Is it even possible to Rotoscope this scene

[David Roth weiss]

Ugh!!! Too bad you didn’t just stick a chroma key green card on the TV screen or even just leave it turned off, then you could have keyed out what was on the TV and put anything behind the moving guy. Now you’ll have to roto every frame, and you’re going to need something other than what came in the FCS2 box.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Neil Sadwelkar]

The guy who walks past the TV can’t be in front of the TV for more than a few frames. That should be reasonably easy to mask using FCP’s 8-point garbage matte or even in Motion.

What you need is to place the TV screen footage on a new layer V2 to comp it into the TV. Then place the V1 layer on top of that on V3. Trim the clip in V3 to only include frames that the guy is walking past the TV. Then with the garbage matte, make a mask around that part of his body that covers the TV. This is also called a ‘hold-out matte’.

If you need more than 8 points, send the clip to Motion where you have a bezier matte.

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Neil Sadwelkar
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FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[David Roth weiss]

Hi Neil,

Wow, you make that sound so easy…

I’d never think about doing it with the 8-point garbage matte, but I guess I’m just spoiled, cuz I use Combustion for these things.

David

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Arnie Schlissel]

You will need to roto this out. You can try Motion. If you’re not happy with the result, try Shake, it’s got pretty good roto tools. If that’s not good enough, try Silhouette Roto. It’s a dedicated roto/paint tool, and it will definitely speed up the process.

Arnie
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[Max Frank]

This may help you:

Boris Continuum Motion Key

https://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/detail.asp?sid=379

The motion on the TV screen may compromise this plugin, but then again, it may not. Worth a try if there’s a trial version.

Wayne

[Doug Beal]

If you have PS3 extended you get all the familiar tools in photoshop on video
clumsy mouse driven controller though make sure you activate animation controller.
arrow keys move the footage NOT the frames. need to use the mouse for that
great dirt fixes! cleanup

Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
Nashville TN

[Erik Lindahl]

I’d try something Mocha for Final Cut Pro if the roto and track is complex.

https://www.imagineersystems.com/products/mocha_for_Final_Cut/

Erik Lindahl
Freecloud Communication
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[Dennis Leppell]

If you need more than 8 points, send the clip to Motion where you have a bezier matte.

Have you tried Tom’s 50 point Bezier Matte? It feels a little clunky, but when you get the hang of it works pretty darn well.

https://homepage.mac.com/tomhenderson/beziermatte/

[Kevin Monahan]

You could do this very quickly in Motion with a hold out matte as described above, no need for expensive plug-ins.

Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[Dean Sensui]

I would also recommend using Silhouette. A very good rotoscope tool.

Be aware that it can take a lot of time and effort. But if you work carefully you can get some very good results.

Dean Sensui — Hawaii Goes Fishing