How to green screen and mask objects for FREE | HitFilm Basics Masterclass

[@snape1557]

"I'm not going to show this fully because it is quite painful" is an honest and wonderful way to put it. I have used far too many freehand masks and it is quite dull. I'm glad they don't try to sugar-coat the boring bits or hide them away because sometimes the boring skills are the most important to learn

[@shrikarpatil9006]

I know there are many people here who don't have hitfilm express but are trying to learn it . To these people , I know you are finding it difficult to understand , but trust me once you download hitfilm and get your hands on it , you will also find these tutorials very understandable and awesome.

[@FXhome]

Glad you're liking them! - Javert

[@DGaryGrady]

Good tutorial! But a quick point on terminology: "Rotoscoping" means tracing a filmed object frame by frame. It was originally used in hand-drawn animation to create figures that moved realistically based on a filmed performance by a live actor or dancer. (A "rotoscope" itself was a special drawing table that included a projector and rear-projection screen.) For example, a famous 1932 Betty Boop cartoon employed rotoscoping to create an animated walrus that danced like Cab Calloway, and in Disney's Sleeping Beauty a live actor's movements were rotoscoped to animate the prince as he wakes the heroine with a kiss. Nowadays it's common to use rotoscoping to create or refine an animated mask (previously called a "traveling matte" in the film industry). Unless I missed something, the only actual use of rotoscoping in this video is at the end, when you animate a mask around a woman to put her in front of a title.

[@cg6919]

You've opened so many possibilities for a lot of people, thank you.

[@FXhome]

Great to hear! Do you mind if we use this quote in some of our marketing materials? - Javert

[@cg6919]

@@FXhome Yes please, go ahead!

[@AltairYoshi]

Awesome tutorial! I don't know when I'm going to use any of these techniques but I really want to put them to use someday.

[@FXhome]

Glad you enjoyed it! If you want to start out just practising, our project files are in the description for you to use :) - Kirstie

[@lordmalevor]

Amazing video! This will definitely take my editing to the next level.

[@FXhome]

Great to hear! - Javert

[@HitfilmSensei]

Another great tutorial for beginners. Love it!

[@FXhome]

Thanks very much! - Javert

[@rossdonald3189]

Thank you for all these tutorials I use hitfilm to edit all my videos here on KZbin so this is very helpful

[@FXhome]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for using HitFilm for all your videos. - Kirstie

[@thekingoffortune2868]

Thanks hitfilm Guys for this hard work

[@FXhome]

Thanks very much! Glad you liked it. - Kirstie

[@tomare]

Awesome awesome awesome, definitely gonna impress my friends with these ones

[@FXhome]

Be sure to show us any finished videos - we'd love to see what you make :) - Kirstie

[@lindseyb.6056]

Thank you soooo much!! Really helpful and straightforward. Hitfilm is one of the best free editing softwares!!

[@FXhome]

Glad it helped! - Javert

[@illegaldocz]

imo hitfilm express is miles above any other editor purely because of the fact that they are so helpful on youtube

[@FXhome]

Great to hear! - Javert

[@philipschroeder5427]

Great explanation, helped a lot.

[@FXhome]

Glad to hear it! - Javert

[@legomotion5693]

Your a giant! Thank you for teaching us such usefull technics

[@FXhome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lelespit3457]

Good to see Kylo Ren keeping busy with his editing tutorials

[@KittyKat94]

This was useful. I will use it on my edit.

[@FXhome]

Glad it was helpful! - Javert

[@DonnelleGriffin]

This video was SO helpful!! Thank you! I have been using Hitfilm for awhile now and have not been able to figure out how to use the mask tools and how to rotoscope in general.

[@FXhome]

Glad it helped! - Javert

[@Sonnic]

This videos are amazing! Need the next episode please!

[@FXhome]

The exporting tutorial can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHnOYZtpjMxno9E - Javert

[@ebot1635]

Love hitfilm and all you guys are amazing. Currently doing inside the box can't wait to hear what people have done thanks for everything :)

[@FXhome]

Awesome to hear, thank you! - Javert

[@yanivshimshon5316]

Pretty sure I am

[@bhuvansood1654]

Master class is really helping me at some points

[@FXhome]

Great to hear! - Javert

[@DeskWasTaken]

wow i never knew i could do masking in hitfilm, that too for free :0 Thx alot hitfilm team :D

[@FXhome]

You're welcome! - Javert

[@devvkhemani3628]

This is no doubt the best video editing software,going to b upgrade it to PRO once i’ve mastered it :)

[@FXhome]

Thanks for the support! - Javert

[@devvkhemani3628]

FXhome :)

[@Horsingabout]

Thanks great help

[@FXhome]

You're welcome! - Javert

[@3DJapan]

My understanding of the word rotoscoping is that it's tracing over live footage frame by frame to make super realistic animation like what was done in Snow White or the original Prince of Persia games.

[@daleanderson1727]

Very good, thanks for sharing.

