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Text Placement
Here is the setup: A guy is standing in a field in front of a tractor. Some titling slides in from the right, behind the guy’s head but in front of the tractor. How is this done? It is appears as if the text floats through or behind his head. I appreciate any help!
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5 Replies
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You have to rotoscope the guy out. Cut out the guy into his own layer.
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What’s the best program to do this in?
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[Chris] “rotoscope the guy out”
Although this will work, on a simply “text behind” effect, its not necessary to do a “full” rotoscope.
Here’s a quick fix.
V1: Scene A unaltered (Talent with tractor)
V2: Title (keyed)
V3: Scene A again (synced with V1)
On V3, just put a slightly soft-edged circle wipe closely around the talent’s head.
If necessary, keyframe the circle to “move” as the talent moves. The titles will be “blanked out” behind the circle that matches the talent’s head motion. -
Andrew,
Matte’s idea will work, but to answer your question, IMO the best program to do this inside FCP is Silhouette FX Roto.
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You r right. I aways think After Effects and cut out the object – but u r right – that would work. And a lot easier.
Chris
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