I'm new to video in general and editing in particular. The quality of your "killer tips" series is outstanding. Being a pure hobbyist I might not be the target audience, but still: it is a pleasure to watch and 12 minutes fly by watching you work. Thanks for sharing your experiences and your knowledge.
Hi and thank you for taking time to comment. I'll be doing some more beginners episodes once I've grown a bit and tested what works (I'm still experimenting as a new channel) - there is a lot of beginners material out there but enough people want ME to do beginner level too then I can do that of course. Im very happy to do them. Thanks again, Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn For me it's in particular that with your videos you provide a view on how professionals use DR. This gives a complete new perspective to a noob like me - and even if I cannot follow all your instructions, it gives a lot of motivation to learn and proceed. It is this that imho differentiates your content from a lot of those beginners tutorials. But that’s a personal point of view … and for sure I will too enjoy a series about the basics coming from you. 🙂👍🏻
I recently purchased the studio version - and then followed your tutorial...and I am blown away! I could always do this in Photoshop, but now to be able to do it with live moving video...wow!
You are brilliant! I had one shot that would miss a couple of frames everytime, until I tried you trick by making everything black but his face and it worked! THANKS!
Your tutorials are brilliant. Ive picked up so many good tips however (and more importantly!) I've picked up a ton of 'best practices' which holds me in good stead. Thanks Darren
Glad you like them! Thanks Chris for letting me know...means a lot! Working hard on delivering quality based on my real world experience. All the best. you might want to sign up for my exclusive email list where I will be posting occasional free things not available on YT. Link is on my community page on the main channel. All the best.
Impressive... not only the possibilitys in davinci, but our way to comunicate ... its a very very welcom difference to all those super mega fancy youtubers out there.. nothing but competence and a calm voice, concentrating on the essential parts.. thanks..
Thank you Darren. I was just able to get Studio Ver. Love it and all of your amazing tutorials! You are the best. I learn sooo very much from you and am super grateful! Cheers
This convinced me to finally get DR Studio. I'm a photographer and retouched and have been moving into color grading and this was astounding to watch because it very much mirrors my retouching process. I already know the projects this would help me with.
Thank you so much. Means a lot to me when its appreciated - I work hard to make these as best as I can to give you good insights. All the best, Darren.
Explained really well, Darren. I don't use it much, as it seems that when I do - the tracking goes off - maybe, I will get some talking head videos to grade and can use it. Everytime I have done it, somebody turns their head, or someone walks in front, and it loses the track. Waiting for the day when they make the tracking adjustable, like it is on a regular tracking. At that point I'll probably over use it. Good tip to pull the exposure on a temp node and a power window before the face refine tool. I guess that would work for taking a still of just someones face and doing a shot match. Thanks again Darren.
Hi again Jim. Yes, as I mentioned in that episode, as soon as the face moves too far off then the analysis is gone so its back to 'old school' tools. But when it is in good scenario its a great tool. You have to appreciate it is tracking multiple points to allow all the tools to be used. I think as the AI tech gets better this tool will get better. This video was made as a nod to some good feedback I got from my facebook page regarding this tool. All the best, Darren.
Hey Darren, I love your content and you're right you have more pro tips than most youtubers. Just a bit of feedback, though, I'm American and sometimes I can't quite process everything you say as you speak fairly quick. cc is tough as it covers much of the video content. I usually have to adjust the playback speed, but .75 is a tad slow. I just wanted to let you know as when I search on a topic and see yours against others I often watch the other guys first because I can understand them without jumping back several times or adjusting speed.
Hi Steve. Thanks for the feedback. I dont follow a script or a prompt and I have to speak at my relative normal pace so i can focus on the delivery of the content. I actually speak a bit faster normally!! Appreciate the comment but it won't change I'm afraid. Hope you can follow some of them anyway. Thanks again, Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn Hey Darren, I appreciate the revised comment, the earlier one was a bit cheeky. No worries, I discovered the web version of YT does allow custom speeds so I can drop it to 90 or 95% instead of the default 75% in the app. I do watch most of your videos on my computer so that will be fine. BTW your multicam/ speed editor video was better than the one on BM's site.
@@DarrenMostyn btw i like your 8020's nice to see a pro using good audio monitors. I won a pair of 8050s years ago when I sold audio equipment and will never part with them.
@@flipnap2112 I'd be switching from FCP. I think Resolve would clear up a few pain points I have, though generally I like FCP. For bigger projects I think Resolve would be better.