[@FXhome]

Thanks for watching!

[@YISHIENLAIJENNIE]

cool!! it really need times

[@chickenmaster3879]

9:10 I highly doubt I'll get an answer after four years of this video being out, but couldn't you motion track the rotoscope points to the woman so they follow her automatically as she moves?

[@arlex.]

javert is and remains the best teacher

[@ManishKumar-hq6ob]

Amazing playlist 👍👍👍👍

[@FXhome]

Glad you like it! - Javert

[@StephanieTGood]

The only reason to "thumbs down" this video is because there's only one more in the series! :( This has been awesome - and would love more beginner tutorials!

[@FXhome]

Glad you enjoyed it! Feel free to suggest what other topics you'd like us to cover. - Javert

[@jainztalks6170]

super broooooooo..... superrrrrrrrrrr

[@fireislandmavic5939]

oh yes this is great thank you

[@FXhome]

Glad you like it! - Javert

[@RyanRaake]

This is great for streamers or beginners! I wish It was this easy for me, I tend to have about 15 effects just blending it in to the background in one shot I go a little overboard sometimes😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@evilgirl-1]

Well, in gaming you don't exactly worry about compositing.

[@RyanRaake]

@@evilgirl-1 ahaha I know...😂😝

[@pixelschwall8489]

Please Go on with this series

[@FXhome]

If we did, what else would you want us to cover? - Kirstie

[@pixelschwall8489]

@@FXhome i think the zooms where a little bit too much that it was difficult for me as a new beginner to instantly know where to go

[@andrewkenney9752]

Great tutorial! One question: How do you color correct over masks? Does it have to be fixed before you film, before you mask, or can it be done after? For example, you have multiple actors (yourself) and the shadows mess with the mask, showing the outline.

[@mr_kamer_waw_mp4411]

Nice video thanks for everything but if i want delete the background how can i do this.

[@vlogswithankitnayakvlogs]

Thanks

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

Awesome!

[@FXhome]

Thanks! - Javert

[@manclubandorra]

Hi friends I have a question about the creation of masks If I have to create a mask that runs a complex text or a complex figure, the only possible option is to create the mask with the freehand tool? There is no more efficient way to work? .. Create some full-hand complex masks can be a huge job, it seems to me.

[@pipefittermike636]

Hey this series is great, i have been a hitfilm customer since the begining, but have also been using Vegas pro for years, these tutorials are like a combination of beginner and medium advanced, love them all, went over the basics to some harder stuff, i think my next Web series video i am gonna try to make it a hitfilm exclusive....wish me luck, Pipefittermike, creator of the web series Pipe Trek,starting season 2.......

[@FXhome]

Thanks for the support, good luck with your project! - Javert

[@eezychannel]

Hello there. That is an incredible presentation. I actually don't have a clue how to eliminate my video's static white background and supplant it with another. I know how to Mask and Demult, but that will not give me what I am after. For instance, I made a decent attempt to change the background of a video of Santa, moving before a white screen. Lets say I would like Santa to dance with another view behind him. How can I do that. many thx

[@MadMojo]

Can you do the same masking technical with in software effects?

[@m1oj499]

@FXhome is it possible to attach another tracker to the head of the lady and move the mask according so that she is is not behind the title?

[@designomomento]

When I apply any related keying effect, background is becomes black instead of checkerboard. I dont understand actually I dont have to add any visual as baclground. Only need transparent background.

[@anthonydoriand]

Thank you :)

[@FXhome]

You're welcome! - Javert

[@iamvartist]

Good one

[@FXhome]

Thanks! - Javert

[@williamsakhitirgan4436]

That's so great but could you tell me what program are you using for it?

[@FXhome]

We use our free editor HitFilm. You can download it through the link in the videos description.

[@williamsakhitirgan4436]

@@FXhome thank you so very much sir

[@StreamerHunterTTV]

When PewDiePie records a video, he is able to record his camera and screen at the same time. I've done the same with OBS by scaling my resolution to 3840x1080, and recording both my webcam and screen at 1920x1080. However, when I try to crop the video, it's pretty difficult. Is there a way you recommend to edit videos like this? So that we can have a screen that has both my webcam and desktop, then full desktop, then full camera? It'd be useful for when we try to create videos ourselves when it's meant for youtube

[@dejoelhosparacristo2366]

Great tutorial! Is there some way to rotoscope automatically trhough tracking?

[@FXhome]

See this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZS2eXhseZqHqM0 - Javert

[@jackfatal2]

hi guiys!! can you please tell me how to add arrows and circles on a video? i found many difficulties in finding a tutorial to show arrows that appear in the middle of the video for a few seconds and then disappear. many thanks

[@mahirfr]

I was wondering if there is a trick to remove the background by comparing, I mean think it as this: We have 2 image/footage one with the actor and one without the actor is there any way to remove the background by comparing two shoots. BTW appreciate your work thanks for awesome tutorials.

