Pleasantville Effect?
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ejskater16
Pleasantville Effect?
I'm wondering if it's possible to create a "Pleasantville Effect" with a video clip, using MediaStudio 7? I've read the tutorial on www.jushhome.com but I wasn't able to get it to work. Anyway, I've seen tutorials on this all over for After Effects or Final Cut Pro, just wondering if it works on MSP. Thanks if anyone has any ideas!
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MonroePoteet
Depends on how different the "colored" object are
If the subjects you want colored are very different from the B&W subjects, a simple BlueScreen overlay with similarity set accordingly should work. In MSP, you must place a clip in V1 (i.e. not in Va or Vb) to have access to the overlay options, which includes the BlueScreen.
So, if I was doing a red rose on a green background, I'd do the following:
1) Put the clip into Va, apply the Hue&Saturation filter and set the Hue to 0 and the saturation to -100. This will make the Va background clip B&W.
2) Put the same clip into V1, and right-click on it to select the "Overlay Options" panel.
3) As the Type selector, choose "BlueScreen". Using the eye-dropper in the left-window, select a sample of the red rose, set the "Invert Overlay Area" button, and use the similarity slider to expand the sample to the entire rose.
Those are the basic steps. Play with it, and you'll probably see that getting it as exacting and perfect as Pleasantfville may require garbage mattes, special lighting, using a LumaKey, ChromaKey or other overlay type, etc.
mTp
So, if I was doing a red rose on a green background, I'd do the following:
1) Put the clip into Va, apply the Hue&Saturation filter and set the Hue to 0 and the saturation to -100. This will make the Va background clip B&W.
2) Put the same clip into V1, and right-click on it to select the "Overlay Options" panel.
3) As the Type selector, choose "BlueScreen". Using the eye-dropper in the left-window, select a sample of the red rose, set the "Invert Overlay Area" button, and use the similarity slider to expand the sample to the entire rose.
Those are the basic steps. Play with it, and you'll probably see that getting it as exacting and perfect as Pleasantfville may require garbage mattes, special lighting, using a LumaKey, ChromaKey or other overlay type, etc.
mTp
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Terry Stetler
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My method is a bit different.
I also start with a copy of the clip on Va and desaturate it to give the mono background.
Where I differ is in placing at least 2-3 copies of the same clip on V1, V2, V3 etc....one for each color range I want to let through.
Next set the Overlay Options/Transparancy for each of the overlay clips to 30-40%. This has to be played with a bit to get it right, but this range should get you close.
Next apply the Color Pass filter to each overlay clip, setting each one to pass a different color range.
In this way I find that I can better fine tune the effect.
Of course it would be better if the Color Pass filter allowed for multiple channels of color to be set in one sitting, but absent this.....
I also start with a copy of the clip on Va and desaturate it to give the mono background.
Where I differ is in placing at least 2-3 copies of the same clip on V1, V2, V3 etc....one for each color range I want to let through.
Next set the Overlay Options/Transparancy for each of the overlay clips to 30-40%. This has to be played with a bit to get it right, but this range should get you close.
Next apply the Color Pass filter to each overlay clip, setting each one to pass a different color range.
In this way I find that I can better fine tune the effect.
Of course it would be better if the Color Pass filter allowed for multiple channels of color to be set in one sitting, but absent this.....
Terry Stetler