@@AllTerrainFamily i kind of did the same. was a heavy FCP user for a while but switched over to resolve a year ago and haven't looked back. I will give you a word of advice. Learn fusion. You don't have to go crazy into everything but it will save you if you do masking and basic FX. once you go nodes you'll never be the same (in a good way)
Hi Kadehr. Thank you so much - I wrk hard to make these as good as I can, based on my 10 years + on Resolve. You should join my exclusive mailing list for occasional FREE stuff and goodness eepurl.com/hob0oH Might be an announcement that you may like soon!!
Thanks so much for this video. I love your channel. You really share the best techniques for the tools you show. Here's to 50K subs - and higher - in 2021.
cool stuff, and thank you for guiding us through and drop a word of warning where one easily can over correct . Great tipps as they all are . Thanks for sharing Darren
Thanks for the video, Darren. How would (would it?) this work if it were a hand with blemishes or red marks on it as opposed to face. it would not track it automatically presumably but is there a mask you can make to use the effect on skin elsewhere?
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Great series. Sometimes I use Face Refinement, but other times I like to do it manually using a frequency separation technique and other tools. Keep ‘em coming, Darren! 🙏🏻
Hi Alex. Manual tracking usually better IMO but it's a time/quality thing. This tool saves a lot of work when you have a front facing face! All the best, Darren.
Hi. Yes it is on the list - I am in the process of addressing some real beginners tips next. Thank you for your important feedback - it is very good for me to know. All the best, Darren.
Do you have a recommendation on where you would put this node in your node tree? For the grade I'm working with I've got: CST > WB > Hi-Light Recovery > Primaries > Colour Balance > Skin Isolation (Parallel) > Curve > Sharpen > Grain > Vignette. I'm thinking that it may work best parallel with the Skin Isolation? But wondered what you think.
Thank you Moshe. You may wish to consider joining my Exclusive email list for free download of my node tree featured in my Slog3 episode, my sky replacement items and other free items coming in the future bit.ly/2RrjvpN
i am looking for a way to create a certain effect by utilizing the sound/wave/audio. I'm aware of the Midi modifier, but was wondering if you're aware of a way to have effect intensities modify with - for example - the volume level of the clip at a given frame/time. I imagine it would work similarly to a visualizer but I wish to plug in part of the visualizer style of math/trigger into effect adjustments. I can find almost nothing on this anywhere, and you seem like an expert so here I am crossing my fingers!
Excellent video! Thanks! 👉 I wish BM would add a manual movement of the mask to "fix" the position when it goes crazy due to an object moving in front of it. (Keyframe of some type I suppose...)
Another great video, thank you. Could I make one request, when talking about keyboard shortcuts could you also please mention the PC equivalent. Thanks again.
Thanks for your excellent tutorials. This week I concentrated on your Face Refinement, Perfect Keying and Magic Masking tutorials. On the subject of skin retouching I am left with one last problem: How to remove (or patch over) a pimple, mole or colour-blemish as one would be requested in close up fashion & glamour work. I cannot see how to magic them away with Face Refine, Texture Pop or Beauty. In Photoshop I normally flick them away with spot-healing brush, or a low frequency layer for discolorisations. In Video retouching is there a solution?
Sorry! I’m trying to paint/Fusion over a sweat spot on a dress. The subject moves and the size of the stain changes. It’s almost impossible to track it.
@@DarrenMostyn Sorry! I’m trying to paint/Fusion over a sweat spot on a dress. The subject moves and the size of the stain changes. It’s almost impossible to track it.
Great video once again. Do you set the node cache to ON within the face refinement node to help with playback lag? is there another better way to cache this so it doesn't render with every change made to the clip?
Hi Ameen. To do eyebags manually you need to track both eyes individually - this can be made simpler by tracking the actual eye and then moving the shape to under the eye after it has tracked (offset). Then midtone detail would be my choice of tool to soften. Hope that helps you. All the best, Darren
Following all your tutorials and I must say they are extremely good in fact much much better then the paid ones.. I started using the face refinement after seeing your tutorial but experiencing a limitation, There is a close shot of a girl (I m doing eyes refinement) middle of the shot when girl turns here head then her hair covers her half of the face and only one eye is visible, so in this case a mask can be seen on her eye which was covered by hair, I tried to put a power window but seems like the plugin does not detect or ignore the power window and bound to just detect the face features, in that case how can we use face/eye refinement on just one eye pls advice?
