Tutorial: ComfyUI Mattes & Utility Nodes Tutorial for VFX In this video, VFX artist Doug Hogan walks through a ComfyUI workflow for generating production-ready utility passes directly from your footage. No manual rotoscoping required. What's covered: → Prompt-based background removal (RMBG) for fast, simple shots → SAM3 text-prompt segmentation... for moving subjects and medium-complexity scenes → SAM3 point-based editor for precise matte control (think: crypto mattes for live action) → Face segmentation for beauty and skin work in comp → Stable depth and normals passes for relighting and CG integration → App Mode — a simplified UI for running all options without touching the node graph All outputs are tied to your source plate's native resolution and frame rate via get/set nodes, so the workflow adapts automatically.show more

Click the link for the workflow:

Prompt driven utility passes are a massive productivity boost for artists

Exactly!

Too bad convolutional and ai attempts at normal maps for direction and depth are shite :D The "better than nothing" category, except when the alternative was planning and coordination.

Legend ✨

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And now I have this. Does it mean that if you give me back the CREDITS I PAID FOR! I will not able to use it if I dont "subscribe" again?

Hi Luciano - can you please checkout our support page so we can work to answer your questions / resolve the issue.

Utility passes are a real production unlock. The less time spent on manual mattes and cleanup, the more AI video starts behaving like a post-production layer.

Do you have a link to the workflow?

Linked in the comments 🤝

Amazing!

Is this workflow available in the templates section as well? I clicked the link but would prefer to not create an account just to access it, as I run locally. Thanks! 👍🏻

No manual rotoscoping needed anymore, that's a real time saver for VFX.