Word alterations

williamk wrote on 5/1/2005, 6:56 PM

Hi

We filmed a building and need to change the words to fit our film content.
I was wondering if we can change the words on a building to read something else. The words would have to be changed on a glass sign and on a stone sign and look realistic.

Thanks in advance
Williamk

Comments

rmack350 wrote on 5/1/2005, 7:10 PM

Sure, go ahead.

Is this a locked off shot or are there camera moves?
Does anything pass in front of the signs?

If it's a lock-off and nothing passes in front of the signs then it might not be too hard to mock up a matte in photoshop. Not too hard for someone with moderate Photoshop experience, that is.

Rob Mack

williamk wrote on 5/1/2005, 8:42 PM

Is there a way to do it in Vegas 5, for example with the text tool and clear background then cover the original words or blur the original and cover the blurred words?

Thanks again

johnmeyer wrote on 5/1/2005, 10:13 PM

I did something very similar about 16 months ago. I needed a banner on a gym wall showing that the team had won the championship. There were other banners on the wall, so I taped those. I then imported a single frame from that video into my photo editing program and faked up the new banner by using a combination of cloning and copying. I was able to find letters on the other pennants and banners that I could use.

The fake banner was perfect, but it was static.

I then saved the banner with a transparent background and put it on the track above the video. Since the original video was hand-held, I then had to spend about ten minutes painstakingly keyframing my banner so it appeared to stay in position on the wall. The final result was very satisfactory.