Cool explanation. I wonder how heavy this is on the computer as the NR can be quite brutal. Also, maybe for future vids you could change the stock footage to something different from previous vids just to keep it interesting with different lighting and colours etc.
Hi. Thanks for taking time to comment - appreciated. This is not light on computers - GPU accelerated and this also is part of the OPen FX that take advantage of Davinci's NEURAL ENGINE which is helping develop more accurate and intelligent effects. Neural Engine is part of STUDIO, not free version, of course. Appreciate, and I understand, the comment on the stock footage. It is in fact from a commercial (not stock) that I graded and have been given the rights to use for this series and is in most part ideal to explain the episodes so far. It is not from a library. It is very hard to get rights to use footage that has plenty of shots in sequence to balance and is not just a random shot of a dog, flower, face, car etc. Options are I use blackmagic training footage which everyone has seen, or I shoot myself - I'm a POST guy not a DoP so that won't happen. The tools and techniques I am explaining shouldn't need new footage all the time but I take your point and will certainly look at other options. Blackmagic and other manufacturers have used the same footage for years before refreshing. As most of my clients are broadcast or commercials it isn't easy to get rights and I have to respect them first - they pay my bills. The branded content material would also need permissions from those involved - interviewes, talent etc. If you have material you can donate then I'd be very happy to consider using it if it is legal to use. Very good point though - I just don't have an easy solution. All the best, and really appreciate your comment. Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn My laptop will not like this 🤣. I just recently upgraded to Studio so will give it a go. In regards to the footage thats completely understandable. I've been looking into stock footage myself recently and all the good stuff you obviously have to pay for although there are quite a few subscription models now like storyblocks or artgrid which are cool. Alternatively I found Pexels.com which has a library of stock footage that can be used for free. Either way really enjoying the vids so looking forward to the next!
Awesome content. I'm a 3d lighting artist and a compositor, I really struggle with giving looks to my stuff. I often rely on filmconvert lmao. Any tips on grading CG stuff? how to export from nuke and stuff like that. I never really used davinci, I wanna try.
Can you please do a tutorial on *ACES* color management. I could definitely use the help matching cameras efficiently. Just thought I'd share a video idea. Keep up the great work man! You'll be at 10k subs in no time!
Hi Glen. Will put on the list for you. I just attended a 2 hour webinar this morning on that very subject. Its not an easy 10 minute episode but let me see how I can make that work for you! have a good weekend, Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn Thanks! Also don't worry if its over 10 min. I believe many will still watch. Plus TH-cam is going for watch time anyways, so it may help you with the algorithm.
Darren thank you so much best video I have seen on face refinement tool. The best I have ever got to is around 4 nodes for a grade, I noticed only a couple of the nodes were labelled out of what looked like a complex flow on screen, how do you tell what they are? Also do you have any preferences in the flow setup for where nodes are, for example for noise reduction some people put the node first, some further down the line. If you have any advice in a future video about workflow would be greatly appreciated. Once again thanks so much for your time and effort for these "Pro Secrets"
Hi Russtafa. The node tree here is 'almost' from the actual commercial grade...however it has grown a bit over the last few weeks due to this being episode 7. Im trying to keep it clean looking. This was a broadcast commercial and this is typical of my node tree for such a job. The Face Refine would not be last node though - just trying to keep it simple. As my channel grows I will be giving away many more secrets so keep on watching! The bigger it gets, the more I'll show you. Workflow episodes are on my list, don't worry. All the best, Darren.
is there any way to automate the analyzing when i hit deliver? I have an interview with a take that took over one hour and even my mac studio is only running through it at 55fps. i will be doing it in advance for now, but is there any... script or whatever that would do the analyzing first and then render out the final video so i could leave that running overnight for example? other than that - great tips, thanks a lot!
Thank you! What if the face is not in the first frame of the shot? What happens if the face goes out of frame and then goes back in frame later? Can it analyze all of that? Trying to decide if studio is worth paying for with these features
yes - you can analyze from any frame and it will go forward and backwards automatically. It's not able to get 100% ALL the time, but very good if the shot is giving it a chance. If not, you have to manually track eyes nose etc, like we did before this feature came along! Its a bonus. Yes studio is worth paying for. Its cheap. No brainer! Cheers.
@@DarrenMostyn Awesome, thanks, I took the plunge and I'll give it a try! Your videos are fantastic--I've been teaching myself Resolve over the last few years through TH-cam but I'm very much a beginner in regards to the color tab and your videos are the best I've seen. Very high quality. Thank you!
