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static clip with piece of dirt in shot
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Couple of things. The tools aren’t 2nd nature to me so forgive the questions. So, did you duplicate the track and make these changes to the top track, then combine the tracks to get this? Either way, whatever you did, based on what you sent (thanks very much) I’ll do the same here and see how things unfold.
BTW, did you send two of the same thing motion dialog box in error or for some mysterious purpose I have to figure out?Ken
Ken Tannenbaum
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I actually had three tracks, which is why you see two examples, slightly different, of the cropped pixels being moved over. Yes, I did it exactly the way I already described it. Duplicate the track above the base layer, pick a clean spot just to one side of the dirty spot, use the crop tools to define the “patch” area, then move the patch over by about 16 or so pixels to the left or right of the stain. To make it easier to see what I was doing, I employed the 3-way color corrector to deliberately brighten my “patch” layer a bit, to make it easier to see while positioning it. Then, I just turned that filter off for the final output. You could also, alternately, turn off the lower layer, or temporarily reduce it’s opacity – whatever you choose, to just temporarily make the two elements a bit more in contrast so you can see the positioning.
You can do this. Try playing with it as layers in photoshop, if it helps you visualize the process. The only difference really is that we’re using motion video.
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I see I accidentally posted two screen shots of the same window, but all you need to know is, the coordinates of the crop area will be a little different for each iteration.
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Mark, I don’t have the time to deal with this until tomorrow morning but you have been clear and enormously helpful. This is advice that makes other things in FCP begin to make sense as well. I use layers, and adjustment masks all the time in photoshop but I also use the eraser tool which apparently doesn’t exist in FCP.
Rather it’s shifting the tracks that gets it done.Not that it’s relevant, but here’s what I do: http://kentannenbaum.com
One thing I’m a bit confused about it that the two MOTION DIALOG BOXES your attached have identical settings. I thought each of the spots would have required it’s own parameters.
Where is my thinking wrong?
Ken Tannenbaum
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You weren’t wrong; like I posted earlier, I accidentally screen grabbed the same window twice; the settings would not be identical, because the second spot was in a different location. Your eye for detail caught my error before I did. I would have re-posted the right screen grqb, but I didn’t bother to save anything from the project after I got the repaired output footage you’ve seen, so I can’t go back and post the right shot. Anyway, I’ve shown you how to do it, you CAN do it, practice on a short clip until you get it right, and you’ll feel more accomplished and confident to try harder fixes later.
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Well stated. If I have a further problem, I’ll give you a shout. Meanwhile, stay tuned but don’t read too much news…it’s wreaks havoc on the psyche,
Ken
Ken Tannenbaum
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Mark, so you know your suggestions were taken to heart (and keyboard) all’s right with this now. It’s done and looks good.
Thanks again, Ken
Ken Tannenbaum
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