Magic mask is definitely a favorite. As far as "studio-not studio" is concerned, I used to pay $100 aud a year for about 10 years upgrading Videostudio Pro. Resolve Studio is a one off payment for life. "No brainer" for me. 🙂
Thanks so much for this. I have watched this a couple of times now, so am going to give it a go. I am no serious amateur, but did a wedding video for my niece. I forgot to record some kids on the day making chapter dividers ; for example, some of them saying Lets get Married, lets eat. the first dance etc. So I had the idea of using magic mask to put them back in the wedding even though the videos of them were recorded back at home........(thought you might appreciate a genuine use case and gratitude in making this video)
That's a great use case for it! And yes, I DO love hearing feedback like this! So many videos seem geared towards one specific use case, but I tried to make it as general as possible while showing my own results. Good luck with it, let me know how it turns out!
Makes me feel better seeing multiple stokes - sometimes I feel like I’m using it wrong bc half the video is added strokes and no one else touch on that
The studio version is bundle with any Black Magic design hardware, in my case i have it with my BMPCC 4K for descrambled the BRAW file and edit the shoot that my camera delivered , but the cheapest way to get, it's with the Black Magic speed edit keyboard.
10-bit 422 video is 'Studio Only' and that's what the cameras I handle spits out. I got the SpeedEditor at the same time but I'm not loving it that much. ShuttlePRO v2 is a better fit for me. Plus it also works in a ton of other programs.
Oh, thanks for the reminder! I forgot that some of the codecs aren't available in the free version. The Shuttle Pro is NICE, BTW! Thanks for watching & commenting!
I bought the Studio version in 2021. I started video editing with Filmora and we had a fight about an upgrade and they reimbursed me the whole year. Daniel Batal advised me to switch to DaVinci Resolve and I felt it is another level. I don't remember why I decided to buy the studio version, but I had good reasons, I would say. I never regreted it.
Magic mask is definitely what lead me to buy the studio version… so backstory I’m a dance videography and on a specific project after I sent the final edit the client was like “can u blur out the background? 🤦🏾♂️” …the only problem with that was that the dance video was 20 mins long with dozens of dancers moving in and out of frame and to sit and keyframe all the movements was not it so got out my credit card and the rest was history
My favourite feature, or at least the feature that convinced me to purchase studio, is that I can use my 4090 during rendering. Takes a 1 hour render to 10 mins.
Well it is good, but it is even better with a green screen. However, if I filmed something without a green screen and I want to replace the background, I will try it out.
I totally agree! Like being outside for the intro to this video - a green screen just isn't practical. Let me know how you like Magic Mask, once you try it!
If you did greenscreen, would it be better than using the normal keying nodes, as you have to make sure that the greenscreen has to be evenly lit, no wrinkles and have the subject far enough away to get no green light spill.
I use the normal keyer nodes when I use a green screen... but Resolve has enough matte control to work around wrinkles and uneven lighting. I should do a green screen tutorial. The green spill is a pain sometimes, especially where I film [not enough room for proper separation].
Great point! Those higher resolutions aren't available for free. The H.265 you talk about... IIRC, it can be rendered by an Nvidia graphics card if you have Studio - definitely a boon for rendering!
Nothing personal, you asked so I'll give you my answer... Cost... Not everyone tries to supplement their income by learning editing using the Free version... It makes a huge difference in putting food on the table and investing the value of the Studio version. It wouldn't even be the Magic Mask that would make me purchase the Studio version (which I already use) but other resources... I'm very good at rotoscoping and I like doing it and so far I haven't seen the magic mask surpass any of my projects that I've done manually . Perhaps for someone who has a recording studio, showing up smoking an expensive cigar, the price of the Studio version may not be missed, but for many others it is.
OK, first: I love your handle - COFFEE LOVER! Second: I totally get that the cost is something a lot of people can't swing. I won't even argue that. I've tried my hand at rotoscoping, and I wasn't very good at it, and it sucked up hours of my time that was better spent doing other editing-related tasks, so my hat's off to you! As for my recording studio... it's a glassed-in porch, and the cigar wasn't expensive :D After all the thousands of hours spent editing in Resolve, I figure I got my money's worth a long time ago, though. Thanks for watching & sharing your perspective!
