How to mask the background of a footage? at DVinfo.net

Matthew Amirkhani · April 19th, 2009, 07:44 AM

I have a clip that the person is walking on the road and I want to change the background of him to one of a digital juice loops.

How can I do that?

Please guide me.

Thanks
Matthew

Mike Kujbida · April 19th, 2009, 08:08 AM

Hopefully someone else has an easier suggestion but, without buying a motion tracking (i.e. rotoscoping) program such as Boris FX or Boris Red, the only way I know is to use bezier masking and a LOT of keyframing as the person walks down the road.

Matt Abramson · April 19th, 2009, 03:23 PM

Seems like After Effects might be the most tedious way. But mask each frame of the subject to remove the background... That could take quite a while depending on the length of the clips.

April 19th, 2009, 07:44 AM	#1
Matthew Amirkhani Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 279	How to mask the background of a footage? I have a clip that the person is walking on the road and I want to change the background of him to one of a digital juice loops. How can I do that? Please guide me. Thanks Matthew __________________ Canon XHA1, Brevis 35mm, Manfrotto 028,501,Vegas Pro 10e

April 19th, 2009, 03:23 PM	#3
Matt Abramson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 42	Yeah Seems like After Effects might be the most tedious way. But mask each frame of the subject to remove the background... That could take quite a while depending on the length of the clips.

April 19th, 2009, 08:08 AM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Hopefully someone else has an easier suggestion but, without buying a motion tracking (i.e. rotoscoping) program such as Boris FX or Boris Red, the only way I know is to use bezier masking and a LOT of keyframing as the person walks down the road.