Plugin to erase"old movie artifacts?"

golferchris2 wrote on 6/9/2006, 10:38 AM

Is there an easy way (like a plugin) to erase the 'junk' on the old movies which always seem to have 'junk' in the corner from dirty lenses, etc.?
Thanks...cjm

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Coursedesign wrote on 6/9/2006, 10:49 AM

There are some very pricey products for this, that can do a lot of it (but not all) automatically.

The rest needs to be painted with a clone brush.

If you have enough patience, you can do it frame-by-frame in Photoshop.

Btw, it is not uncommon in Hollywood for a pro to spend six weeks full time on rig removal from one single scene, with tools that go far beyond what's in any NLE.

(Rigs are for example wires used to support actors during 'incredible" jumps.)

baysidebas wrote on 6/9/2006, 1:37 PM

Gee, one would think that all you'd have to do is get one of those "old film look " plug-ins and run it backwards ;>)