How to get rid of this guy's head?

Carl Middleton · January 17th, 2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Marty Baggen

Then we'll be getting questions about how to overlay parts of the guy back IN the picture.

Ohhhh that was just wrong. =D

Brian Luce · January 17th, 2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Wisniewski

How would you get rid of this guy's head in Vegas Pro?

Hey Michael, if you ever need some help shooting this show, just give me a call--I'd be glad to pitch in. We're a community here and I believe we should help each other out. So just call me any time okay? About the show I mean...

Nate Weaver · January 17th, 2008, 11:55 PM

http://www.imagineersystems.com/

Laurence Kingston · January 18th, 2008, 07:43 AM

I would take a captured frame like the one you posted, use Photoshop to draw the guy's head out of the picture, delete everything but the top left hand corner, and save it as a png where all the frame is transparent except that top left hand corner. Then I would generate another track in Vegas and have that png overlaid over the offending portions of the video. I've made up the png and will email it to you if you want. I sent you a private email with my contact info if you want to try this.

Michael Wisniewski · January 18th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Thanks Nate & Laurence, but I was able to fix it in Vegas. Took about 30 seconds after I figured out which words to search on.

Allen Plowman · January 18th, 2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Wisniewski

Thanks Nate & Laurence, but I was able to fix it in Vegas. Took about 30 seconds after I figured out which words to search on.

Be sure to post the trailer for us to critique. ;)

Carl Middleton · January 18th, 2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Allen Plowman

Be sure to post the trailer for us to critique. ;)

Amen. =D I think we would all be highly disappointed if you did not! =D

Laurence Kingston · January 18th, 2008, 09:53 PM

How did you end up fixing it?

Michael Wisniewski · January 20th, 2008, 12:01 AM

Drew a mask over the original video (see mask.jpg)
- set MODE = negative, this reverses the mask and hides the guy's head
- applied light feathering - 7.2%, this blends it nicely with the original video
Put a clean video clip underneath original video to replace the corner of the video (see timeline.jpg)

Michael Wisniewski · January 20th, 2008, 12:31 AM

I'll post a before & after video clip when I've got it fine tuned. Still needs a little bit of work.

Marty Baggen · January 20th, 2008, 09:15 AM

What a disappointment! I thought the guy's head was a fantastic artistic risk... I mean, my eye was drawn nowhere else in that frame... absolutely nowhere else.

I'm looking at the framegrab right now... yup, eyes to the upper left. Up..., and to the left. Up......, and to the left.

I admit.... it takes some discipline to keep from staring at the beer.

Michael Wisniewski · July 12th, 2008, 03:29 PM

Whoops, forgot to post the results, it's very girly so I don't know if this is the audience for it but here it is anyway. Shot in one night, edited in a couple more. Canon XH A1 24F / Sony Vegas + Cinescore / Lowell Pro + Tota lights ... blah, blah, blah ... you get the picture. Not much of a plot just mostly goofing around. We did this while we were cooped up during the winter and needed to find something to do inside.

http://www.vimeo.com/721958

Richard Alvarez · July 12th, 2008, 06:52 PM

Wait ... there's a guy's head in that frame? It's a trick question, right?

Matt Newcomb · July 12th, 2008, 08:15 PM

The only thing I'm disappointed in is their choice of beer.

Graham Bernard · July 12th, 2008, 11:23 PM

Hilarious! - g

January 17th, 2008, 11:55 PM	#18
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	http://www.imagineersystems.com/ __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

January 18th, 2008, 01:14 PM	#20
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Thanks Nate & Laurence, but I was able to fix it in Vegas. Took about 30 seconds after I figured out which words to search on. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

January 20th, 2008, 12:01 AM	#24
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Drew a mask over the original video (see mask.jpg) set MODE = negative, this reverses the mask and hides the guy's head applied light feathering - 7.2%, this blends it nicely with the original video Put a clean video clip underneath original video to replace the corner of the video (see timeline.jpg) Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

January 20th, 2008, 12:31 AM	#25
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	I'll post a before & after video clip when I've got it fine tuned. Still needs a little bit of work. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

July 12th, 2008, 03:29 PM	#27
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Whoops, forgot to post the results, it's very girly so I don't know if this is the audience for it but here it is anyway. Shot in one night, edited in a couple more. Canon XH A1 24F / Sony Vegas + Cinescore / Lowell Pro + Tota lights ... blah, blah, blah ... you get the picture. Not much of a plot just mostly goofing around. We did this while we were cooped up during the winter and needed to find something to do inside. http://www.vimeo.com/721958 __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

January 18th, 2008, 07:43 AM	#19
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	I would take a captured frame like the one you posted, use Photoshop to draw the guy's head out of the picture, delete everything but the top left hand corner, and save it as a png where all the frame is transparent except that top left hand corner. Then I would generate another track in Vegas and have that png overlaid over the offending portions of the video. I've made up the png and will email it to you if you want. I sent you a private email with my contact info if you want to try this.

January 18th, 2008, 09:53 PM	#23
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	How did you end up fixing it?

January 20th, 2008, 09:15 AM	#26
Marty Baggen Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: monroe, or Posts: 572	What a disappointment! I thought the guy's head was a fantastic artistic risk... I mean, my eye was drawn nowhere else in that frame... absolutely nowhere else. I'm looking at the framegrab right now... yup, eyes to the upper left. Up..., and to the left. Up......, and to the left. I admit.... it takes some discipline to keep from staring at the beer.

July 12th, 2008, 06:52 PM	#28
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Wait ... there's a guy's head in that frame? It's a trick question, right?

July 12th, 2008, 08:15 PM	#29
Matt Newcomb Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 212	The only thing I'm disappointed in is their choice of beer. __________________ Talenos Productions at http://www.talenos.com

July 12th, 2008, 11:23 PM	#30
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Hilarious! - g