Theo Van laar
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COW Coins
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Call of Duty is not a commercial video… (it’s even not a video at all, although you still might be right about the copyright, Glenn should look into that for sure.)
Theo
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Both are possible. He can either try to replicate it in Photoshop or just mask it out in photoshop.
Theo
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I also can’t get into the VASST site. But I will attach the manual for Ultimate S so that you can have a look (I hope this is allowed…)
482_ultimatespro4usersguide.pdf.zip
Theo
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Create three video layers
On the top layer you place your text media with white letters and a transparant background
On the middle track you place a media generator event with the gradient you would like to appear into the text (or any other picture or video you like to appear into the text).
On the lower track you place the background file.Next add the MASK GENERATOR FX to the upper track with the text and set it to LUMINANCE.
Make the COMPOSITION MODE of the uppertrack to MULTIPLY (MASK)
Make the middle track a child of the upper track.That should do it.
Theo
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‘You could also use Ultimate S Lite or Ultimate S Pro. Investing in a scripting tool like Ultimate S or Excalibur can save you hours and hours of time. ‘
Yes, sorry not to mention Ultimate S. Also the Production Assistant is very usefull to mention since it also performs the task. All these tools have so many different (and overlapping possibilities), that you will never regret when you purchase one or two…
Theo
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‘I’ve never understood exactly what’s going on there’
Just in case you are interested to learn more about actions, Richard Harrington spent a whole chapter on actions and related items in his book Photoshop for Video
https://www.photoshopforvideo.com/updates/index.html
Theo
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What about taking a screenshot from Call of Duty?
Theo
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If the inside of the scope is white and the crosshair is dark, you can e.g. use the Sony mask generator (set to luminance), if nessessary combined with a mask from the event pan/crop tool. It will depend a bit on how the image looks. I can imagine several possibilities.
Theo
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Which codecs are used for this footage?
What are the specs of the computer?Theo
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I always use Excalibur for this, but this scripting plugin is not free.
https://www.jetdv.com/excalibur/veldur.php#topTheo