Tracking A Window; Using Plugins - Blackmagicdesign Cintel Installation And Operation Manual

Tracking a Window

The camera, object or area in your shot may be moving, so to make sure your window stays on
your selected object or area, you can use DaVinci Resolve's powerful tracking feature. The
tracker analyzes the pan, tilt, zoom and rotation of the camera or object in your clip so you can
match your windows to that movement. If this isn't done, your correction can move off the
selected target and call attention to itself, which you probably don't want.
You can track objects or areas in your clip using the tracker
feature so power windows can follow the action
To track a window to a moving object:
1 Create a new serial node and add a power window.
2 Go to the start of your clip and position and size the window to highlight just the object
or area you want.
3 Open the 'tracker' palette. Select the pan, tilt, zoom, rotate, and perspective
3D settings appropriate for the movement in your clip by checking or unchecking
the relevant 'analyze' checkboxes.
4 Click on the 'forward' arrow to the left of the checkboxes. DaVinci Resolve will now
apply a cluster of tracking points on your clip and then step through the frames to
analyze the movement. When the tracking is done, your power window will follow the
path of the movement in your clip.
Most of the time automatic tracking is successful, but scenes can be complex and sometimes
an object can pass in front of your selected area, interrupting or affecting your track. This can
be solved manually using the keyframe editor. Refer to the DaVinci Resolve manual to
find out more.

Using Plugins

While making secondary color corrections you can also add ResolveFX or OpenFX plugins to
create fast, interesting looks and effects using the 'color' page, or imaginative transitions and
effects on your clips on the 'edit' page. ResolveFX are installed with DaVinci Resolve, OFX
plugins can be purchased and downloaded from third party suppliers.
After installing a set of OFX plugins, you can access them or ResolveFX plugins on the color
page by opening the OpenFX inspector to the right of the 'node editor'. Once you create a new
serial node, simply click the 'OpenFX' button to open the FX library and drag and drop a plugin
onto the new node. If the plugin has editable settings, you can adjust these in the adjoining
'settings' panel.
In the 'edit' page you can add plugin filters, generators and transitions to clips by opening the
'OpenFX' panel in the 'effects library' and dragging your selected plugin onto the video clip or
track above your clip on the timeline depending on the plugin requirements.
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