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CS5 New tracking and removing objects
I’ve searched and found bits and pieces of answers to this problem amongst the various CS versions of Premiere, but I’m wondering if anyone knows the best process for this with CS5 (if there is any better way with the new software)
Using a Canon SD 960 (I know, I know, cheap HD video), I filmed a couple sunsets in Hawaii. Sure enough, I got the pink/black vertical bars that usually come around when pointing the camera at bright lights. I didn’t realize they were being recorded (as they aren’t if just taking pictures); I figured it was just a display aberration of the camera.
Anyway, sure enough they were recorded. Now the question — what is the most effective way to remove them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQqxDC3SB48
I tried tracking them with Mocha/AE, but that’s fruitless because the bars will fade in and out every so many frames, losing the trackers. Then I exported the clip as TIFF files and imported a handful of them into Photoshop, quickly marquee’d a rectangle around them and then content-aware fixed them. The process was fairly quick and effective, although it leaves what looks like artifacts in its wake.
I realize short of a time-consuming patch of each frame, this might be the best solution.
Any other ideas? I’ve heard something about LiveTrace, but my feeling is that any kind of tracking system is going to be thrown off with the constantly shifting/fading bars.
If Photoshop is the best solution, is the best work flow still to open the clip in Premiere, export to Tiff files, open all the Tiff files in PS, save them, import them as numbered files in Premiere, and then export that to a movie file?
I have a feeling that I could be doing this more efficiently, with less damage to my overall quality. Perhaps a better system of linking the movie/TIFFs between the programs, and then a better way at reassembling the TIFFs into video.
Thanks guys
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Photoshop extended can import and work frame by frame with video files. Test importing the original file, if it doesn’t work export it to a QuickTime mov or avi file in an uncompressed codec or QT animation at the very least.
The fixes will apply frame by frame in Photoshop. You can then test the video playback in Photoshop too. Make any req fixes to frames that stand out during playback and then export the video out of Photoshop.
Import the final video to ppro. 😉
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