Background removal is the absolute holy grail in videography. All these app makers really need to focus on this more than any other feature. That and sound noise removal. Do that…and you win!
Hi, Jenn! This message is not related to this particular video, but given the urgency of the response I need from you, I took the liberty of posing it here. I have a little problem, as follows: my FCP suddenly decided not to play audio effects that I occasionally add to my videos (rim shots, applause, etc). All of them are .mp3, and they ALWAYS played in the past. I was even surprised to see a flat line instead of the waveform when I dragged the audio effects into FCP. Initially, I thought my Mac Pro's memory could be dwindling, but no. I got plenty of space in the HD. Everything plays perfectly right now, except for the little audio effects. I saw a video about some bug that was making people change the files suffix from .wav to .caf (which is not my case, because mine are true and tested .mp3s) but I tried it anyway, changing from .mp3 to .caf. It didn't work. Have you heard of this problem before? Any suggestions on how to fix it? All the best! Claudio Lessa, in Brasilia, Brazil
I can’t say I’ve encountered this issue, at least not how you are describing it but here are some troubleshooting steps I would check: 1) Have you tested the audio files before dragging into FCP and verified that they do produce sound? 2) Do they not produce sound in the library but if you drag them onto the timeline, do they produce sound? If so, check that under Pan > Mode. If it’s set to “None” choose Stereo Left/Right (this has worked for me in the past when a clip hasn’t played audio in the past when previewing in the library). 3) Check that the volume isn’t accidentally set to -infinity. It shouldn’t be doing that by itself but who knows. 4) Try using the import function to import that samples rather than dragging into FCP - does it change? 3)
@@ElmerLa Elmer, thanks a lot for the hints! Actually, the mystery was a little weirder. The first sound effect I placed worked perfectly. The next one did not, and they showed a flatline instead of the usual waveform. At that situation persisted!... Go figure. I am definitely going to check all the possibilities you listed to see if anything positive happens. Thanks for your time and interest in helping me! I have a daily politically incorrect netcast (published here on TH-cam and X) in Brazilian Portuguese and those sound effects are always an extra touch to some of the news I present to the viewers. Once again, thanks! All the best!
I really like your transitions with the titles that you regularly create for your tutorials. The one with the box gangs, the title in 3D and in gold metal. How do you get a light effect that flashes on the title?
Kind of a slap in the face that Apple gave us the scene removal mask while Davinci includes an AI Magic Mask. Sure hope Apple catches up soon. I own Keyper, but the Background Remover does look much better.
How do the "background removers" do compared with "chroma-keyers" on green/blue screen shots? Just curious if there are situations when "background removers" might actually work better than the traditional "chroms-keyers".
Here's how I'd arrange them from best to worst: 1 - mRotoAI (It's good, but it's expensive and slow) 2 - Background Remover (Better than Keyper) 3 - Keyper (Needs updating) 4 - Scene Removal Mask (Not great, but it could be the best if used properly) But if you ask me, they all fall short compared to Capcut's magic mask and its speed."
Follow-up: during some of the expos that you visit, are hearing any news about Apple's willingness to invest a little more seriously in the development of FCPX or have they totally given up?
@@neurxsissy the first reason is that they have fallen behind in comparison to their competitors; reason two is that Apple has left the future of major advancements up to third party developers; and the third reason is because Apple has made it hard for third party developers to continue providing products for us. I’ve had a couple of conversations with developers and they are all saying Apple doesn’t care to partner and/or care to provide support to allow developers to update and build products for their customers (they make it hard for developers).
@@JennJagerPro ehh respectfully disagree. it feels like 15 year old tech. Resolve has magic mask built in to the base software as well and absolutely blows scene removal mask away.