Hey nice! What if its a tricky face behind hair buy you still want to use the tool, can you adjust the tracking data manually or create it from scratch?
Hi Darren, Thanks for the tutorial. I was just having issue with Highlight Difference in Resolve 18. I am not able to find it. Have they remove it ? Is there alternative way? Thanks
Hey Darren! Thank you a ton for your videos, so helpful. How do you purchase studio version of DaVinci 17? I’ve been trying for 4months now with no luck at any of my video or camera stores.
Hello Te. I dont work for BMD so not really sure any way apart from via a dealer. You can download the free version off the BMD website immediately. it has 99% of the functionality whilst you wait for your full version. All the best
Enjoy this episode on Face refinement. Watch the whole series here. th-cam.com/play/PL6VNHhfsVYJZKcEUfGAyz6OGPDKM0rf4t.html
The real reason youtube was invented. Thank you sir!
Thank you so much - very kind! Have a good weekend, Darren
I'm new to video in general and editing in particular. The quality of your "killer tips" series is outstanding. Being a pure hobbyist I might not be the target audience, but still: it is a pleasure to watch and 12 minutes fly by watching you work. Thanks for sharing your experiences and your knowledge.
Hi and thank you for taking time to comment. I'll be doing some more beginners episodes once I've grown a bit and tested what works (I'm still experimenting as a new channel) - there is a lot of beginners material out there but enough people want ME to do beginner level too then I can do that of course. Im very happy to do them. Thanks again, Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn For me it's in particular that with your videos you provide a view on how professionals use DR. This gives a complete new perspective to a noob like me - and even if I cannot follow all your instructions, it gives a lot of motivation to learn and proceed. It is this that imho differentiates your content from a lot of those beginners tutorials. But that’s a personal point of view … and for sure I will too enjoy a series about the basics coming from you. 🙂👍🏻
I recently purchased the studio version - and then followed your tutorial...and I am blown away! I could always do this in Photoshop, but now to be able to do it with live moving video...wow!
You're very welcome!
By far the BEST Davinci Resolve Tutorials on the planet! Thank you sir
Thanks Scott, I'll take that! On the whole planet...OK, that's good. Im happy!
Thank you Darren for your amazing straightforward professional insight. I am so thankful for all your tips.
You are brilliant! I had one shot that would miss a couple of frames everytime, until I tried you trick by making everything black but his face and it worked! THANKS!
Your tutorials are brilliant. Ive picked up so many good tips however (and more importantly!) I've picked up a ton of 'best practices' which holds me in good stead. Thanks Darren
Glad you like them! Thanks Chris for letting me know...means a lot! Working hard on delivering quality based on my real world experience. All the best. you might want to sign up for my exclusive email list where I will be posting occasional free things not available on YT. Link is on my community page on the main channel. All the best.
Impressive... not only the possibilitys in davinci, but our way to comunicate ... its a very very welcom difference to all those super mega fancy youtubers out there.. nothing but competence and a calm voice, concentrating on the essential parts.. thanks..
Thank you Darren. I was just able to get Studio Ver. Love it and all of your amazing tutorials! You are the best. I learn sooo very much from you and am super grateful! Cheers
I have some of paid courses, but trust me they are nothing in front your free class. Thankyou so much, for sharing this knowledge ❤❤❤❤
Glad you like them! Im doing a livestream tonight with details of my forthcoming masterclass. 6pm UK time.
Just ordered studio (complete with free speed editor). Can’t wait to get started
I just ordered it today. Did you get everything? B&H says it's not released yet. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
@@editboy23 yes received Studio and the Speed Editor on 1 December
This convinced me to finally get DR Studio. I'm a photographer and retouched and have been moving into color grading and this was astounding to watch because it very much mirrors my retouching process. I already know the projects this would help me with.
Studio is a no-brainer upgrade. Many valuable tools. All the best
Outstanding teaching; can't thank you enough for sharing your knowledge so readily and conveying it so brilliantly. Many thanks, Darren.
Thank you so much. Means a lot to me when its appreciated - I work hard to make these as best as I can to give you good insights. All the best, Darren.
man, you are the best youtuber explaining davanci resolve, i am really learning a lot from you,
Thanks Amu. Glad you are enjoying the channel.
Explained really well, Darren. I don't use it much, as it seems that when I do - the tracking goes off - maybe, I will get some talking head videos to grade and can use it. Everytime I have done it, somebody turns their head, or someone walks in front, and it loses the track. Waiting for the day when they make the tracking adjustable, like it is on a regular tracking. At that point I'll probably over use it. Good tip to pull the exposure on a temp node and a power window before the face refine tool. I guess that would work for taking a still of just someones face and doing a shot match. Thanks again Darren.
