Looking to speed up your VFX workflow without sacrificing quality? Learn how to create instant animated mattes using Matte Assist ML, the latest AI-powered masking tool from Boris FX, designed to work seamlessly with Sapphire effects like UltraZap, UltraGlow, Gamma, and Flicker.

In this new tutorial, motion graphics expert John Dickinson demonstrates how to isolate elements with precision, reuse mattes across multiple effects, and enhance your scenes with professional-grade results—without complex manual masking.

What Is Matte Assist ML?

Matte Assist ML is an intelligent tool integrated into Mocha Pro that uses machine learning to automatically generate animated mattes. It allows artists to:

• Save time on manual rotoscoping
• Achieve cleaner and more accurate isolation of subjects
• Integrate Sapphire effects more naturally

If you're a VFX artist, motion designer, or video editor using Sapphire plugins, Matte Assist ML is about to become your new favorite feature.

Top Benefits and Features in the Tutorial

1. Use the Object Brush in Mocha’s Essentials Workspace

Quickly paint over subjects with point-and-click precision using the new Object Brush tool. Mocha’s intuitive interface makes it easy to start masking immediately, even for beginners.

2. Generate High-Quality Object Mattes

Matte Assist ML uses AI to automatically track and animate your selections, allowing for clean mattes without frame-by-frame effort.

3. Render Forwards and Backwards Automatically

Speed up your process with automatic bi-directional rendering—ensuring you don’t miss a frame and keep your workflow efficient.

4. Invert Mattes to Apply Effects Selectively

Want to apply effects behind or in front of a subject? Inverting mattes is now easier than ever, letting you place effects exactly where they belong.

5. Reuse Mattes Across Multiple Sapphire Effects

Keep your look consistent by reusing and refining the same matte across effects like UltraZap, Gamma, UltraGlow, and Flicker.

Watch the Tutorial and Transform Your Workflow

John Dickinson guides you through the process step-by-step, showing how Matte Assist ML can help you:

• Position effects realistically
• Enhance your storytelling
• Work more efficiently with layered effects

So if you're ready to spend less time masking and more time creating, don’t miss this tutorial.

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