Professional AI-Powered Rotoscoping for DaVinci Resolve — Including the Free Version
Transform hours of manual rotoscoping into minutes. KVN Rotoscope uses cutting-edge AI models to automatically segment and track moving objects in video, giving you production-quality masks with minimal effort.
⚡ Save Hours of Work
Traditional rotoscoping means drawing masks frame-by-frame. KVN Rotoscope does it for you. Annotate just one frame, and our AI automatically tracks the object through your entire clip - delivering masks in seconds, not hours.
🧠 Advanced AI Models
Powered by industry-leading computer vision:
- Cutie (Video Object Segmentation): Intelligently tracks objects across video frames, understanding context and motion
- SAM (Segment Anything): Click to generate masks instantly—handles complex shapes and overlapping objects
🎬 Integrates Directly into Resolve
- Standalone app: Works alongside Resolve with easy session handoff
💡 Intuitive, Minimal Learning Curve
- Click on your target object
- Let AI segment the frame
- Start automatic tracking
- Export directly to Fusion
System Requirements
- macOS 13+ (Intel or Apple Silicon)
- DaVinci Resolve 18+ (Free or Studio)
- Internet connection (for initial model download)
- Disk space: ~5GB for AI model weights
Getting Started
- Download the latest release and install. This will take 5-10 minutes depending on your wifi connection.
- In Resolve, put playead over target clip.
- Go to Workspace → Scripts → KVN Rotoscope → Start. This launches the app automatically
- In standalone app, session auto-loads on launch; annotate, track, then Render.
- Back in Resolve, go to Workspace → Scripts → KVN Rotoscope → Start to seamlessly add the rotoscope mask to your clip.
Support
For issues, feature requests, or questions, visit our GitHub repository or website.
Changelog
Version 1.0.0 — Initial Release
April 2026
Features:
- ✨ AI-powered rotoscoping with Cutie video object segmentation
- ✨ SAM (Segment Anything) for frame-level annotation and masking
- ✨ Forward and backward tracking through video clips
- ✨ Real-time mask preview with adjustable opacity
- ✨ Frame scrubbing and zoom preview canvas
- ✨ Automatic matte wiring into Resolve Fusion
- ✨ Support for clips up to 10 seconds (240 frames @ 24fps)
- ✨ Non-destructive workflow—original clips preserved
- ✨ One-click installation with automatic model weight download