@@coffeelover1456 Thanks! It's certainly not easy - but there's ways to work around a lot of "limitations" LOL... I just spent a lot of time figuring out how to do things. If you head over to my main channel @RoadReality , you'll see that I too, love coffee! I have it in a mug on my Harley for almost every ride! :D
Oh, that's a good one! FWIW, the Camera Tracker doesn't like fisheye action camera footage, LOL. I've used it a couple of times, but MAN OH MAN is that a lengthy process with my computer!
Definitely Magic Mask. I bought the Speed Editor and got the full Studio Version thrown in for $100 more than the software would have been on its own. No brainer.
Heck yeah - that's a good deal! I bought Studio years ago, when the Speed Editor was $295... thanks to your comment, I looked it up and it's gone up to $395, but still comes with a license for Studio - thanks for the info!
Great content! I do have a question. Say I want to mask something out. An example would be like you did to yourself when you added yourself to the beach. How can you save that clip of yourself and use it in later projects, where you can also change your shape, size, and position? If you understand what I mean and you explain how to do it please explain like you're talking to a child.
Ahh, good question! You'd have to either render the clip out using the Deliver page, and make you set "Export Alpha" - like how I did in the Transparency video, or you could use a Saver node in Fusion to do the same thing, and a Loader in the other projects. The easiest way to do it would be to render with Alpha. Here's a link to the Transparency video: ua-cam.com/video/oV-4-w78W78/v-deo.html
@@pguerrero329 Ahh - then you're prepped to do it - just set your In and Out markers on the start and end of the clip with the transparency, and then render it - it should then be usable in other projects :D Don't forget to set it to video instead of PNG, though.
@@pguerrero329 No, it'll just render a bunch of PNGs... one for each frame. You want to render it as a .MOV, if I remember correctly. A video format with transparency. EDIT: I just checked - and AVI and MOV/QuickTime will support transparency.
@@georgesmith6785 Ahh, sounds like your Render Cache is off. You can right-click on the clip and select Render Fusion Output. Wait for the red line to turn blue, and it should play back fine, with sound.
Haha, that's a good one. It's not an act, though - you can check out my other channel - www.youtube.com/@RoadReality/ - I enjoy my stogies. :D Thanks for watching!
@@waantonproductions4186 Thanks! TBH, this video tried to melt my brain and my computer... and apparently the 2 Magic Masks I used in fusion to accomplish the goal of the rotoscoping display... got misplaced by Resolve. I just went into the timeline in Resolve and looked - I had to Regenerate the Magic Masks, and now it looks fine! No way to replace that chunk of the video though, unfortunately... and you were the first to notice!
@@CreatorReality1 funny how me making a Muppets reference because you said phenomenal because of the Manama na song with the Muppets made you notice a video mistake, still that's cool it turned out like this.
@@waantonproductions4186 Honestly, I didn't get it as a Muppets reference until you said it was... I was thinking it was more of a "womp womp" sad face thing... but thanks! I just recorded a video showing what happened, how to fix it in the future, and a couple of other nuggets of Resolve info goodness. I'll be sure and shout you out in the video description!
Magic mask is definitely a favorite. As far as "studio-not studio" is concerned, I used to pay $100 aud a year for about 10 years upgrading Videostudio Pro. Resolve Studio is a one off payment for life. "No brainer" for me. 🙂
Right? That one-time fee is a magic bullet in Resolve's favor! Thanks for watching :D
Thanks so much for this. I have watched this a couple of times now, so am going to give it a go. I am no serious amateur, but did a wedding video for my niece. I forgot to record some kids on the day making chapter dividers ; for example, some of them saying Lets get Married, lets eat. the first dance etc. So I had the idea of using magic mask to put them back in the wedding even though the videos of them were recorded back at home........(thought you might appreciate a genuine use case and gratitude in making this video)
That's a great use case for it! And yes, I DO love hearing feedback like this! So many videos seem geared towards one specific use case, but I tried to make it as general as possible while showing my own results. Good luck with it, let me know how it turns out!
Thanks brother man, you're making us better editors.
That's the goal! :D
Makes me feel better seeing multiple stokes - sometimes I feel like I’m using it wrong bc half the video is added strokes and no one else touch on that
Thanks - I wanted to be more in-depth, and I strive to not show the easiest or "best case" scenarios when I do tutorials.
I'm not a professional so I don't need the paid version. But this feature makes me want to buy it anyway!
Well, if it helps... the Studio version has extra transitions/effects and more GPU usage to speed things up :D
The studio version is bundle with any Black Magic design hardware, in my case i have it with my BMPCC 4K for descrambled the BRAW file and edit the shoot that my camera delivered , but the cheapest way to get, it's with the Black Magic speed edit keyboard.
