How to Blur Faces? at DVinfo.net

Alex Thames · July 25th, 2007, 03:07 PM

Does anyone know how to blur/distort the faces of people in Vegas? The person is walking around a bit, and I want the blur to always be covering his face, but have everything else be in focus.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · July 25th, 2007, 03:13 PM

Several ways, but the easiest, IMO, is to put a piece of generated media on a track above the video track you'd like to blur/distort. Use a cookie cutter to size the generated media and locate the area you'd like to blur/distort.
Drop on the Pixelate or Blur (or both) filter to the generated media. Then reduce opacity of the generated media to suit.
Rather than use the generated media, you can also just use a copy of the same video event (CTRL+DRAG to make copy) and apply the cookie cutter, blur, and/or pixelate filter.

Edward Troxel · July 25th, 2007, 03:28 PM

Vol 1 #12 of my newsletters explains the process in detail.

July 25th, 2007, 03:13 PM	#2
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Several ways, but the easiest, IMO, is to put a piece of generated media on a track above the video track you'd like to blur/distort. Use a cookie cutter to size the generated media and locate the area you'd like to blur/distort. Drop on the Pixelate or Blur (or both) filter to the generated media. Then reduce opacity of the generated media to suit. Rather than use the generated media, you can also just use a copy of the same video event (CTRL+DRAG to make copy) and apply the cookie cutter, blur, and/or pixelate filter. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

July 25th, 2007, 03:28 PM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Vol 1 #12 of my newsletters explains the process in detail. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 25th, 2007, 03:07 PM	#1
Alex Thames Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 508	How to Blur Faces? Does anyone know how to blur/distort the faces of people in Vegas? The person is walking around a bit, and I want the blur to always be covering his face, but have everything else be in focus. Last edited by Alex Thames; July 25th, 2007 at 04:39 PM.