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  Removing strands of hair from footage.

  Posted by Christian Vilderman on December 13, 2015 at 1:31 pm

  https://www.dropbox.com/s/tu6wuf9zmc8auaz/VR%20FIRST%20CUT%202%20%280-00-14-08%29.jpg?dl=0

  Hi

  I need to remove the loose strands of hair from this video. You see the hairs on her arms and on the background.

  Any tips?

  Background is not separate.

  thanks

  Christian Vilderman replied 10 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  Christian Vilderman

  December 13, 2015 at 4:42 pm

  I agree its picky but the client demands it 🙁

  60 frames per cut. 24fps

  But there are numerous shots and different models.

  thanks
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  Christian Vilderman

  December 13, 2015 at 5:50 pm

  https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/961159

  any chance this method would work? And if so please can you elaborate on it as I find it quite hard to follow.

  Any advice would be great.

  Cheers
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  Jon Doughtie

  December 14, 2015 at 4:21 pm

  What Dave just said might be the real key to this circumstance.

  I worked on a project once where I could not get approval from the client, but they could not explain to me why they did not approve it. After a very long, patient conference call, asking a ton of questions, the client finally blurted out, “Well, film!”

  I said, “Oh – you wanted your project to be shot and posted on film?” They responded emphatically, “Yes!”

  Mind you, we were a local TV station, and this was an existing advertiser we had done work for many times. I explained how the TV industry had abandoned film decades ago for videotape and now file-based. But I let them know several production houses who could meet their requirement. I also shared the probable costs of going the film route.

  Suddenly the work was approved – perfectly fine just like it was.

  Give them an estimate of the costs to meet their requirement before you start roto work!

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  Christian Vilderman

  December 14, 2015 at 6:09 pm

  Thanks guys.

  I will just explain that rotoscope is the only option and this will stretch well over the deadline.

  Thanks again for all your help.

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