10-bit 422 video is 'Studio Only' and that's what the cameras I handle spits out. I got the SpeedEditor at the same time but I'm not loving it that much. ShuttlePRO v2 is a better fit for me. Plus it also works in a ton of other programs.
Oh, thanks for the reminder! I forgot that some of the codecs aren't available in the free version. The Shuttle Pro is NICE, BTW! Thanks for watching & commenting!
I bought the Studio version in 2021. I started video editing with Filmora and we had a fight about an upgrade and they reimbursed me the whole year. Daniel Batal advised me to switch to DaVinci Resolve and I felt it is another level. I don't remember why I decided to buy the studio version, but I had good reasons, I would say. I never regreted it.
Yeah, Daniel is good people - I don't think he'd steer anyone wrong. I never regretted my purchase either! Thanks for watching & commenting!
Magic mask is definitely what lead me to buy the studio version… so backstory I’m a dance videography and on a specific project after I sent the final edit the client was like “can u blur out the background? 🤦🏾♂️” …the only problem with that was that the dance video was 20 mins long with dozens of dancers moving in and out of frame and to sit and keyframe all the movements was not it so got out my credit card and the rest was history
Yeah, you definitely saved yourself a TON of headache there! Gotta love the computer doing the work while you go off and do something else, right?
@@CreatorReality1 for sure!!! And give the client that nice speech saying your satisfaction is our top priority 🤣😂… thanks again for the vid
@@rojaecrosby1554 You're welcome! :D
My favourite feature, or at least the feature that convinced me to purchase studio, is that I can use my 4090 during rendering. Takes a 1 hour render to 10 mins.
That's a HUGE time-saver! Thanks for sharing :D
Here to show support and love 😃👍👍
And it's always appreciated, my friend! :D
Well it is good, but it is even better with a green screen. However, if I filmed something without a green screen and I want to replace the background, I will try it out.
I totally agree! Like being outside for the intro to this video - a green screen just isn't practical.
Let me know how you like Magic Mask, once you try it!
If you did greenscreen, would it be better than using the normal keying nodes, as you have to make sure that the greenscreen has to be evenly lit, no wrinkles and have the subject far enough away to get no green light spill.
I use the normal keyer nodes when I use a green screen... but Resolve has enough matte control to work around wrinkles and uneven lighting. I should do a green screen tutorial. The green spill is a pain sometimes, especially where I film [not enough room for proper separation].
Thanks for sharing, much appreciated mate.
You're welcome! :D
I needed Studio to edit 6k & 8k 360 vids, and i can't quite remember, but also something about h265 maybe.
Great point! Those higher resolutions aren't available for free. The H.265 you talk about... IIRC, it can be rendered by an Nvidia graphics card if you have Studio - definitely a boon for rendering!
Awesome must try
I'm very tense about that cigar ash fall..
Haha - don't worry, I used a Clarence Darrow trick ;)
Actually, I didn't... but it's not a problem :D
Nothing personal, you asked so I'll give you my answer...
Cost... Not everyone tries to supplement their income by learning editing using the Free version...
It makes a huge difference in putting food on the table and investing the value of the Studio version.
It wouldn't even be the Magic Mask that would make me purchase the Studio version (which I already use) but other resources... I'm very good at rotoscoping and I like doing it and so far I haven't seen the magic mask surpass any of my projects that I've done manually .
Perhaps for someone who has a recording studio, showing up smoking an expensive cigar, the price of the Studio version may not be missed, but for many others it is.
OK, first: I love your handle - COFFEE LOVER! Second: I totally get that the cost is something a lot of people can't swing. I won't even argue that.
I've tried my hand at rotoscoping, and I wasn't very good at it, and it sucked up hours of my time that was better spent doing other editing-related tasks, so my hat's off to you!
As for my recording studio... it's a glassed-in porch, and the cigar wasn't expensive :D After all the thousands of hours spent editing in Resolve, I figure I got my money's worth a long time ago, though.
Thanks for watching & sharing your perspective!
@@CreatorReality1 We thank you for all your work and passing on your knowledge and experience!
I really love coffee! ☕☕☕
@@coffeelover1456 Thanks! It's certainly not easy - but there's ways to work around a lot of "limitations" LOL... I just spent a lot of time figuring out how to do things.
