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Writer's pictureZack Scanlon

Roto & Prep MaterClass with Connor Tong.

Updated: May 4, 2021

Roto allows you to bring back or hide certain parts of a shot.


What is a Roto artist good at?

Drawing skills to be able to follow the shape and form of something

Be good at the program

Delivery; work well and within strict guidelines and be able to work under pressure

Be proactive and willing to learn


What is prep artist?

you clean background things like tracking markers in the background


What is a Prep artist good at?

be good at drawing and painting

Have a keen eye, recognize what needs to be cleaned

Patience; Be methodical and through

Knowledge of VFX programs and be willing to use other more relevant ones

Organize and work with strict deadlines.



when your breaking up shapes find the hard and soft edge and place the line in-between to get a nicer fall off.


you would normally roto on a stabilize tracker.





Using the roto paint node for prep


frame hold the paint node to keep the part you wanted painted gone.


a two point track will stabilize between the two points and then allow you to work on stabilized footage.


Premult should be the last thing in your tree before merging over the plate.





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