Remove date ? (stamped on)

fosko wrote on 7/12/2014, 3:55 PM
I don't think there's a solution that wouldn't be painstaking.. but I have to throw this out there.
Client has given me a video with the date/time stamped on it. Is there anyway to remove it ??? This is it.. I don't have raw or original video.. this is the only copy. (don't ya just love em ??).

My best work around is pan and crop to zoom in and cut off that edge of the video.. of course with that I also lose the other 3/4 of the screen.

Any ideas ( that won't take me 8 hours to set up) ?

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videoITguy wrote on 7/12/2014, 5:27 PM
Likely you are looking at a video embedded stamp at the time of render record. For keeps.
Mark_e wrote on 7/12/2014, 5:53 PM
Might be able to do it with mocha pro remove module depending on what's going on behind it or photoshop some clean plates, or clone stamp in Hitfilm, is it a long clip have you got an example?
fosko wrote on 7/12/2014, 6:50 PM
Is there a way to attach a file to the forum ?
The one thing that may be helpful is the cam is pretty still. It was a stage/dance concert (3 hours) The stage line is just above where the stamp is so..because it's black it really shows up, but...it's not showing over any of the performers.

Hmmm, maybe I can overlay a strip of black over it ?
videoITguy wrote on 7/12/2014, 7:03 PM
On the cheap, lets say your overlay is in a non-important dark area of the frame. Then what you do is create a custom mask of the same image type and density - a cutout of the original footage nearby - and then in overlay track mask your footage.

Is this going to look great? NO. It will be obvious to a trained eye what you did. On the other hand the casual viewer will not see the distraction of the text super - some viewers will consider it a distraction and some will not - so you will please half of your audience with a sort of feel good effort.

In general supers like this near the corner of a frame are not considered an important audience distraction - and combined with your logo watermark may have an enhanced production value.

You choose....
john_dennis wrote on 7/12/2014, 7:26 PM
You might get some satisfaction with the technique that John Meyer described in this thread.

You can see it allowed me to remove spots from the sky in a video. It's really simple once you get your head around it.
fosko wrote on 7/14/2014, 1:56 PM
Thank you. That did help a lot.
farss wrote on 7/14/2014, 2:59 PM
One simple technique I see used a lot to wrangle this with footage viewers submit for news etc. is a simple masked blur.

Duplicate track, add a fair amount of Gaussian Blur then add a soft edged mask around the offending area to reveal the unblurred original track below.

Bob.
Rainer wrote on 7/14/2014, 7:06 PM
Can't believe you haven't heard of DeLogo filter for VirtualDub. (Free, free, http://neuron2.net/delogo132/delogo.html).
VMP wrote on 7/14/2014, 8:12 PM
That looks nice! I wonder how accurate it is when the image pans etc.




I have also found this tutorial: Remove video watermark using photoshop - part 1



I think I would use the after effects clone tool.




VMP