User Manual

Object Removal (Studio Version Only)
A Revival category plug-in that’s best used in the Color page, Object Removal uses the DaVinci
Neural Engine to attempt to remove an object in the frame as automatically as possible. This
plug-in works best when removing a moving object that passes over a temporally stable
background, or dirt on the lens of a shot where the camera is in motion. Smaller objects get
better results than larger objects, but your results really depend on the footage. Here’s a simple
procedure that shows how to do this.
To remove a moving object from a clip:
1 In this example, a drone is flying through a long shot that’s being simultaneously
recorded. We’ll remove the drone using a window to identify the feature to be removed
using the Object Removal plug-in.
The original shot with a drone that needs to be removed
In simple cases, it’s often easiest to apply the Object Removal effect to a Corrector
node, so you can use a window or qualifier within that node to isolate the feature you
want to remove. That’s what we’ll do in this example.
2 Use the Window palette to draw a window around the object that needs to be removed.
You’ll get the best results using windows or masks that hug the feature being removed
fairly closely.
3 Track or keyframe the window to move with the feature you’re removing. Again, you’ll
get better results the closer your window hugs the object being removed, and it’s good
to have some softness at the edge of this window.
The object that needs to be removed is isolated with a window
4 Drag and drop the Object Removal plug-in onto the node in which you’ve just isolated
the feature to be removed.
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