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Rotoscoping Tips?
in the workplace i often find that i have to remove or add in some elements to a show; this normally involves some sort of mask rotoscoping. So far i am aware of the following techniques.. selecting multiple points and transforming, grabbing curves between points and reshaping, using as few points as possible, changing mask colors, … is there anything that could help expedite this process? i normally don’t have much time and the shots tend to be considerably long (3-5 min)
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Wow that is some long roto! Are you serious that your rotoing shots 3-5 minutes. My first suggestion, get out of that workplace unless you really want to be there. All joking aside here are some tips.
1. Look at the natural motion of the clip. Ram pre-view and see where the camera motion or motion of the talent stops, and goes in a different direction. Place keyframes there first.
2. Use multiple mask for things such as one for the forearm, another for the bicept, another for the shoulder, ect.
3. Here is the best tip I can give. Track the shot first. Then attach a white solid to the track. You now have the motion of the clip. Put your masks on the white solid. Lower the opacity down to 50% and you will be able to see your masks over the footage. Next use the solid as a luma matte to roto the footage. You can feather the edge in the edge feather section.
Hope these help.
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AE might not be your answer. You might want to take a look at Imagineer’s products. Look at the Mocha|Mokey|Monet|Motor forum here on Creative Cow.
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Haha, my co-workers laughed at your response because they all agreed! I do plan to leave soon anyway; this place is unreasonable
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