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The future of Roto – to be shown at NAB – courtesy Todd Kopriva
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[Erik Lindahl] “Every time I’ve tried to use it it’s:
a) Dog slow
b) Gives terrible and unreliable results”I don’t mean this as a “you’re holding it wrong” response, but I’ve found that a lot of folks with these complaints about Rotobrush are approaching it intuitively — and that doesn’t necessarily work.
Rotobrush builds out (“propagates”) from its base frames, you need to take advantage of that for best performance and results. Place your base frames on key frames in the roto, then work sequentially outward, using the minimum number of strokes possible. Don’t just start on the first frame of the clip and continue to the last, and don’t jump around within a span. When you’re done, freeze the propagation.
That said, Rotobrush isn’t magic, so it won’t always yield perfect results. The new feature, on the other hand, does seem a bit more magical…
[Erik Lindahl] “Mocha is my go-to-tool for solid masking / rotoscoping work.”
A great tool with a different approach.
Chris Meyer has an article with more information on the new Refine Edge:
[Todd Kopriva] “more information: Adobe Refine Edge: Chris Meyer goes into detail about new rotoscoping technology from Adobe: https://bit.ly/Yz8AIK“
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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It could be the tool requires a lefty and I’m a righty, indeed! 😉
Jokes aside, even examples I’ve seen Adobe show how “amazing” the tool is frankly look like s–t. They get the job done fast so lesser quality is “valid” there. I’ve had very few cases where the tool makes sense.
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As I said earlier – no problems here, and not on the fastest machine, either. Rotobrush saved me a huge amount of time – of course I had to put in some up front time learning how to work it correctly. As Walter said, it’s not intuitive, but it works when you know how to use it.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com
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