Separate Foreground image from clean background

[Erik Waluska]

I think he means the logo is part of the same image as the background and he wants to separate the logo from the background and animate it. Is that right? If so, it would be easiest to cut the logo out in photoshop, so it’s on it’s own layer and then you’ll need to clone stamp the background to cover up the logo. Then import into AE as a comp with “retain layer sizes” option and you’ll be able to animate the logo. You can mask the logo in AE and clone stamp the background if you don’t have photoshop, I just think it’s easier in PS.

Erik Waluska
EAWmedia

[Tom Dempsey]

I”m sorry. I’m not being clear. The logo is animated over the (background A). I have the (background A) animation clean and the composited logo animation. I’m just missing the alpha channel for the logo itself. I want to keep the logo animation. just have it keyed out. I believe there is a way to separate the logo from the background since i have the background clean.
thanks,
tomd

tom dempsey

[Erik Waluska]

Oh, OK. In that case you were on the right track to begin with. Just put the logo/background layer and the clean background layer in the same comp and apply the “difference matte” effect to the layer with the logo and then set the “difference layer” in the effect to the clean background. The quality of this key may vary depending on how “different” the background and logo are. If you have a white edge on the logo that goes over a white part of the background there would be no difference in the two layers so it would not include that part of the image in the key and you would end up with a chunk of the logo missing. HTH

Erik Waluska
EAWmedia

[Tom Dempsey]

great. very much appreciated.

td

tom dempsey