How to replace a dynamic area of a video

vladimir-m wrote on 1/17/2018, 3:48 PM

Hey guys, so I have a video where I explain a product. There is a PC monitor next to me and its turned off. I would like to replace its black screen with some video, so the scene is more alive.

The problem is that I occasionally move my hand over the monitor. I tried to use the pen tool to replace the monitor area with my own custom video, but that also makes my hand disappear when i move it over. I was thinking about a way to make this work, but I dont know about any. Maybe somebody has an idea?

Thank you in advance for any response.

Comments

GJeffrey wrote on 1/17/2018, 5:11 PM

1. Use mocha pro plugin. Expensive but designed for what you want to do.

2. Use masking in Vegas with 3 tracks: original footage, what you to add in yr empty screen, your hand masked out.

Video_flaneur wrote on 1/18/2018, 6:08 PM

If you only move your hand over the screen occasionally, you might use the old magicians' technique of distraction. Zoom in on the product at that point using pan/crop then zoom out again or maybe add some helpful text at that point that obscures your hand and the screen.