Hi again Jim. Yes, as I mentioned in that episode, as soon as the face moves too far off then the analysis is gone so its back to 'old school' tools. But when it is in good scenario its a great tool. You have to appreciate it is tracking multiple points to allow all the tools to be used. I think as the AI tech gets better this tool will get better. This video was made as a nod to some good feedback I got from my facebook page regarding this tool. All the best, Darren.
Brilliant Darren. I look forward to your tutorials. They are concise, professional and accessible. Thank you from the Land of the Long White Cloud.
Glad you like them and I guess Im now officially global! new episodes coming!
You are a great instructor!! I learn so much detail from you videos. Thank you
Thank you Alan, Pleased to hear that. Welcome to the channel. Darren
These are more than just great tutorials; they make you hungry to get stuck in and apply the learning. Fantastic stuff, mate. Much gratitude from LA.
Glad to hear you like them! All the best, darren.
What a fantastic tutorial..you Sir are a godsend!
Glad it helped!
Hey Darren, I love your content and you're right you have more pro tips than most youtubers. Just a bit of feedback, though, I'm American and sometimes I can't quite process everything you say as you speak fairly quick. cc is tough as it covers much of the video content. I usually have to adjust the playback speed, but .75 is a tad slow. I just wanted to let you know as when I search on a topic and see yours against others I often watch the other guys first because I can understand them without jumping back several times or adjusting speed.
Hi Steve. Thanks for the feedback. I dont follow a script or a prompt and I have to speak at my relative normal pace so i can focus on the delivery of the content. I actually speak a bit faster normally!! Appreciate the comment but it won't change I'm afraid. Hope you can follow some of them anyway. Thanks again, Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn Hey Darren, I appreciate the revised comment, the earlier one was a bit cheeky. No worries, I discovered the web version of YT does allow custom speeds so I can drop it to 90 or 95% instead of the default 75% in the app. I do watch most of your videos on my computer so that will be fine.
BTW your multicam/ speed editor video was better than the one on BM's site.
@@stever1514 Glad to hear it. Thanks
@@DarrenMostyn btw i like your 8020's nice to see a pro using good audio monitors. I won a pair of 8050s years ago when I sold audio equipment and will never part with them.
I have been looking for something like this for so long! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Excellent job. best explanation of beauty retouch I have seen
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Alan.
So happy I discovered your videos this and all of them are so very helpful, thank you so much.
You are very welcome Vance.
I now look forward to the next ‘instalment’. It’s like a cliff hanger of knowledge and learning.
Thank you Bruce. I've just been in the studio today filming the next episode for this week. Something a little different this week!
You're the man! Thanks so much for the tutorial.
Thanks Daniel
Awesome, Darren - as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nicely presented, many thanks. I'll watch this a couple more times to make sure I've properly taken on board your wealth of information :-)
killer tips series is outstanding.Thank you😍😍😍😍
Appreciated!
Excellent channel, keep them coming. I always learn more than one thing every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you
Thank You. And notice you comment too - appreciated! Darren.
Awesome in depth tutorial! Im an audio engineer and didn't see a change at all. :D
Absolutely amazing. I can't wait to put this in pratice!
Good to hear, glad it was helpful. All the best
Very nice. Great job. Love your tutorials.
Thank you Chuck.
I’ll be going thru your killer tips many times.
Excellent.
Another Great Session
Glad you enjoyed it
I’m considering switching to resolve. These videos are convincing me!
You wont regret it
indeed, a worthy switch. especially if switching from adobe. indentured servitude is for the birds
@@flipnap2112 I'd be switching from FCP. I think Resolve would clear up a few pain points I have, though generally I like FCP. For bigger projects I think Resolve would be better.
@@AllTerrainFamily i kind of did the same. was a heavy FCP user for a while but switched over to resolve a year ago and haven't looked back. I will give you a word of advice. Learn fusion. You don't have to go crazy into everything but it will save you if you do masking and basic FX. once you go nodes you'll never be the same (in a good way)
Another great video, thank you so much for this
Hi Darren, I am learning a lot from your videos. Thanks. Could you do some videos on fusion?
Amazing mate! Didn't even know this was a thing!
Glad it worked for you. All the best
Amazing tutorial , Thank you
You are welcome!
Sir! I rarely found content as good as yours! Thank you!
