a lot of the minor tips and techniques in your workflow. Thanks for a great video!

[@ericchen1205]

This is a great tutorial. This is the type of medium level of Fusion technique that a lot of fusion users like me want to learn to make advance on fusion. KEEP UP GREAT WORK.

[@NOMOFilms]

Loved this and would love to see more intermediate Fusion tuts!!

[@heiko4297]

I second this.

[@Humcrush]

I made the leap to Resolve for editing and coloring a few years ago, but have been resistant to relearn compositing in Fusion. I've got a screen replacement I need to do, and this video has given me the kick in the pants I need to try to do it right in Fusion rather than going out to After Effects. Thanks!

[@dgwdgw]

Recreating a reddit post (video meme) from a week or so ago turned out to be good practice for me. It included a screen replacement, too, which is why I wanted to try it. I was quite proud of myself for accomplishing a more accurate motion track than the original, which had the displayed content moving at a slightly different speed than the surrounding footage, which looked odd. OP never replied to me, but if they had I would have asked what tools they used.

[@idegraphicdesign6522]

Now I realize the meaning of "RotoScoping" and how tedious it is. Thanks Great Teacher Casey! more power!

[@doctororgans]

The best Davinci fusion channel out there

[@flipnap2112]

I know this is a year old, but a REALLY good trick is to stabilize the footage so the bird so its "centered" making the roto work extremely easy. then a few nodes down the pipe, un stabilize the footage along with the roto. "lockdown" is the best investment Ive ever made for this stuff. for those of you who want to dig in a little deeper. fusion is a life saver

[@maxivy3299]

I am rotoscoping in Fusion now, so seeing your process was really good. Thanks for sharing.

[@ZeeJohansen]

Being a noob in fusion, but worked a lot in Premiere and After Effects, just seeing that stuff to the left and right of the text node works like having something on top or below, helped ALOT for my confidence to start working with Fusion!

[@amateuranalyst]

I love that I can jump on KZbin, and solve any problem I have by typing it in and you have a world-class video for it. Cheers m8

[@MultiVogon]

As a newbie to DR, it's great to see how simple it is to do stuff like this - once you're more familiar with the tool 👍

[@Sisukkaat]

It would have been basics, but handling that bird brought this video to another level! 👍

[@RobertPickeringBucketList69]

I got up at 4am and caught this video fresh out of the oven.... TASTY!

[@andrewwyatt8016]

Awesome tutorial! I'd love to see more of these intermediate tutorials. The comedy thrown around throughout, is perfect!

[@morganabrahams8613]

I know this is an older video, but amazing, I love that you included the troubles, and troubleshooting

[@snigdhoroy1510]

Just made my first roto scope on my iPad. Thank you Casey. Although the planar tracker didn’t work and my roto was not perfect, but I’m happy with what I made.

[@Morony15]

we are so grateful youn exist Casey, thank you so much for your time and effort!

[@DodgeThatAttack]

im saving this video. after working on davinci resolve for... a bit too long... this video highlights everything ive wanted to know how to do but have settled with very off manual keyframing

[@kamui7789]

omg i love this. im 3 days into editing. like actually my first video editing software and youve made it a blast. i know im skipping ahead but as long as your videos are up ima just keep exploring till i know everything ! thanks guy !!!!

[@zapaholic]

@Casey Faris thank you so much for all your videos. I have a few videos that I would never have been able to complete without the information I've been able to glean from your videos!

[@hkj73]

Thanks Casey for the video. It's always pleasure to learn from you. Keep'em coming. #2

[@stivosaurus]

We're ready for this. Bring it on! I wonder how hard it would be to composite something post-apocalyptic, like a trash fire or meteor crater, into the background to balance out the sweet wholesomeness.

[@GrotaBalenelor]

Hey fellow KZbinr here! Your videos are so so great! I watched almost all of them, even if I don’t plan to go so advance on DR. I now want to make a new intro for my channel, and want to make an object (my logo in 3d) rise out of the ocean water. I know it sounds complicated, but would be greatly appreciative of any advice! I searched the internet, but did not find anything useful. Thanks so much for all your effort!

