The Boys LASER EYES SUPER POWER EFFECT - DaVinci Resolve 16 Tutorial

Create professional looking LASER EYE EFFECTS in the FREE version of DaVinci Resolve 16.
Free asset download Links:
Laser: vfx.productioncrate.com/searc...
Explosion: vfx.productioncrate.com/searc...
Download Davinci Resolve for Free: www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Glowing Eyes (What You Need to Get Started)
1:25 - Glowing Eyes (Fusion Tutorial)
11:50 - Glowing Eyes (Finishing Touches in Color/Edit Page)
16:20 - Shooting Lasers (What You Need to Get Started)
16:49 - Shooting Lasers (Color/Edit Page Tutorial)
27:42 - Shooting Lasers (Final Touches)
29:38 - Outro/Skit
Notes:
Take your superhero effects to the next level with some of these tips. I made sure to show it in fusion and in the edit/color page because I know some folks can find the fusion page intimidating. To those of you who are on the fence I highly recommend checking it out. If you have After effects experience your knowledge won't directly carry over, but once you get used to a node based compositing system you won't want to go back.
Also let me know what you think of these deep dive tutorials. It's like 2 or 3 of my regular videos all packed into one, in an attempt to try and provide some of the most comprehensive resolve tutorials not behind a paywall.
References:
Check out the DaVinci Resolve 16 reference manual to learn more you can find it in the help tab of Resolve.
Paint Node: Pages 2041-2051
Soft Glow: Page 1619
Lens Reflections: Pages2813-2814
Glow: Page 2809
Lens Flare: Page 2809
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Socials:
I don't have any, but if I start something you'll be the first to know
Gear I use:
Camera - Black Magic Pocket 4k
Microphone - Rode NTK
Main Lens - Meike 12mm f2.8
Other lenses - Meike 35 mm f1.7, Rokinon 50mm T1.5, Rokinon 24mm T1.5
Tripod - Velbon Videomate 638
Computer Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700x
GPU - GTX 1070
Monitor - Eizo CG2420

[@NathanCarterVids]

I'm back and with a new studio setup. Still a work in progress, but let me know what you think. Also what effect do you want me to cover next?

[@judithhaller1680]

Hello Nathan, maybe this Snow Effect from After Effects in DaVinci/Fusion ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIDIk4dpe66Xnq8

[@sooesoss6063]

Music video effects

[@Samjimmyjoe]

Thank you very much Nathan! This is awesome! :D

[@LOSThefner]

Super cool tutorial! Thank you :)

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thank you!

[@nectarwhxre]

man i just saw the show and i'm so glad you released this aaaaah thANK YOU THANK YOU

[@NathanCarterVids]

While I was watching it I knew I had to try and remake it in Fusion

[@nectarwhxre]

@@NathanCarterVids thank you :)

[@bishalroychoudhury9604]

Enjoyed the Tutorial

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thank you.

[@XSession]

Woooow....😱

[@AndroSpud]

Nathan... You sir, are a beast! Subbed in the first 2 Min!

[@NathanCarterVids]

Thanks for the sub. More to come!

[@Abdull3h_vfx]

so did i

[@nectarwhxre]

the "left eye paint" node doesn't work, there's no paint what happened? i checked the stroke thingy too

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

thank you!

[@NathanCarterVids]

No worries. I'm happy you found it useful.

[@stormlem6931]

Please make tutorial for A Train effect

[@EmiOfTheCentury]

Thank you for this tutorial and for the free asset! One thing isn't working for me though and I can't figure it out - when I put the laser effect on the video track above the main scene, it doesn't layer over the top, it only shows a black background instead. I feel like I must be missing a step? Do you know what im doing wrong?