Do you have a masterclass on Resolve?
Hi Kadehr. Thank you so much - I wrk hard to make these as good as I can, based on my 10 years + on Resolve. You should join my exclusive mailing list for occasional FREE stuff and goodness eepurl.com/hob0oH Might be an announcement that you may like soon!!
another great tutorial。 thanks hips
Thanks so much for this video. I love your channel. You really share the best techniques for the tools you show. Here's to 50K subs - and higher - in 2021.
cool stuff, and thank you for guiding us through and drop a word of warning where one easily can over correct .
Great tipps as they all are .
Thanks for sharing Darren
Glad you get it Jens. A little goes a long way! All the best, Darren
Very interesting, thanks for sharing
Another great video love this content so easy to follow thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for commenting, Darren.
Another great video. Well done
Glad you enjoyed it Terence.
Love your channel, Darren!
Good to know - Im enjoying doing it! D.
Super helpful!Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much
Saludos desde Seville Spain
You are welcome!
Thanks for the video, Darren. How would (would it?) this work if it were a hand with blemishes or red marks on it as opposed to face. it would not track it automatically presumably but is there a mask you can make to use the effect on skin elsewhere?
very nice tutorial! :-) Thank you...
Love your channel!! So many tips i never heard from...Helps a lot
Thank you again!! Appreciated. All the best, Darren
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Great series. Sometimes I use Face Refinement, but other times I like to do it manually using a frequency separation technique and other tools. Keep ‘em coming, Darren! 🙏🏻
Hi Alex. Manual tracking usually better IMO but it's a time/quality thing. This tool saves a lot of work when you have a front facing face! All the best, Darren.
This was really enjoyable, thanks for sharing.
Glad to hear it. All the best, Darren.
Thanks a lot for your valuable tips. May we hope some tips on colour management as a learner of Davinci Resolve.
Hi. Yes it is on the list - I am in the process of addressing some real beginners tips next. Thank you for your important feedback - it is very good for me to know. All the best, Darren.
Nice. never used this toll before. Now I will definitily check it out. Like always. Killer tutorial :)
Thank you Lobos. All the best, Darren.
Do you have a recommendation on where you would put this node in your node tree?
For the grade I'm working with I've got:
CST > WB > Hi-Light Recovery > Primaries > Colour Balance > Skin Isolation (Parallel) > Curve > Sharpen > Grain > Vignette.
I'm thinking that it may work best parallel with the Skin Isolation? But wondered what you think.
Aww, been looking for tips for this. Thank you 🙏🏾
Glad you like them. More here.. th-cam.com/play/PL6VNHhfsVYJZKcEUfGAyz6OGPDKM0rf4t.html
What a great video, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Really helpful tip. I have really struggled with faces :)
Glad you found it useful. Thanks, darren
fantastic video!
Thank you very much!
Thank you!
Great tutorial.
Thank you! Cheers!
*Can't help but subscribe to your awesome channel, man!*
Thanks Ben. Appreciated! Spread the word -Im nearly at 15K !!
That was another great tutorial, thanks. Would you consider doing something on the tracker tool and how to track objects that go out of shot?
Hi. That sounds like a good tutorial - thanks Chris.
Amazing. Thanks for the video, you are a very good teacher (:
Thank you Moshe. You may wish to consider joining my Exclusive email list for free download of my node tree featured in my Slog3 episode, my sky replacement items and other free items coming in the future bit.ly/2RrjvpN
this is phantanstic!
Thank you. Glad you like it. Darren
Awesome! Thank you! :)
i am looking for a way to create a certain effect by utilizing the sound/wave/audio. I'm aware of the Midi modifier, but was wondering if you're aware of a way to have effect intensities modify with - for example - the volume level of the clip at a given frame/time. I imagine it would work similarly to a visualizer but I wish to plug in part of the visualizer style of math/trigger into effect adjustments. I can find almost nothing on this anywhere, and you seem like an expert so here I am crossing my fingers!
Great tutorial. TH-cam compression kills the subtle changes though
certainly doesn't help! I'll try higher MB/s. Im currently at about 20Mb/s. All the best, Darren
Thank you for that tips!
You are welcome! Thanks Darren
Excellent video! Thanks! 👉 I wish BM would add a manual movement of the mask to "fix" the position when it goes crazy due to an object moving in front of it. (Keyframe of some type I suppose...)