[@kemoni221]

Amazing tutorial. Very useful skills, presented in an easy to follow way, and of course great example with explanations for a lot of different problems one might encounter. I loved the pidgeon sound too. You're great, Casey!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Casey that was superb! Even I might be able to do one of those and fusion does unnerve me a bit…. Thank you!

[@meszner491]

THANK YOU!! I was literally searching for this type effect for like 6 straight days

[@chumpboy]

This is soooo helpful. Great to see some intermediate training videos. Thanks for everything you do.

[@TonetheusGaming]

always wondered how to do this on da vinci! Your videos taught me so much about editing and i love that you still have more to teach

[@heiko4297]

Great one! I probably would have been lazy and put the text somewhere in the frame, where it is supposed to be in front of Mr. Polly Pidgin. But now, how could you create a little 3D effect for the text? Not shiny, glossy 3D.. just a little volume for the text, as if there really where there whilst shooting.

[@briantierney6992]

Hell yeah Casey! This is what we want. Save that blender stuff for another channel - this is great.

[@peterbent5690]

Does the END TO END work for Resolve 18? And do you need the PRO/paid version? 17 is advertised. Thanks, Casey Faris!

[@jayasankerkarakulath1350]

The initial track did not work because it is a planar tracker. It tracks planes. The initial plane that was selected was perpendicular to the text. The best place to track it would be the potion of the step that is co-planer to the text.

[@mikefetherling]

Really great job - you're a natural at this.

[@gianpaolorende]

Casey bravo!But as in this case you could have used the text an inverted mask on the video track. Also if you want to show how to follow an object using a simple shape as in this case, in Fusion with the right click you can directly publish the mask points as a tracker and follow the bird😉

[@replay_pete]

Thank you kind sir for all your easy to understand tutorials :)

[@donnaleiber6214]

Fascinating!! I'm fairly new to all this, but I think I could do this given your outstanding tutorial! Can't wait to try! Thanks so much!

[@Mindriva]

Your videos are just great, can't wait to get the paid ones 🎉

[@andreathode3782]

Amazing! Really, really awesome.

[@adamschaafsma5839]

Incredible! I'm amazed

[@alanjiang6497]

This is soooo helpful.

[@Sammy213]

I am doing a bunch of track and replace screens for a video I'm working on, has anyone ever run into the problem where you create a mask and use a planar transform to move the mask, but sometimes to the mask either shrinks with the planar transform and the control handles / vertices become too small to manipulate or the mask disappears altogether? The mask still does its job, the interface for manipulating it just disappears? Also thank you for making these videos Casey I have in fact learned almost everything I know about Fusion from watching your tuts, as soon as i finish this project I am going to buy your series and go through it.

[@bigglesoftltd9298]

Great Video. The best bit? Where it went wrong. So informative, and when I make that mistake, now I'll recognise it. Good job, Casey.

[@ChristophLehner]

great content (y) , would love more of these intermediate style tutorials

[@Ryan-wx8of]

A+ tutorial I always learn something new.

[@yutub9287]

Absolutely awesome.

[@vivamoment]

Love your videos Casey! Any chance to make the video clip you used in the example available to us so that we can follow along? Cheers.

[@alechill3286]

Dude I got so into the bird masking that I forgot about the Tuesday text. This was a seriously helpful video to see how the pros do it. Preeesh.

[@RCG73]

good video, but now with davince 18.5 is can you take the pigion out with the magic mask? if yes, can you make a video how :D

[@thebandit4393]

Thank you for this awesome explainer - I learned a ton about Fusion!

