Alpha Channel Manipulations 101 – DaVinci Resolve Fusion Fundamentals by Bernd Klimm

Free Download Alpha Channel Manipulations 101 – DaVinci Resolve Fusion Fundamentals by Bernd Klimm

Check content proof, now:

Tutorial Description

Learn the fundamentals of alpha channel manipulations, including tonal adjustments, blurs, and combining masks from VFX artist Bernd Klimm.

Compositing Basics – Manipulate Masks in Fusion with Blur, Tonal Adjustments, and Basic Math

In this fundamental compositing tutorial, you’ll explore the core techniques for working with alpha channels, including applying blur, adjusting tonal values, and combining masks using basic math operations like subtract, multiply, minimum, and maximum. Once you grasp these basics, you’ll better understand the settings within more advanced keying plugins. This foundation prepares you to create complex custom masks and gives you deeper insight into the functions of the various sliders and buttons you manipulate.

Sources of Alpha Channels and Masks

• Procedural extractions, such as keying tools or the Magic Mask plugin

• Rotoscoping

• External sources provided by VFX artists

Learning to refine your masks—softening edges, expanding areas, or cleaning black regions—using a few simple Fusion nodes offers more flexibility for compositing and relighting, even when certain parameters are not available in your plugins.

While advanced plugins can simplify your workflow, understanding how individual sliders work helps clarify each step of the process and opens up opportunities for manual adjustments. That’s why this tutorial begins with fundamental principles before showing how they are incorporated into combined tools.

Author

• Bernd Klimm

Type

• Video

Duration

• 16:07

Skill Level

• Intermediate

Skills

• DaVinci Resolve
• DaVinci Resolve Fusion

Categories

• Chroma Key
• Green Screen
• Masking and Keying
• VFX & Grading