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Looking for a way to remove objects that is NOT Boris
We are shooting video of a busy street scene with multiple moving foreground elements we wish to remove from the scene, so the Boris motion tracking option doesn’t seem applicable. Can anyone recommend a software solution that doesn’t require tracking?
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I’m going to suggest something “Boris” first, then give another solution.
You could try BCC Motion Key in the Continuum Complete package. This will try to reconstruct a background image from multiple frames. There’s a tutorial on the BorisFX site.
The other way, possibly without tracking, is to create a clean plate then settle down for some good, old-fashioned rotoscoping. Basically create articulated masks to cut out the foreground elements and reveal the clean background plate.
How do you create the plate? Well, if you can’t get a good bit of clear footage when shooting, then it’s a fair bit of Photoshop work, blending multiple frames and a good amount of cloning.
I’ve got a training DVD in production that is all about roto work with Mocha. So I’ll just say, that depending on your footage, you could be in for a fair amount of post work. 🙂
Hope that helps,
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I second the suggestion to try BCC Motion Key. It is designed to do just that without motion tracking by using our Optical Flow technology. There is a new tutorial by Kevin McAuliffe from Pro Editing @ Home
https://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/detail.asp?sid=379
demonstrating removing one person from a backyard. Although, it is not as dramatic as removing multiple people from a busy street his results seem very clean. Good luck!
Boris Yamnitsky
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