Eliminating glass reflections…

[Tl Westgate]

I had to do that. A simple adjustment layer that’s heavily blurred (I only blurred vertically) and corner pinned to the glass would work. Of course, if he walked in front of it you’ll have to roto him out.

— TL

[Mike Smith]

Will try it. Thank you.

[Mike Smith]

Well I tried it all, but nothing looks real. It’s too complex I’m afraid. Here check it out yourself:

https://www.filefactory.com/file/da831f/n/Damn_Reflaction_wmv

-MS

[Chris Wright]

its not that noticeable compared to alot I’ve seen. Read the tutorial of camera through car window. It will show you how to replace reflections in glass. Remove your crew completely if you want. Another tip is roto a brighting garbage matte around your actor so he is a little brighter. That will draw the eye more to him and less from reflections. I mean, all black walking into a black room?

[Dave Fraser]

i agree with Chris, it’s not that noticeable.
the only way i can think of apart from blurring it out is extremely time consuming; and that would painting it out frame by frame. headache of a job.

sorry

Dave Fraser
Motion Graphics Artist
Big Button Media LTD
http://www.bigbutton.tv

[Mike Smith]

Thanks for the replies. Where’s that “camera through car window” tutorial? Can you post a link?

-MS

[Kevin Dearing]

Here it is: https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html?id=86

–KTFA

[Mike Smith]

Thanks, but that tutorial tells you how to make your own reflections from scratch, not remove details inside an existing reflection.

I really don’t know what to do here…

-MS

[Chris Wright]

“Remove your crew completely if you want.”

1. whole wall or just a small section, if small section, feather mask it in then box blur. It’s what you want, but it’s not a one click solution.

2. Or just try some effects that don’t just do regular blur. there’s one called a box blur, said above, which will give great results. Try using it with effect->levels to reduce the black crew, then the box blur will even out nicely(put levels above blur in controls) .

[Jim Dodson]

Take your layer — make a duplicate above it. Using the mask tool make a box choosing the area just above the guy pushing the dolly up to where the ridge meets the sky .
Then unlock the scale for that duplicate layer and make the scale: 100, 444% — now move the position of that duplicate layer: 640 761
Now have the layer fade in starting at frame 29 and ending at 82…

This fades on a plug that moves in exact sync with the original and smears a plug over the offending reflection — you would then need to rotoscope the plug off the mans left arm…

Not perfect but possibly better than nothing?

Jim Dodson

8 Core Intel — Mac – OSX