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R.J. Esko · November 17th, 2007, 04:37 AM

I'm not sure what you would call this effect but I'm trying to place a recorded track of a person saying something over the mouth of a person (still photo). I use Final Cut HD 3.5. Thanks for any assistance.

Liam Hall · November 17th, 2007, 05:01 AM

Er... I'll go with animation or even photomation (but that's not a real word!).

Whatever we call it there's a couple of different routes you can go depending on what you want to achieve.

If it's a South Park/Monty Python type of animation you're after then you can create separate layers for the mouth/chin in Photoshop and then animate them in FCP using the wireframe and key frames, obviously you'll have to create a background layer as well.

I'm sure there's some good animators on this board who can give you better advice though.

Timothy D. Allen · November 17th, 2007, 05:18 AM

I would say it depends on the vibe you're going for, but you could do it like SNL. Record yourself (or somebody's mouth) lip syncing the audio file, then using a feathered mask of sorts just place the recorded mouth, over the mouth of the photo. With a little bit of color correction you can match the skin tone and vuala!

Again, might not fit what you're going for, but that's just one way to do it.

:-D

R.J. Esko · November 17th, 2007, 05:26 AM

Thanks guys. Tim, that's exactly what I'm looking to do. The skin tones don't even have to match, I just want to be able to do the effect in FC Expresss HD 3.5. My problem is I don't know the first step in blending the video with the still photo.

November 17th, 2007, 04:37 AM	#1
R.J. Esko New Boot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Agat Guam (USA) Posts: 10	Special Effects Help I'm not sure what you would call this effect but I'm trying to place a recorded track of a person saying something over the mouth of a person (still photo). I use Final Cut HD 3.5. Thanks for any assistance.

November 17th, 2007, 05:01 AM	#2
Liam Hall Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 969	Er... I'll go with animation or even photomation (but that's not a real word!). Whatever we call it there's a couple of different routes you can go depending on what you want to achieve. If it's a South Park/Monty Python type of animation you're after then you can create separate layers for the mouth/chin in Photoshop and then animate them in FCP using the wireframe and key frames, obviously you'll have to create a background layer as well. I'm sure there's some good animators on this board who can give you better advice though. __________________ Writer-Director-DOP www.liamhall.net

November 17th, 2007, 05:18 AM	#3
Timothy D. Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 86	I would say it depends on the vibe you're going for, but you could do it like SNL. Record yourself (or somebody's mouth) lip syncing the audio file, then using a feathered mask of sorts just place the recorded mouth, over the mouth of the photo. With a little bit of color correction you can match the skin tone and vuala! Again, might not fit what you're going for, but that's just one way to do it. :-D __________________ Timothy D. Allen http://www.tribaliris.com

November 17th, 2007, 05:26 AM	#4
R.J. Esko New Boot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Agat Guam (USA) Posts: 10	Thanks guys. Tim, that's exactly what I'm looking to do. The skin tones don't even have to match, I just want to be able to do the effect in FC Expresss HD 3.5. My problem is I don't know the first step in blending the video with the still photo.