Well before the face refine tool I used to do all this manually, so you can do it - just not in that tool. Old school with power windows
Another great video, thank you. Could I make one request, when talking about keyboard shortcuts could you also please mention the PC equivalent. Thanks again.
Hi. Yes I'll try and remember - Im on Mac so I do forget, sorry.
As a quick reminder the Apple Command key = PC Control key. Apple Option = Alt on PC. Hope that helps.
“Command & Control”
“Alt Option”
Thanks for your excellent tutorials. This week I concentrated on your Face Refinement, Perfect Keying and Magic Masking tutorials. On the subject of skin retouching I am left with one last problem: How to remove (or patch over) a pimple, mole or colour-blemish as one would be requested in close up fashion & glamour work. I cannot see how to magic them away with Face Refine, Texture Pop or Beauty. In Photoshop I normally flick them away with spot-healing brush, or a low frequency layer for discolorisations. In Video retouching is there a solution?
Sir can you make shot matching tutorial video.
Using masks with face refine! Great tip Darren. Thanks!
Glad you found it useful
Thank you so much! Great job!!!!!
Sorry! I’m trying to paint/Fusion over a sweat spot on a dress. The subject moves and the size of the stain changes. It’s almost impossible to track it.
no idea what you mean?
@@DarrenMostyn
Sorry! I’m trying to paint/Fusion over a sweat spot on a dress. The subject moves and the size of the stain changes. It’s almost impossible to track it.
@@redumbrella4218 you'll have to do it manually like we used to in the past!
@@DarrenMostyn Thank you for your reply! You’re right!
Great video once again. Do you set the node cache to ON within the face refinement node to help with playback lag? is there another better way to cache this so it doesn't render with every change made to the clip?
great tips thanks , and i have doubt how can adjust the eye bags manually & can u make tot about lens flare please ,thanks again
Hi Ameen. To do eyebags manually you need to track both eyes individually - this can be made simpler by tracking the actual eye and then moving the shape to under the eye after it has tracked (offset). Then midtone detail would be my choice of tool to soften. Hope that helps you. All the best, Darren
@@DarrenMostyn thnx sir darren this tips make may day
@@ameensabah2261 no problem at all. New episode coming this week.
@@DarrenMostyn so waiting another spactacular video, thnx for sharing ur knowladge.
Following all your tutorials and I must say they are extremely good in fact much much better then the paid ones..
I started using the face refinement after seeing your tutorial but experiencing a limitation, There is a close shot of a girl (I m doing eyes refinement) middle of the shot when girl turns here head then her hair covers her half of the face and only one eye is visible, so in this case a mask can be seen on her eye which was covered by hair, I tried to put a power window but seems like the plugin does not detect or ignore the power window and bound to just detect the face features, in that case how can we use face/eye refinement on just one eye pls advice?
Cool explanation. I wonder how heavy this is on the computer as the NR can be quite brutal. Also, maybe for future vids you could change the stock footage to something different from previous vids just to keep it interesting with different lighting and colours etc.
Hi. Thanks for taking time to comment - appreciated. This is not light on computers - GPU accelerated and this also is part of the OPen FX that take advantage of Davinci's NEURAL ENGINE which is helping develop more accurate and intelligent effects. Neural Engine is part of STUDIO, not free version, of course. Appreciate, and I understand, the comment on the stock footage. It is in fact from a commercial (not stock) that I graded and have been given the rights to use for this series and is in most part ideal to explain the episodes so far. It is not from a library. It is very hard to get rights to use footage that has plenty of shots in sequence to balance and is not just a random shot of a dog, flower, face, car etc. Options are I use blackmagic training footage which everyone has seen, or I shoot myself - I'm a POST guy not a DoP so that won't happen. The tools and techniques I am explaining shouldn't need new footage all the time but I take your point and will certainly look at other options. Blackmagic and other manufacturers have used the same footage for years before refreshing. As most of my clients are broadcast or commercials it isn't easy to get rights and I have to respect them first - they pay my bills. The branded content material would also need permissions from those involved - interviewes, talent etc. If you have material you can donate then I'd be very happy to consider using it if it is legal to use. Very good point though - I just don't have an easy solution. All the best, and really appreciate your comment. Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn My laptop will not like this 🤣. I just recently upgraded to Studio so will give it a go. In regards to the footage thats completely understandable. I've been looking into stock footage myself recently and all the good stuff you obviously have to pay for although there are quite a few subscription models now like storyblocks or artgrid which are cool. Alternatively I found Pexels.com which has a library of stock footage that can be used for free.