For normal removal of objects, tracking planar there is Fusion, it is built into Davinci Resolve and exists as a separate package, the cost of the package Davinci Resolve Studio - cheaper than FCP + plug-ins for tracking + plug-ins for color correction + plug-ins for 3D models. FCP is well suited for editing long sequences. For working with color, compositing, motion graphics - it is not designed, as it requires NVIDIA RTX graphics card + completely different software... Apple - goodbye!
@@JennJagerPro they have a two week trial right on their website. Easy enough to download and try it. Otherwise, it’d help understand the scope of the reviews if you said in the reviews that it was limited to ones sent to you.
This is EXACTLY the video I was looking for. Thank you for giving such a cohesive overview of all my options!!
Background removal is the absolute holy grail in videography. All these app makers really need to focus on this more than any other feature. That and sound noise removal. Do that…and you win!
I use Capcut's auto cutout feature, which works great and the software is free 😄
But its restricted to personal use only by the terms and conditions. No commercial use.
It's actually not that great. This feature sometimes doesn't even work on people.
Great review. I'll keep using the green background!)
Are there any better options for Motion? Would love to see a video on that!
Great video! Thanks for that!
Hi, Jenn! This message is not related to this particular video, but given the urgency of the response I need from you, I took the liberty of posing it here. I have a little problem, as follows: my FCP suddenly decided not to play audio effects that I occasionally add to my videos (rim shots, applause, etc). All of them are .mp3, and they ALWAYS played in the past. I was even surprised to see a flat line instead of the waveform when I dragged the audio effects into FCP. Initially, I thought my Mac Pro's memory could be dwindling, but no. I got plenty of space in the HD. Everything plays perfectly right now, except for the little audio effects. I saw a video about some bug that was making people change the files suffix from .wav to .caf (which is not my case, because mine are true and tested .mp3s) but I tried it anyway, changing from .mp3 to .caf. It didn't work. Have you heard of this problem before? Any suggestions on how to fix it? All the best! Claudio Lessa, in Brasilia, Brazil
Hi I have not encountered this issue-- does anyone else have a solution?
I can’t say I’ve encountered this issue, at least not how you are describing it but here are some troubleshooting steps I would check:
1) Have you tested the audio files before dragging into FCP and verified that they do produce sound?
2) Do they not produce sound in the library but if you drag them onto the timeline, do they produce sound? If so, check that under Pan > Mode. If it’s set to “None” choose Stereo Left/Right (this has worked for me in the past when a clip hasn’t played audio in the past when previewing in the library).
3) Check that the volume isn’t accidentally set to -infinity. It shouldn’t be doing that by itself but who knows.
4) Try using the import function to import that samples rather than dragging into FCP - does it change?
3)
@@ElmerLa Elmer, thanks a lot for the hints! Actually, the mystery was a little weirder. The first sound effect I placed worked perfectly. The next one did not, and they showed a flatline instead of the usual waveform. At that situation persisted!... Go figure. I am definitely going to check all the possibilities you listed to see if anything positive happens. Thanks for your time and interest in helping me! I have a daily politically incorrect netcast (published here on TH-cam and X) in Brazilian Portuguese and those sound effects are always an extra touch to some of the news I present to the viewers. Once again, thanks! All the best!
@@ClaudioLessa1955 De nada! I hope you get it figured out :)
Background remover is way better than keyper I was iffy about getting it because I had keyper but so glad I did
I've loved Keyper for so long but I have to admit that Background Remover is good.
Have you updated to Keyper 2.1? How does that now compare to Background Remover?
Same here. Removed a white background using BR, and apart from plugging holes it fared much better than Keyper.
@@rowellesame result on my side. BR could have more adjustment options though.
Yes! Round 2! Thank you for this video.
Thanks for watching, friend.
I really like your transitions with the titles that you regularly create for your tutorials.
The one with the box gangs, the title in 3D and in gold metal. How do you get a light effect that flashes on the title?
I find FX Factory to always needs updating and for some reason the update process is problematic on my M1 MBP. Thanks for your work Jenn!
