• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Similar concept of COPS face blur in Premiere cs4?

  Posted by Mikkell Khan on September 5, 2009 at 4:22 pm

  Before answering, take a look at this Final cut tutorial on how it is done in that program

  https://www.5min.com/Video/Final-Cut-Pro-6-COPS-Face-Blur-Effect-18629374

  Now, is there anything similar to that in premiere cs4? I got stuck at the Track Matte – Luma part.

  Remy Mainz replied 14 years, 12 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Vince Becquiot

  September 5, 2009 at 5:36 pm

  The idea is the same in Premiere.

  1- Create duplicate clip above current track.
  2- Add circle effect to top track
  3- Add fast blur effect to top track
  4- Change Circle effect “blending mode” setting to stencil alpha.

  As needed, add feather, change radius and keyframe position to follow the face..

  You can also apply a garbage matte instead of the circle plugin, which would allow you to create a custom shape..

  Most people use After Effects since that allows you to track the face as it move.
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  Mikkell Khan

  September 5, 2009 at 5:40 pm

  Thanks man.

  Bookmarked.

  Mikkell Khan
  Director
  Diamond Films Ltd. (Trinidad and Tobago)
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  Remy Mainz

  May 24, 2011 at 11:27 am

  I found this useful to spot heal in premiere pro
  And just as easy as in after effects. Easier if you cant be arsed to create multiple new recompressed files.

  The only difference I use is to add a levels effect instead of the fast blur
  and adjust the (RGB)Gamma accordingly to remove the dark spot.

  No key framing is necessary as dust doesn’t move in shots!

  Im using this technique to remove dust spots on canon 5d mkII video files.

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