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Really embarrassing—plant behind interviewee's head in FCP footage. How to remove?

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Ace.of.Trades

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Aug 18, 2011
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Hi, all,

I conducted an interview and didn't have someone behind the camera. I set up the shot but didn't notice there was a plant right behind my interviewee's head. It looks embarrassingly comical in the footage.

It's just a few sprigs, but enough to make it extremely ugly. How do I make the plants the same color as the wall in the background, or how do I otherwise remove the plants from the shot?

Reshooting is pretty much out of the question.

Thanks!
 
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handsome pete

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Aug 15, 2008
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A screenshot would help more in giving you advice.

Without seeing it though, I'd mask it out. Are you limited to FCP or do you have AE or Motion?
 
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Ace.of.Trades

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Aug 18, 2011
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Thanks, guys. I'll check out that youtube vid.

I have AE and Motion.

Here's a screenshot:

Screen Shot 2011-08-31 at 12.41.50 PM.png

The leaves are really small but just noticeable. Also, the interviewee moves around a bit and exposes more and less of the leaves.
 
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Ace.of.Trades

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Aug 18, 2011
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Also, I've got a shot of the background only, at one point where the interviewee stood up and walked out of the shot. Is there a way to use that to make rotoscoping easier?
 
Consultant

Consultant

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Jun 27, 2007
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Ace.of.Trades said:
Also, I've got a shot of the background only, at one point where the interviewee stood up and walked out of the shot. Is there a way to use that to make rotoscoping easier?
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Compare frame with and without person. Take out person to its own layer.

Add background with plant removed.
 
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Ace.of.Trades

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Aug 18, 2011
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Thanks, Consultant, I know how to do that in Photoshop, but how in the world do I do that in FCP or AE or Motion?
 
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cgbier

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Jun 6, 2011
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Ace.of.Trades said:
Thanks, Consultant, I know how to do that in Photoshop, but how in the world do I do that in FCP or AE or Motion?
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Check for AE Roto Brush tutorials. It's actually pretty simple.

Can't help you any further there, as I never went beyond the trial period with AE.
 
martinX

martinX

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Aug 11, 2009
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How would you do this in Motion? I have a wireless mic cable in shot...twice.
 

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cgbier

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^+1!

That is stuff you really do not want to do in Motion. I mean it works, but it is a pain. Roto Brush in AE is perfect for a high contrast problem like yours. Shouldn't take longer than a few minutes.
 
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