Airbrush something out?

wings wrote on 6/8/2007, 7:07 PM

Is there any way to get rid of a watermark or name in a video? I got an effect that shows the film stopping and burning off a website but it has the company name on it. It is about 5 seconds of video. Is there someway to get rid of it? It is just in the lower corner but kind of stands out when that section appears.

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Chienworks wrote on 6/8/2007, 7:20 PM

In this particular case there is a simple trick you might get away with. Add a second event of the same clip below the first one on the timeline, lined up with it. In Pan/Crop choose flip horizontal. Add the cookie cutter effect to the upper event and have it show through the area where the company name is. Add a lot of feathering.

Now, where the name used to be you'll see the image from the other side of the clip. If you pick the size and feathering well it make look pretty good.

OhMyGosh wrote on 6/8/2007, 9:00 PM

Thanks for the tip Kelly, but I didn't understand why you flip the one clip horizontaly as opposed to just overlaying it. Is it to invert the writing? Thanks. Cin

Chienworks wrote on 6/8/2007, 10:14 PM

Well, i made the possibly incorrect assumption that the writing was in a corner. By flipping the other image, you'll end up with a different corner, presumably one without writing, in that spot to show though.

OhMyGosh wrote on 6/8/2007, 11:01 PM

No you weren't incorrect, he said it was in the corner. I just didn't understand the flipping part. Thanks. Cin

dan-hedrick wrote on 6/9/2007, 12:09 PM

I can follow your suggestion....but where can I find the "cookie cutter" effect???

lcdrdan

Ridlin wrote on 6/10/2007, 4:55 AM

Yes I'm interested in the cookie cutter as well.

Chienworks wrote on 6/10/2007, 12:19 PM

Video FX / Cookie Cutter. Probably "Cut away section" is the preset to start with.

dan-hedrick wrote on 6/10/2007, 5:30 PM

Thanks, Chienworks...
I'm fairly new to VMS6 and need to experiment more with Video FX features.....

lcdrdan