[@NathanCarterVids]

What kind of file did you download

[@EmiOfTheCentury]

@@NathanCarterVids MP4 , from the vfx.productioncrate site

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@EmiOfTheCentury ahh there's your problem. MP4 don't do just alpha channels as far as I know. Try a different format. I tend to get PNG sequences from there

[@MeinVideoStudio]

HAHAHAH des Skit is funny. You should put that at the Start XD

[@NathanCarterVids]

thanks. I never know where in the video to put that stuff. I try off the top next time. Thanks for the feedback, and I'm glad you liked it.

[@leafsoup]

So I am trying this but when I shift+drag the planar tracker motion node over to the paint, it doesn't apply the paint to the frames? Nothing happens.

[@leafsoup]

ah, i didn't set the paint to normal stroke.

[@STORIEDAMAAN]

How's the 35mm meike?

[@NathanCarterVids]

Huge fan. Wasn't used in this video at all, but for its price it's a pretty impressive little lens

Can u do Flash or Atrain effect

[@NathanCarterVids]

I can look into it. I would recommend checking out Production Crate's flash lightning trail assets, most of them are free. linked here: vfx.productioncrate.com/search/#!/flash

@@NathanCarterVids i mean Dc comics flash or bad Boys a train

[@NathanCarterVids]

@ yeah they have that effect like on the CW's flash on there

@@NathanCarterVids ok thx

[@KamKalambay]

when I compound the clip, it brings it into Fusion but with no grading...

[@NathanCarterVids]

Yes. Thought I covered that in this video,but maybe not. To keep the grading inside of fusion you want to create a compound clip beforehand.

[@KamKalambay]

@@NathanCarterVids I did, from my Timeline tab I selected the clip, right clicked, created a compound clip, went to fusion, flat image still

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@KamKalambay So you graded the clip, then made it a compound clip, then brought into fusion, in that order and it didn't work?

[@KamKalambay]

@@NathanCarterVids 100% correct. Now what if I have a timeline grade rather than a clip grade? The clip has some color correction, but I applied a "look" to the entire timeline of multiple clips. Will that be maybe why I'm not seeing the timeline grade applied on the clip and may only be seeing the color correction I did?

[@NathanCarterVids]

@@KamKalambay ahh I think I see the problem. So your timeline node graph is later on in the chain. If you grade at the clip level then you'll get the desired result.

[@universalhumor7267]

THIS EFFECT NOT FREE

[@NathanCarterVids]

The paint tool in fusion isn't free anymore?

[@stunnerlife3288]

@@NathanCarterVids The lens reflect isn't free anymore :( in resolve 17.

[@2424rocket]

Yikes! This is so convoluted I can’t believe it. It would be so much easier to do in afteraffects. The only thing that fusion does better than after affects is tracking. But if you have mocha and know how to use it it’s just as good. I could do this in half the time and there’s no merge nodes to try to figure out how those work. They should change the name of Fusion and call it Convolution.

[@JuanPVolpin]

or maybe you are not very good...

[@2424rocket]

Certainly a possibility… But I will match my resume against yours any day, and my bank account against yours any day. Someone who is so sensitive to criticism should not be allowed to be a teacher. Maybe you need some enlightening.

[@NathanCarterVids]

I totally get yah. Coming from a layer based system to a node bases system takes time and it's a bit of a learning curve. I find some things faster in fusion, but some things are certainly faster in after effects. Just to clarify though, that was someone else who commented earlier, not me.

[@2424rocket]

I’ll get it eventually… And thanks.

[@2424rocket]

great tutorial up until the last half and then it becomes a mess to follow. you have to see your method through the eyes of a student.

[@NathanCarterVids]

Totally fair critisim. This is kinda why I moved away from VFX heavy tutorials. I don't work with it as often as colour and general editing, so I always felt these tutorials were messy and more "follow me" than actually teaching a deeper understanding of the concepts.

[@2424rocket]

Fusion is a difficult program to learn. I can do a lot of basic stuff… But it just seems very convoluted compared to after effects. But of course I’ve been using AfterAffects for 10 years and fusion for less than one year. But I do wanna learn more about fusion. No hurry, but I’ll get there.

[@johnmc9073]

the swallowing is just horrendous