Using Power Mesh for Davinci Resolve Power Windows

Mocha Pro
#1

I am using Davinci Resolve within the Color Page to correct a problem shot. The shot requires a complex power window to make the correction and I have been trying to utilize Mocha Pro to achieve the track and import that mask to Power Windows.

The problem shot is a badly applied bald cap that needs to be blended with the skin color. The actor turns their head in the shot so there isn’t a moment that all the surfaces of the head are not visible at the same time. I was hoping to utilize Power Mesh, but this seems to be a limitation currently since I can only generate the mesh on a single frame, so the new pixels that appear in the power mesh cause issues.

When I did get a decent power mesh for a portion of the shot, I tried to use the generated matte on a node in color page but the matte didn’t come through as alpha and had a hard edge. The “Feather” slider within the Mocha Pro adjustments just grew the mask, instead of feathering the edge.

Is there a workflow to utilize Mocha shape or tracking info for Davinci Resolve Power Windows within color page?

Or is the only workflow through Fusion and multiple layers?

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#2

The workflow remains through the Fusion page, we still can’t fully support Resolve until BM changes some fundamental roadblocks.

#3

Hi Mary, I did find a workflow that worked. I could make a tutorial for it but I’m currently busy on another project and haven’t found the time yet.

#4

You’ll need to elaborate here. What do you mean by you can only generate the mesh on one frame?

  • Can you tell me the exact workflow you’re using from start to finish?
  • What version are you currently using of both Mocha Pro and Resolve?
#5

Hey Martin

My issue was less with the functions of PowerMesh and more so with how to get the tracking/mask information within Resolve color page bypassing the need for Fusion. I was able to do so using the mask as an alpha node within Resolve.