hiding person's identity
by Bartek Zee
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Aug 1, 2008 at 4:08:44 pm
Dear Moos,
how can i hide a person's identity with those pulsating pixles in avid express pro or media composer? making a video with chinese talkers and i want to mask them out with them pixles(like in some police video, etc). thanks!
Re: hiding person's identity by Darwin Phillips on Aug 1, 2008 at 10:13:33 pm
Under the Paint Effect tool there is a pull down menu that allows you to choose a solid, Blur or Mosaic (which I think is what you are describing). Choose a shape and apply it over the face of your subject. It defaults to a solid color. Change it to Mosaic. You can adjust the effect in key frames for movement.
Re: hiding person's identity by Dylan Reeve on Aug 2, 2008 at 11:11:12 am
If you have the BCC plugin there is an effect called 'Witness Protection' which is exactly what you want.
If you have Media Composer you can use the Paint Effect to draw a circle and animate position and size. There are a variety of fill options including mosaic and blur.
If you only have Xpress Pro (were there is no Paint Effect) then the best way is to drop a Mosaic (possibly Pixelate?) effect on filler above the clip, you can then drop a Circle Wipe on the track. By keyframing the Level and position you can animate the size and location of the circle.
