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Patty Loew
April 8, 2018 at 6:44 pm in reply to: sharpen a face without sharpening the background?

Wow!!! This looks MUCH BETTER. Thank you SO much, Graham.

Patty
Patty Loew
April 8, 2018 at 4:55 pm in reply to: sharpen a face without sharpening the background?

Hi Graham and Francois,

Thank you for trying to help with this. I am providing links to 3 pngs (thanks for the tip about png as opposed to jpg)

Patty

Image 1 is original image1_untreated.png

Image 2 is with only the Sharpen filter: image2_sharpenonly.png

Image 3 is using the cookie cutter (oval side) with :122 size and .680 feathering and sharpened to .810 and the background using the Gaussian blur at :50 for both the vertical and horizontal:
image3_sharpenedwithcookiecutter.png
Patty Loew
April 7, 2018 at 5:07 pm in reply to: sharpen a face without sharpening the background?

Graham, I am SO embarrassed. I have no idea who “Paul” is or why I channeled him (the only Paul I know is someone I worked with 20 years ago). But feel free to give me a retaliatory pseudonym–I’m just grateful for your help. Here’s the image link: marvinunsharpened.jpg
Patty
Patty Loew
April 7, 2018 at 3:21 pm in reply to: sharpen a face without sharpening the background?

Hi Paul, thanks so much for your quick reply. The interview was shot by a tribal teen at a workshop last summer and I’m trying to salvage it for an interactive museum exhibit. The b roll is really nice. I’m using Vegas 15. I’m trying an oval cookie cutter filter and can isolate the interview subject with that and play with the sharpen (unless you have a better recommendation). However, I can’t seem to find the old “Sony blur” (the last time I used Vegas was version 11). I see a folder of blurs and some others in Boris After Effects. Do you have any recommendations? I don’t do much advanced compositing anymore, so appreciate this help.
Patty Loew
August 27, 2013 at 9:40 pm in reply to: brightness/contrast filter issue in Vegas 11

Edward, THAT WAS IT!!!! Thank you SO much. Such an easy fix. Hooray. Patty
Patty Loew
February 20, 2012 at 9:02 pm in reply to: jumpiness with AVCHD video in preview window

Sorry…I meant 32-BIT operating system, not gigs.
Patty Loew
February 20, 2012 at 8:56 pm in reply to: jumpiness with AVCHD video in preview window

Thank you for replying. I have tried changing those settings. But I’m wondering if it IS more than the fact I’m using Vegas 9. I’m wondering if my problem is that I’ve got 32 instead of 64 gigs on a dual platform and whether an upgrade there might solve my issues?
Patty Loew
February 4, 2012 at 3:23 pm in reply to: Advice on effect needed

Graham…a much belated THANK YOU for your excellent advice on the effect I was struggling with. I was able to get back to my project after a month of craziness. I followed the steps you outlined and got exactly the effect I was looking for. It looks GREAT. I’m still frustrated with the overall jumpiness of AVCHD video as I edit in Vegas 9 (I’m using a MacBook Pro with a dual platform and edit on the Windows 7 side). It looks fine after I render it, but oh, the dropped frames and jerkiness are maddening in video preview as I edit. If I upgrade to the latest version of Vegas, will that solve the problem? Again, thank you…THANK YOU for the compositing tips!
Patty Loew
December 23, 2011 at 4:57 pm in reply to: Advice on effect needed

Grazie, Thank you SO much. I have to head to work but will try this when I get home later today and let you know how it goes. I really appreciate the help. Patty
Patty Loew
December 23, 2011 at 7:09 am in reply to: Advice on effect needed

Hi Grazie, I’d like the video to move with the letter as it pans across the screen and the video only visible within the letter.