[@suminkim4249]

Thank you very much for your tutorial and all your hard work to make this video.i am wondering if there is much easier and faster way to do rotoscoping the bird by one click instead of doing it manually,like in color page with one click it track person and object . Thank you very much

[@Everista]

Wow! That is a pretty intense tutorial and one of the best. I do have a challenge for you. I am trying to use fusion for my Planetside 2 videos. I been struggling to find ways to make the text follow vehicles and aircraft when they fire. I really want to add text above tanks and jerk as the tank jerks when it fires its cannon. I think H Anchor might have to do with it but i am still very new to editing. A video on this type would help me out greatly.

[@RVKevin]

Excellent tutorial, keep on making them courses man too !

[@AlexKovshovik]

This is fantastic! Thank you for not cutting out blunders from this tutorial. BTW, zoom effects with the mouse are great, but quick zoom-in, moving around with the mouse, and then zooming out is a bit distracting. I watch your stuff full screen on my 38 inch display anyway, I can see ALL details just fine - including the reflection of you in the eyeballs of the son and dad in the sample footage. 🤣

[@CaseyFaris]

Welp... that wasn't me, it was stock footage so... ;)

[@AlexKovshovik]

@@CaseyFaris Haha, I was joking :)

[@talelifter951]

This was a good tutorial, but there should be a mention of how much easier this task is with Magic Mask, either using Fusion or in the color tool -- If you have the Studio version.

[@zeusleague.]

Nice video as always, but what happens when you need to track the pigeon for 15 minutes?

[@adee7546]

Casey, I followed the instructions you had on a separate video, to cover up some curse words spray-painted on a wall where we filmed. It worked... except when actors walked in front of the sign (they have to, we have no choice). At that point, the actors would appear behind a sign that was supposed to be 20 feet behind them. Any suggestions?

[@photojoseph]

Epic. Exactly the tutorial I needed for a video… a month ago. Got a time machine? 😁 Looking forward to including this in my next project! As always, love your work mate. Thank you.

[@4ukigek81]

Many thanks! You are the best!

[@devarni]

Wow, you are a Resolve Wizard ;) Btw I expect it would be much harder to achieve a similar result with After Effects with layers?

[@willieleniek]

Dude you totally crack me up!

[@swank_company]

Hey casey! Really appreciate this tutorial, but I have a question, what if I wanted to only have the bird out of that whole shot?

[@deepindersingh2698]

Great tutorial !

[@DimensionPardo]

Awesome video, how did you do the effect of zooming in and following the cursor (on 6:21)?

[@theLoveInUrEyes]

ahahah I love the pigeon so unexpected right like how life should be. Honestly it is a little complicated for me I will have to rewatch, kind of get it but kind of don't. but give a try and subscribe anyways. I found you while watching kevin's video about Davinci. A question, when it says public beta, is that meant that people will see my work? or do they need password? anything with the word public scare me.

[@CaseyFaris]

No no no. It just means that anyone can download Resolve 18 and try it out.

[@theLoveInUrEyes]

@@CaseyFaris Thanks, that was a quick response. I am a newbie to your channel and new to youtube editing software. I been using canva and windown video editor in the past year ahha.

[@mikehardy8247]

A little off topic. Editors spend a lot of time in a chair. Any recommendations on a comfortable one that won't break the bank?

[@Altek2k]

This video is so great. Thanks!

[@adimatis]

Thank you! Indeed, very useful!

[@AdalbertoAlmeida_81]

Great one. Thank you!

[@rudranimesh7747]

Hey man, I love your videos. Will u tell me where can i download the exact footage, which you have used in the video for my practice. Thanks in Advance.

[@MiddleofKnowhere]

Really good! Would love to see how to do a longer bit of, or advanced, rotoscoping, especially when chromakeying isn't an option. For example, i do video game clip vides for Elder Scrolls Online and sometimes I want to do skits and such. Unfortunately there's no tools to remove the background or way to set up a "green screen" type effect. How hard would it be to rotoscope something like that?

[@kuunami]

is there a way to blur the edges of multiple masks without having to go to the blur setting of each mask node?

