Green Screen Keying & Managing Transparency In Resolve

Just me or is all the audio panned left?

Just me or is all the audio panned left?

Hi Zeb –

My bad! I some how bumped my voice tracks left before export. I’ve fixed the file/download. Thanks for pointing that out!

Hi Zeb –

My bad! I some how bumped my voice tracks left before export. I’ve fixed the file/download. Thanks for pointing that out!

That’s very good quick & dirty key. But the despill options are limited.

An alternate method is a Fusion Connect clip. Fusion comes with several industry leading keyers. For that workflow, select the clip in the upper track, create Fusion Connect clip (using source footage) and open in Fusion via Resolve menu. Perform the key and render. Somewhere along the way you get to pick the codec, the default being ProRes 4444. Back in Resolve select refresh, and everything should be in place. Fusion reads the source clip and then renders a temporary file in a configurable folder, which Resolve uses to replace the clip with which already has an alpha channel thanks to Fusions renderer.

Slightly more work, but with more option. I probably would try your method first and see if does the job, if not then revert to the Fusion keyer. Of course the Fusion keyer also lets you track things in case the camera moved and the background plate has to match the move, but then we’re beyond Fusion Connect.

Since BlackMagic took over Fusion, the two apps make a terrific combo albeit at a learning curve. Also good for more advanced titles and clone stamping for clean-up of footage flaws where the node sizing tricks are insufficient.

That’s very good quick & dirty key. But the despill options are limited.

An alternate method is a Fusion Connect clip. Fusion comes with several industry leading keyers. For that workflow, select the clip in the upper track, create Fusion Connect clip (using source footage) and open in Fusion via Resolve menu. Perform the key and render. Somewhere along the way you get to pick the codec, the default being ProRes 4444. Back in Resolve select refresh, and everything should be in place. Fusion reads the source clip and then renders a temporary file in a configurable folder, which Resolve uses to replace the clip with which already has an alpha channel thanks to Fusions renderer.

Slightly more work, but with more option. I probably would try your method first and see if does the job, if not then revert to the Fusion keyer. Of course the Fusion keyer also lets you track things in case the camera moved and the background plate has to match the move, but then we’re beyond Fusion Connect.

Since BlackMagic took over Fusion, the two apps make a terrific combo albeit at a learning curve. Also good for more advanced titles and clone stamping for clean-up of footage flaws where the node sizing tricks are insufficient.

absolutely – this a def. quick and dirty method – that’s why I labeled the Insight subtitle as pulling basic keys. The fusion method is the way that I would go to or back and forth with AE or similar. Your right that the ‘massaging’ options are very limited for super detailed shots but I’ve been surprised how quickly you can get a good key going in Resolve.

We’ll do a follow up at some point with the Fusion workflow because it is pretty darn good.

absolutely – this a def. quick and dirty method – that’s why I labeled the Insight subtitle as pulling basic keys. The fusion method is the way that I would go to or back and forth with AE or similar. Your right that the ‘massaging’ options are very limited for super detailed shots but I’ve been surprised how quickly you can get a good key going in Resolve.

We’ll do a follow up at some point with the Fusion workflow because it is pretty darn good.

Can you render an alpha on resolve’s text generator clips?

Can you render an alpha on resolve’s text generator clips?

its funny you say that! I thought I had found a way to get that to work, but it doesn’t. Generator clips don’t show up in the color page, and you can’t render them as individual clips. If you create a compound clip then you loose alpha channel.

BMD needs to fix that IMHO.

its funny you say that! I thought I had found a way to get that to work, but it doesn’t. Generator clips don’t show up in the color page, and you can’t render them as individual clips. If you create a compound clip then you loose alpha channel.

BMD needs to fix that IMHO.

Another interesting project green screen stock they offer a large number of high-quality green screen clips on any subject, as well as free guides!

Another interesting project green screen stock they offer a large number of high-quality green screen clips on any subject, as well as free guides!

Can I just remark that one should have unmix disabled, otherwise you will be wondering why you can’t see or work on your result in the color page and only see it on the edit page! I learned this the hard way!