• Adobe After Effects

  Something like RotoBrush..?

  Posted by Bill Morris on January 1, 2011 at 8:49 pm

  Is there a RotoBrush-like solution that could be used in older versions of After Effects? I’m working in 7.0, and have a sequence where it could really be useful.

  Thanks!

  – Bill in Kansas City, Mo, USA

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  Bill Morris replied 15 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 7 Replies
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  Todd Kopriva

  January 2, 2011 at 12:26 am

  Not really.

  Manual rotoscoping (hand-drawing and animating masks frame by frame) is not much different in After Effects 7.0 compared to CS5.

  If you show us a screenshot of what you’re working with, we can give better advice.

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  Tudor “ted” jelescu

  January 2, 2011 at 11:15 am

  No roto brush like, but like Todd said if you show us what you’re trying to do other options may be available. Straight roto, luma/difference mattes and so on…

  Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
  Senior Compositor/VFX Artist
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  Bill Morris

  January 2, 2011 at 3:17 pm

  Wow, I wasn’t expecting such a fast response, especially on a holiday weekend.

  Screenshots, that I can do.

  The composition of the shot is extremely simple, and mostly static with very little shake.

  

  

  The area that I want to fill in is shown here, in pink:

  

  OR I’m not averse to just doing a virtual set. The only part I have to keep is the door, since we have business that involves it.

  

  I’ve done one cut at this using hand rotoscoping, but I have to wonder if there’s a faster way.

  I’ve posted about this sequence before, but can’t find it when I search – and, it’s back up and (more or less) rolling again.
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  Todd Kopriva

  January 2, 2011 at 5:32 pm

  Sorry, but I think that you’re stuck with rotoscoping.

  There are tips for rotoscoping here.

  You mentioned that you have a little bit of shake, so you’ll want to make sure that you know how to integrate motion tracking with rotoscoping.

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  Bill Morris

  January 2, 2011 at 6:36 pm

  Well, poop. I was afraid that would be the answer – kinda figured it would be. Thank you for the link to the tips: I was wondering what I’d do with my afternoon! 🙂
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  Kyriakos Rissakis

  January 29, 2011 at 6:09 pm

  Try freeware claxa from patchmaker.net
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  Bill Morris

  January 29, 2011 at 7:49 pm

  Nice idea except for the 404 error.

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