Extraction?

[Grim]

Is there any way to extract an image, ie: person from a black and white film using After Effects? Would i have to extract one shade at a time then layer them over each over? Or is there another way?

[VisionsUnleashed]

So you are wanting to isolate a person from some footage? What do you mean shade by shade?

Removing something from footage, without the help of chromakeying is extremely tedious work. I hope you are ready for many hours of repetitive editing.

[Westbam]

That is a process called ?roto-scooping'.

If the object (person) and the background are not clearly seperated (like a blue screen or blue air), you have to draw a mask arround the object each frame. (you can alter the mask from the previous frame to make it easy).

You could try and play with motion-tracking, but that will never produce the sweet result you are looking for.

[VisionsUnleashed]

Originally posted by Westbam
That is a process called ?roto-scooping'.


correction... 'roto-scoping'. 'roto-scooping' is something you have to do if you feed your dog mexican. :rolleyes:

[holly]

Have you tried an animated mask in AE?

You might get some cheap'n'gritty Vid-EE-Oh effect by lumakeying.