CineD published a July 31 update to MZed’s course “The Efficient Filmmaker: AI Video Masking for the Rest of Us,” adding 2 new hands-on modules on native masking in Adobe Premiere Pro and overlapping performances in DaVinci Resolve. The course update is aimed at editors without VFX skills or prior masking experience, and CineD says the lessons are intended to make rotoscoping (frame-by-frame subject isolation) part of a standard editing toolkit rather than a specialist task.

The first new module, “Object Mask Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro,” teaches Adobe’s Object Mask, a tool recently integrated directly into Premiere Pro after earlier course material covered Adobe’s Roto Brush inside After Effects. CineD says Object Mask is useful when editors need a quick mask on a moving subject or a localized adjustment without switching into After Effects, especially for users unfamiliar with that application’s interface. The lesson shows where to find the tool, how to generate precise mattes (cutout layers that isolate image areas) inside Premiere, and how to apply one or more targeted color grades or effects to masked objects on the timeline.

The second new module, “Overlapping Performances Without Green Screen,” is based on a production challenge from YouTube skits filmed since winter for Austrian comedian Jonny, widely known as Austrian Kiwi. Because Jonny often performs all of his characters himself, the production used techniques including hidden transitions inside whip pans and simple cloning. In one recent skit, the team attempted overlapping performances in motion, and CineD says Magic Mask in DaVinci Resolve was useful for that task.

The Resolve module teaches how to avoid chroma keying (green-screen background removal) and work only with performance plates shot on location plus an AI-based masking tool. The lesson covers cloning an actor, creating complex overlapping shots, structuring tracks correctly, combining alpha outputs with Key Mixers, and using other practical workflow tips.

Both modules are available now for current course members and new viewers. The lessons are included in MZed Pro, which CineD says streams hundreds of hours of filmmaking education and starts at $29/month, billed at $349 in the first year and $199 from the second year, or billed monthly at $49. MZed Pro includes 65+ courses, over 850+ lessons, unlimited streaming access for 12 months, offline viewing through the MZed iOS app, discounts to ARRI Academy online courses, certificates for most courses, and a 7-day money-back guarantee on annual billing only. CineD says buying the courses outright would cost over $9,500, and discloses that MZed is owned by CineD.

CineD published a July 31 update to MZed’s course “The Efficient Filmmaker: AI Video Masking for the Rest of Us,” adding 2 new hands-on modules on native masking in Adobe Premiere Pro and overlapping performances in DaVinci Resolve. The course update is aimed at editors without VFX skills or prior masking experience, and CineD says the lessons are intended to make rotoscoping (frame-by-frame subject isolation) part of a standard editing toolkit rather than a specialist task.

The first new module, “Object Mask Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro,” teaches Adobe’s Object Mask, a tool recently integrated directly into Premiere Pro after earlier course material covered Adobe’s Roto Brush inside After Effects. CineD says Object Mask is useful when editors need a quick mask on a moving subject or a localized adjustment without switching into After Effects, especially for users unfamiliar with that application’s interface. The lesson shows where to find the tool, how to generate precise mattes (cutout layers that isolate image areas) inside Premiere, and how to apply one or more targeted color grades or effects to masked objects on the timeline.

The second new module, “Overlapping Performances Without Green Screen,” is based on a production challenge from YouTube skits filmed since winter for Austrian comedian Jonny, widely known as Austrian Kiwi. Because Jonny often performs all of his characters himself, the production used techniques including hidden transitions inside whip pans and simple cloning. In one recent skit, the team attempted overlapping performances in motion, and CineD says Magic Mask in DaVinci Resolve was useful for that task.

The Resolve module teaches how to avoid chroma keying (green-screen background removal) and work only with performance plates shot on location plus an AI-based masking tool. The lesson covers cloning an actor, creating complex overlapping shots, structuring tracks correctly, combining alpha outputs with Key Mixers, and using other practical workflow tips.

Both modules are available now for current course members and new viewers. The lessons are included in MZed Pro, which CineD says streams hundreds of hours of filmmaking education and starts at $29/month, billed at $349 in the first year and $199 from the second year, or billed monthly at $49. MZed Pro includes 65+ courses, over 850+ lessons, unlimited streaming access for 12 months, offline viewing through the MZed iOS app, discounts to ARRI Academy online courses, certificates for most courses, and a 7-day money-back guarantee on annual billing only. CineD says buying the courses outright would cost over $9,500, and discloses that MZed is owned by CineD.