This feels like a MRotoAi Ad, understanding its not supposed to- is what helped me make my choice😂 u seem very satisfied with that one
I love mRotoAI and Cinestudio, but the subscription model is not for everybody.
Kind of a slap in the face that Apple gave us the scene removal mask while Davinci includes an AI Magic Mask. Sure hope Apple catches up soon. I own Keyper, but the Background Remover does look much better.
Have you updated to Keyper 2.1? Is it any better?
I am using Davinci Resolve's Magic mask to separate my subjects and then port it over to FCP for my editing
Question from Sweden! Is there anyway to place yourself on for example a stage with a crowd or dancing people
How do the "background removers" do compared with "chroma-keyers" on green/blue screen shots? Just curious if there are situations when "background removers" might actually work better than the traditional "chroms-keyers".
You can use the background removers over chroma key video and they work great
@@JennJagerPro do you recommend just using the background remover or keeper or keying first then using the effect?
great vid
Hi Jenn, I make video using green screen, can you suggest me between Keeper or Background Remover. Thank you
Here's how I'd arrange them from best to worst:
1 - mRotoAI (It's good, but it's expensive and slow)
2 - Background Remover (Better than Keyper)
3 - Keyper (Needs updating)
4 - Scene Removal Mask (Not great, but it could be the best if used properly)
But if you ask me, they all fall short compared to Capcut's magic mask and its speed."
Have you updated to Keyper 2.1? How does that now compare to Background Remover?
Background Remover can be applied only to Videos with People, or also on Photos where you want to put a Title behind an object?
Follow-up: during some of the expos that you visit, are hearing any news about Apple's willingness to invest a little more seriously in the development of FCPX or have they totally given up?
I've heard from Apple directly that they are 1000% committed and there's good stuff coming soon but that's all I know 🤷🏻♀️
@@JennJagerPro exciting. Thank you! 🙏
@@kaiservisuals What made you think they had given up on FCPX development if you don't mind me asking?
@@neurxsissy the first reason is that they have fallen behind in comparison to their competitors; reason two is that Apple has left the future of major advancements up to third party developers; and the third reason is because Apple has made it hard for third party developers to continue providing products for us. I’ve had a couple of conversations with developers and they are all saying Apple doesn’t care to partner and/or care to provide support to allow developers to update and build products for their customers (they make it hard for developers).
thank you so mach my teacher
scene removal mask baffles me. like, how did apple sign-off on it? it should be in iMovie, not apple's flagship NLE.
It works great when it works, but only in very specific circumstances.
@@JennJagerPro ehh respectfully disagree. it feels like 15 year old tech. Resolve has magic mask built in to the base software as well and absolutely blows scene removal mask away.
thank you so mach
For normal removal of objects, tracking planar there is Fusion, it is built into Davinci Resolve and exists as a separate package, the cost of the package Davinci Resolve Studio - cheaper than FCP + plug-ins for tracking + plug-ins for color correction + plug-ins for 3D models. FCP is well suited for editing long sequences. For working with color, compositing, motion graphics - it is not designed, as it requires NVIDIA RTX graphics card + completely different software...
Apple - goodbye!
Am going to wait till Apple releases the new update for scene removal they might even change the name let’s wait after MARCH EVENT 🎉
Shot anvil from core melt is missing
:/ They never send me anything to try 🤷🏻♀️ I wish they would!
@@JennJagerPro they have a two week trial right on their website. Easy enough to download and try it. Otherwise, it’d help understand the scope of the reviews if you said in the reviews that it was limited to ones sent to you.
capcut catout the best one hehehe
New Kit on the Block was stellar
hahaha
Poor CoreMelt. No one tests their ShotAnvil.
Scene Removal mask doesn't help with those of us that use stock footage exclusively
Proper
Thank you
How to download free effets
The Scene Removal Mask comes with your FCP license, the others I *think* have free trials
The Scene Removal Mask comes free with your FCP license and the others I believe offer free trials.
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Break that seal!