Either way really enjoying the vids so looking forward to the next!
awesome info
Glad you liked it
Awesome content. I'm a 3d lighting artist and a compositor, I really struggle with giving looks to my stuff. I often rely on filmconvert lmao. Any tips on grading CG stuff? how to export from nuke and stuff like that. I never really used davinci, I wanna try.
Can you please do a tutorial on *ACES* color management. I could definitely use the help matching cameras efficiently. Just thought I'd share a video idea. Keep up the great work man! You'll be at 10k subs in no time!
Hi Glen. Will put on the list for you. I just attended a 2 hour webinar this morning on that very subject. Its not an easy 10 minute episode but let me see how I can make that work for you! have a good weekend, Darren.
@@DarrenMostyn Thanks! Also don't worry if its over 10 min. I believe many will still watch. Plus TH-cam is going for watch time anyways, so it may help you with the algorithm.
@@GlenReed Thanks.
Darren thank you so much best video I have seen on face refinement tool.
The best I have ever got to is around 4 nodes for a grade, I noticed only a couple of the nodes were labelled out of what looked like a complex flow on screen, how do you tell what they are?
Also do you have any preferences in the flow setup for where nodes are, for example for noise reduction some people put the node first, some further down the line.
If you have any advice in a future video about workflow would be greatly appreciated.
Once again thanks so much for your time and effort for these "Pro Secrets"
Hi Russtafa. The node tree here is 'almost' from the actual commercial grade...however it has grown a bit over the last few weeks due to this being episode 7. Im trying to keep it clean looking. This was a broadcast commercial and this is typical of my node tree for such a job. The Face Refine would not be last node though - just trying to keep it simple. As my channel grows I will be giving away many more secrets so keep on watching! The bigger it gets, the more I'll show you. Workflow episodes are on my list, don't worry. All the best, Darren.
Sir please make videos on Confirming of simple and complex timelines.
Hi. It is certainly on the list and will be soon.
is there any way to automate the analyzing when i hit deliver? I have an interview with a take that took over one hour and even my mac studio is only running through it at 55fps. i will be doing it in advance for now, but is there any... script or whatever that would do the analyzing first and then render out the final video so i could leave that running overnight for example?
other than that - great tips, thanks a lot!
Legend!
I would love to know how I can use this tool to do color adjustments like light-skin red patches. Is that possible?
Thank you 😍🥰👌👌👌
No problem 😊
oh man I'm so intimidated by all those nodes. hehe
The day I worked out you can zoom to analyse better was the day I started using it wayyyyy more.
Good tip!
@@DarrenMostyn great videos btw man. Even as a professional I still pick things up from videos like yours. Never stop learning.
Thank you! What if the face is not in the first frame of the shot? What happens if the face goes out of frame and then goes back in frame later? Can it analyze all of that? Trying to decide if studio is worth paying for with these features
yes - you can analyze from any frame and it will go forward and backwards automatically. It's not able to get 100% ALL the time, but very good if the shot is giving it a chance. If not, you have to manually track eyes nose etc, like we did before this feature came along! Its a bonus. Yes studio is worth paying for. Its cheap. No brainer! Cheers.
@@DarrenMostyn Awesome, thanks, I took the plunge and I'll give it a try! Your videos are fantastic--I've been teaching myself Resolve over the last few years through TH-cam but I'm very much a beginner in regards to the color tab and your videos are the best I've seen. Very high quality. Thank you!
Hey nice!
What if its a tricky face behind hair buy you still want to use the tool, can you adjust the tracking data manually or create it from scratch?
No you cant adjust. Then you need t go old school and track manually like we all had to before this tool! Either way is easier than it used to be!!
Hi Darren,
Thanks for the tutorial.
I was just having issue with Highlight Difference in Resolve 18.
I am not able to find it. Have they remove it ? Is there alternative way?
Thanks
It is there in a different place now. select A/B icon.
Thx for the tutorial! My studio version 17 Resolve FX Refine has only Beauty option. Do you know why?
Are you sure ? Are you on 'favourites' view..? Type FACE in the OpenFX search bar ? Should be there.
do you put effects after or before color space transform?
Hey Darren! Thank you a ton for your videos, so helpful. How do you purchase studio version of DaVinci 17? I’ve been trying for 4months now with no luck at any of my video or camera stores.
Hello Te. I dont work for BMD so not really sure any way apart from via a dealer. You can download the free version off the BMD website immediately. it has 99% of the functionality whilst you wait for your full version. All the best
thanks!
Welcome!