If you head over to my main channel @RoadReality , you'll see that I too, love coffee! I have it in a mug on my Harley for almost every ride! :D
My favorite Studio feature is the Camera Tracker
Oh, that's a good one! FWIW, the Camera Tracker doesn't like fisheye action camera footage, LOL. I've used it a couple of times, but MAN OH MAN is that a lengthy process with my computer!
There's a camera tracker in Studio? I didn't even know about that... I wonder how it compares to the Nuke camera tracker...
@@rakeshmalik5385 It's there - in Fusion, IIRC. I have no idea how it stacks up against Nuke's, though.
@@CreatorReality1 Yes. You need a lot of hardware power. But waitin is worth it.
@@peterash9375 Yeah, from the tutorials I've watched on it, it is.
Definitely Magic Mask.
I bought the Speed Editor and got the full Studio Version thrown in for $100 more than the software would have been on its own. No brainer.
Where did you buy this becaause they say it doesnt come with studio
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Heck yeah - that's a good deal! I bought Studio years ago, when the Speed Editor was $295... thanks to your comment, I looked it up and it's gone up to $395, but still comes with a license for Studio - thanks for the info!
@@CreatorReality1 That's like half a year paying Adobe. 😂
@@pixelrancher I know, right? I strongly dislike subscription models for stuff like this.
Great content! I do have a question. Say I want to mask something out. An example would be like you did to yourself when you added yourself to the beach. How can you save that clip of yourself and use it in later projects, where you can also change your shape, size, and position? If you understand what I mean and you explain how to do it please explain like you're talking to a child.
Ahh, good question! You'd have to either render the clip out using the Deliver page, and make you set "Export Alpha" - like how I did in the Transparency video, or you could use a Saver node in Fusion to do the same thing, and a Loader in the other projects.
The easiest way to do it would be to render with Alpha. Here's a link to the Transparency video: ua-cam.com/video/oV-4-w78W78/v-deo.html
@@CreatorReality1 thank you so much. I just watched that one the other day!
@@pguerrero329 Ahh - then you're prepped to do it - just set your In and Out markers on the start and end of the clip with the transparency, and then render it - it should then be usable in other projects :D Don't forget to set it to video instead of PNG, though.
@@CreatorReality1 will it still render as a video if I set it to png?
@@pguerrero329 No, it'll just render a bunch of PNGs... one for each frame. You want to render it as a .MOV, if I remember correctly. A video format with transparency.
EDIT: I just checked - and AVI and MOV/QuickTime will support transparency.
Good stuff. 🤘
Thanks!
a cigar is crazy hey😂
Crazy, or just old-school? :D Thanks for watching!
All of the AI features are what drove me to buy Studio
Ahh, good call! They really do help, don't they?
I followed you but mine only did one frame not the entire clip
Which screen were you on? Color or Fusion? Also, did you click the Track button?
Hot it to transparent but slow and sound is off
@@georgesmith6785 Ahh, sounds like your Render Cache is off. You can right-click on the clip and select Render Fusion Output. Wait for the red line to turn blue, and it should play back fine, with sound.
Fusion
I hit the two arrow right and left one. Not sure track. I followed you on screen
Drop the cigar act, it just makes you like a creepy boyband manager
Haha, that's a good one. It's not an act, though - you can check out my other channel - www.youtube.com/@RoadReality/ - I enjoy my stogies. :D Thanks for watching!
If I were to be monetized I would go for studio.
That's a good time to splurge!
0:43 do do do do do
Dang, that effect didn't render! And I'm just NOW noticing, thanks to your comment? Fudge!
@@CreatorReality1 ah, i had to look back on it but i see what you were talking about now, nah it was just supposed to be a Muppets reference
@@waantonproductions4186 Thanks! TBH, this video tried to melt my brain and my computer... and apparently the 2 Magic Masks I used in fusion to accomplish the goal of the rotoscoping display... got misplaced by Resolve. I just went into the timeline in Resolve and looked - I had to Regenerate the Magic Masks, and now it looks fine! No way to replace that chunk of the video though, unfortunately... and you were the first to notice!
@@CreatorReality1 funny how me making a Muppets reference because you said phenomenal because of the Manama na song with the Muppets made you notice a video mistake, still that's cool it turned out like this.
@@waantonproductions4186 Honestly, I didn't get it as a Muppets reference until you said it was... I was thinking it was more of a "womp womp" sad face thing... but thanks! I just recorded a video showing what happened, how to fix it in the future, and a couple of other nuggets of Resolve info goodness. I'll be sure and shout you out in the video description!
This should not even be a question.
:D