[@dgwdgw]

Presumably you could run the mask through a blur node before connecting it to the mask input later in the flow, if that gives a close enough result to the "soft edge" slider. Can't test that theory at this moment, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

[@ariaperdana24]

I think the problem with the first track is because you track it's perspectives. If you only track transform, it shouldn't behave like thst

[@arthurbrookes]

I loved the video, but why did you not stabilize the video first? keep up the good fusion work I love it.

[@aadifilms3977]

just to expand the duration of the video

[@hecksmith]

Such a good tutorial, thanks so much!

[@The_Daliban]

Is there a way to use the Object selection from the color page to make the selection of the pigeon easier and add that tracking data to the Planar Transform?

[@GidzPaul]

Great tutorial.

[@plrpilot]

Great tutorial. Thanks!!

[@MaxTeste]

Love your work but.... I did masked a bird and the new masking thingy in the color tab is just wayyyyyy easier and faster. Just mask the birb with the tool, keep it has an alpha layer and stack it over the fusion clip, and voilà

[@themadmagic5019]

Hey man, would you mind doing a tutorial on how to do the black veins effect in fusion? Like the veins in the body of the talent slowly turn black? Thanks!

[@Gman324]

Do you have a video about taking the wind out of video

[@MUTABAZISTUDIOS]

Nice, can you share the material for practicing this out ?

[@mohamedelsayed5276]

Hello casey. I hope you are doing well . I want to ask if there any tutorial about how to track masks in fusion ،sth like magic mask or mask tracking in the colour tab ,but for fusion

[@CedricLaurenty]

Would it be possible that the skewed text issue is because of rolling shutter in the footage? Perhaps the point tracking is that good! Please sensor makers, can we go back to global shutter, i think we're ok on light sensitivity for now.

[@pathway1]

I'm new to all of this, but I remember seeing after effects have rotobrush 2.0 and the equivalent of it being something like Magic Brush (i think) for DR. I've never actually used any of these but the names sound like something you would use to roto-something lol. are those tools used for a different thing?

[@philippwelsing9108]

Hi Casey, I ran into a weird issue following your excellent video. When I do the steps from 14:00 onwards in your video, Resolve randomly does not show me the polygon outline with the control points. It only shows the red shape itself. When I switch back and forth between keyframes, sometimes the polygon outline with the control points come back on, sometimes it doesn't. WEIRD. Any idea what this might be? Thanks a lot for your time! It's much appreciated.

[@caribemediaproductions2236]

Thank you Casey, great video, i have the M1 Max. I am rotoscoping in fusion on a 4k raw image, kinda need good playback to see if the scope follows the footage. Its not going smooth on my macbook M1. The mask is not updating always and I need to click a corner of the mask every time for it to update, and sometimes the mask is updating but the background image is not (stuck). Is there a way to make this work?

[@MarioDuch]

This helps a lot, thanks!

[@eml5326]

A tutorial for getting a clean plate from a moving video with people would be sooooo nice

[@choyceybarra1274]

Hi Casey! IDK if you read these but I ran into a bit of a problem when applying the Planar Transform node to the Text/Merge node line. The "PlanarTransform" text turns red as does "MediaOut" and the whole frame freezes up. Any idea why this is happening?

[@hoozn]

Wonderful tutorial, but LOL … it took me about 20 minutes to realise that the stockvideo you used was shot in one of the more famous places in my hometown vienna.

[@UncleNiky]

COOOL... dude,i gotta try using this :D

[@thehumblewolf]

are you making a course for version 18 now? would love to buy that!

[@CaseyFaris]

We have VFX and compositing courses on 18 right now at ground control.film

[@midauskuda]

How do I track a face if it's turning the other side several times? I want to do a kind of a basic "south park style" tracking, replacing a face. Should I chop the clip up and simply trace the face from different angles in every clip of is there a way that involves less elbow grease?

[@ShortMardYT.]

How do we move the window with cursor? Like i know presing the ctr and then scrolling zoom on particular area yet I'm not able to move it with just curser to the other area

[@oldacc24469]

Is this just for Studio, or free too?