Can I do this in Vegas?

Steve Mann wrote on 6/5/2010, 12:36 PM
I really don't want to learn AfterEffects to do this, so I would appreciate if anyone can suggest how I could do it in Vegas.

I need to add a reflection to a person in an image. Like this:
http://www.mmdv.com/reflection.jpg

The subject is shot on a greenscreen and the background chromakeyed out, but I am stumped at making the reflection effect.

The mirror FX would work if it was just the mirror image, but it results in both the mirror image and the original.

Any ideas?

Comments

xberk wrote on 6/5/2010, 1:25 PM
Add a video track on top. Copy the shot to that track in exact sync with the same shot below it. Use pan/crop to vertically flip the image on top, and to place it as a reflection. Add blur or whatever other FX will make it look right.

Does this make sense?

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Paul C wrote on 6/5/2010, 1:51 PM
I managed to create this effect by doing as xberk says, but created a graduated tint in Photoshop (simple black to white) and added this as an overlay to a child track with the 'reflected' track as part of the same group (can't remember what compositing mode I used for the graduated tint, might have to experiment).
TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/5/2010, 5:53 PM
you could od that with a gradient in vegas too.
Steve Mann wrote on 6/5/2010, 7:43 PM
Thanks xberk, but if you mean event pan crop and rotate 180-degrees, then it isn't a reflection:
http://www.mmdv.com/rotate.jpg

If my talent walks left, the reflection walks to the right.

Unless there's something in pan/crop that I am missing?

Steve
FrigidNDEditing wrote on 6/5/2010, 8:08 PM
Steve, he meant flip vertical ( Right click )

Dave
TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/5/2010, 8:13 PM
don't rotate, flip it vertically. IE in a DV file your height would go from 480 to -480. The "F" would be upside down.
reberclark wrote on 6/5/2010, 10:57 PM
Why not use Sqirlz Reflections? It's free.

http://www.xiberpix.net/SqirlzReflect.html
Steve Mann wrote on 6/5/2010, 11:05 PM
Thanks - I knew it had to be simple.