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DaVinci Resolve: Remove a person from drone footage in Color Page

Demo summary

A person and their shadow are removed from overhead drone footage using the Object Removal tool and scene analysis within the DaVinci Resolve Color page.

Step-by-step

  1. Open the Color page and zoom in on the subject
  2. Select the Pen tool and draw a mask around the person and their shadow
  3. Track the subject's movement
  4. Select the Object Removal tool
  5. Set the tool to Adaptive Blend
  6. Click Scene Analysis

Watch out for

  • The mask must include the subject's shadow to ensure it is also removed from the frame

Highlights

in this case, this was easy enough as well. I guess it just pulled him right out. Let's zoom out here. And now you would never know that there was a guy here. That easy.

All demos from “AI Object Removal in DaVinci Resolve (No Adobe Needed)

  1. 1:491:35Remove a car in DaVinci Resolve Color PageThe creator demonstrates using the Power Windows pen tool to mask a car, tracking its movement, and applying the Object Removal effect with Adaptive Blend in the Color page.DaVinci ResolveAI Video Editor
  2. 3:290:34Remove a person from drone footage in Color PageCurrentA person and their shadow are removed from overhead drone footage using the Object Removal tool and scene analysis within the DaVinci Resolve Color page.DaVinci ResolveAI Video Editor
  3. 4:291:13Object removal using Fusion nodesThe video shows a manual masking workflow in the Fusion page using a Polygon node and shape animation connected to an Object Removal node to erase a vehicle.DaVinci ResolveAI Object Remover/Eraser
  4. 5:420:36Tracking and removing a person in FusionThe creator uses a Polygon node to track a walking person and applies the Object Removal tool's scene analysis in the Fusion page to make them disappear.DaVinci ResolveAI Video Editor
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