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  • veg. 6 cutout

    Posted by Russell Miller on January 31, 2008 at 4:27 am

    Is there a way to create a cutout w/ video? For example: To be able to cut out an object/ person in the video and put them in a black background. similar to working in photoshop with still images

    thanks

    Russell Miller replied 18 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Edward Troxel

    January 31, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    Yes there is. However, the first question is what is the current background? For example, if you tape them in front of a green screen, you can chroma-key out the green and replace it with whatever background. If it’s a highly varied background, things are much more difficult.

    Take a look at this to see how a “difference” compositing mode may help:
    https://matthew.chaboud.com/vegas5/twocats/

    Edward Troxel
    JETDV Scripts

  • Russell Miller

    January 31, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    Thanks Edward, I don’t have any certain project in mind for this effect. I edited for a local news station for a year and a half, and saw the work of a green screen, but my job never really required me to work with it except every now and then running a weather camera. I looked over the link you sent me, but it just hasn’t cliked w/ me yet. If you have anymore diagrams if you don’t mind posting them I would greatly appreciate it!

    thanks

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