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Creating a matte with no green screen.
I have to edit a video that our camera guy messed up. With a little motion and wiggle, we’re supposed to create a video that makes it look like a guy is riding on the tailgate of a moving truck. The problem is, our camera guy left trees in the shot that I need to get rid of.
I’m just wondering if there is any way to create a matte that would not only get rid of those trees, but the sky as well so that I could do a nice sky replacement and make it look better. This would really make me look good to the bosses… Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -
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Maybe I’m asking the wrong question. What I really need to know is – what is the best way to get rid of those trees?
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Rotoscope with rotobrush. Its a pain
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Thank you Jacob! That’s what I needed to know. Pain or not, at least I can get it done. I’ll let you know how it turns out. =]
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His shoulder and the corner of the truck are pretty brightly coloured orange, you may be able to get somewhere by keying the orange and reversing the alpha.
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Big thanks Jacob! The vid was only 1:00 long or so, but took me about 16 hours of work to get it rotobrushed. For my first rotobrush experience it didn’t turn out half bad. In fact it impressed the bosses and I got some kudos… Here’s a screen grab of the final result:
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NICE. Glad you learned a new technique!
Not half bad? It’s never perfect in the artists eyes. You took that shot to another level.
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