[@FXhome]

Try taking a look at the Difference Key: www.manula.com/manuals/fxhome/hitfilm-pro/14/en/topic/difference-key?q=difference - Javert

[@mahirfr]

@@FXhome Thanks for helping.

[@FabledHorizon]

After making a composite shot, does it automatically go back to our main video? Or do we have to take the composite shot and manually put on the main timeline?

[@FXhome]

If you create the Composite Shot in the Media panel, it'll need to be added to the Editor timeline. If created by right-clicking a clip already in the Editor, the Composite will replace the clip. - Javert

[@FabledHorizon]

@@FXhome oh ok thank you!

[@artumator7364]

2:24 how dit you do that? with the drawing?

[@gauravravalani17]

Can I use all technique in hitflim 4 express?

[@playworldtamil6391]

thank you

[@FXhome]

You're welcome! - Javert

[@tallwhore2839]

very effective

[@FXhome]

Glad you liked it! - Javert

[@BlueBunch]

Is it possible to for example take aki from chainsaw man, saying kon, and remove the background and make it into my video for an outro so that kon bites my video instead?

[@thegamerwithin1676]

How about using motion tracking along with mask?

[@FXhome]

Check out this tutorial on using Mocha to speed up rotoscoping: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZS2eXhseZqHqM0 - Javert

[@danielvibez4000]

wait wait hold on a second. so there two different clips then edited? how can i do this while streaming if its all one video... done live?

[@PreciousLightt]

Hiii! I really hope you guys get to see this! I downloaded hitfilm on my laptop yesterday and I’m a new KZbinr but I cant edit without the video cracking or hanging in my viewer window! Please help me!

[@FXhome]

Please contact Support with details about your computer and the type of footage you're trying to edit: fxhome.com/ask - Javert

[@Onni-]

I tried to mask something and I had a problem with that it slides to the next point and I just couldn't take it off..

[@monishc1488]

Can't we issue motion tracking to masking property?

[@FXhome]

Not currently, but feel free to add it to our Wishlist thread: fxhome.com/forum/discussion/38770/the-hitfilm-wishlist-what-features-do-you-want#latest - Javert

[@knpur]

Sir, green not working... lot of version try...I am now use version 12 but not working.. Before...diadex sends your technical team

[@FXhome]

Please contact Support with your computer specs and the type of footage you're trying to edit: fxhome.com/ask - Javert

[@DL-ih5py]

Awsome tutorial!! Good Job! Also... Get a HAIRCUT!! Thanks

[@alan._.sais_hi9242]

why

[@mariogomez9268]

the project file for this tutorial video has a broken link, it won't download when i click on the link. can someone fix this link for this project file, thanks.

[@FXhome]

Fixed, thanks for letting us know. - Javert

[@advait19-m3b]

hey Um my hitfilm doesnt have the same layout as your does. any advice?

[@FXhome]

Window -> Workspaces -> Reset Workspace. - Javert

[@brent_1101]

Javert is beginning to look like Adam Driver.

[@Rahul_ke]

Something for beginners with Hitfilm pro 😣

[@DerekHartley]

There's nothing in this series that isn't valid for Hitfilm Pro

[@FXhome]

Is that what you'd like to see? A beginner series for HitFilm Pro users? Derek is correct that everything in this series translates across to HitFilm Pro, as everything you can do in Express can be done in our professional software. Which parts of HitFilm Pro would you like to see covered? - Kirstie

[@Rahul_ke]

@@FXhome This series is neat, It would be great if you guys could show what more we could do if having the pro version.

[@Austinbuff]

Kylo Ren is that you

[@turners420gameing5]

can u do this without a green screen?

[@FXhome]

You'd have to mask out your actor frame by frame. - Javert

[@turners420gameing5]

@@FXhome im not understanding this what is that? im trying to learn this so i can better edit my videos for my youtube channel... Purhaps could u make another awsome video that i can watch to help me better understand how to do this?

[@turners420gameing5]

Also when i record with obs sum games work great and sum games are choppy any idea y?

[@tasuja1827]

You look like Adam Driver doe.

[@artumator7364]

Can you make a Harry Potter masterclass

[@FXhome]

Great idea, would love to do that! - Javert

[@stefanhagerman1284]

How can anyone have that perfect hair? AND be good at VFX?

[@MentosCubing]

Javert's hair is too perfect. He must have added it in post!

[@stefanhagerman1284]

@@MentosCubing Hahaha. I see what you did there! ;)

[@RideTheGamer]

Yofxhome

[@godson5668]

Although I have laptop and sane software :)

[@JoefromNJ1]

sup Kylo Ren.

[@yanivshimshon5316]

First

[@secondcut3138]

ohh, but here is a magic way to do it. it's called Mocha

[@daabomb114]

Why are we doing a series that has been done multiple times....we know

[@DerekHartley]

There are many that don't know. And it's always good to refresh the videos with the latest version of the software.

[@rhyno4152]

DerekHartley i agree Derek.