I've inadvertently recorded a (talking head) interview where the talent's glasses reflected the light shining on him from the front. (There also happens to be an unsightly glare on his forehead.)
What filter(s) can be used to remove the reflections on the glass (and perhaps a different filter for the glare)? Anything already built in to Vegas, or could you recommend a third-party plugin that will deal with this?
Thanks
The glasses glare is going to be really difficult and was addressed in a similar question a few years ago on BorisFX's forum: https://forum.borisfx.com/t/remove-light-reflections-on-glasses-with-eye-movement/9208
The first reply was by maryp, BorisFX's Mocha expert. Her suggestion looks like it is referring to the use of Mocha Pro.
The forehead glare is easier to address though it would be most likely only be an improvement to reduce the glare rather than eliminate it.
Within Vegas Pro, try the Color Corrector (Secondary) FX using its Luminance Mask so that any color correction changes apply to only the glare. Alternatively, BorisFX's Beauty Studio should be able to smooth out the glare. With this plugin, you'd need to use the plugin's inbuilt Mocha mask to track the glare which then limits the corrections made in the plugin to just the makes area. The mask can be feathered as much or as little as you like. More about Beauty Studio on its product page: https://borisfx.com/products/continuum-filters/beauty-studio-filter-in-continuum/?collection=continuum-premium-filters&product=continuum-filter-beauty-studio - it has a free trial and can be purchased on its own or within the BCC Image Restoration Unit.
Also with inbuilt Mocha masking is the Color and Tone BCC Unit in which there are a few FX that may help reduce the glare: https://borisfx.com/products/continuum-units/color-and-tone/?collection=continuum-units&product=continuum-units-color-and-tone One of the FX in this Unit might also be able to reduce the glare in the glasses - but its going to involve a lot of trial and error I would think.