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Old 03-27-2008, 09:52 PM
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I've tried to replace the bg of a video by using diffrence masking, I've followed this guide Difference Masking-Unmasked in Sony Vegas Software
I've done this once before and it worked but not this time for some reason, I've exacly as they did in the guide. Here's a pic of the result ImageShack - Hosting :: fail2ky1.jpg

What I wanted to do was make it look like the car was flying but the bg didn't change, But a little bit of the car changed some how (The bluer part in the middle).
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I found when tried this that the background and fore ground lighting made a lot of difference the final image.
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I think I know what the problem might be, I did some editing on the clips, for exampel I cut away some pieces from the bg footage that I cudlnt work with, so when I rendered the new bg clip there might have been some changes so it wasn't identicle with the bg from the subject clip. I'm trying again now with the unedited clips.

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Okey, so I've tried once again but got the same result. But I was right, there was a huge diffrence in the lightning and shadow in the bg and the subject footages
see for yourself ImageShack - Hosting :: fail3sc5.jpg

Not sure how it's possible tho, all we did was move the car when we did the bg footage
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Not sure how it's possible tho, all we did was move the car when we did the bg footage
To repeat and underline what Cheema said - Lighting!

The "emptied" - no car - BG has very low light levels; the car is being shot in FULL Sun!! I can see the glints. That is a massive difference! Can't you see that?

No, sorry, difference masking has to rely heavily on the difference from before and then after. If you have such major lighting/lumin difference to start with, then THAT is what will be "differenced" - do you see? Vegas is doing exactly what it should. Do have any shot of the FULL Sun without the car?

I would never do/attempt a difference procedure in a non-controllable environment, which is basically what you are gallantly trying to attempt.

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Yeah I know that now. well you learn from you misstakes, So next time I'll chose a better place to shoot at
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Yeah I know that now. well you learn from you misstakes, So next time I'll chose a better place to shoot at
Learn and have fun. That's what it's all about, isn't it? (OK speaking from a hobbyist's point of view)
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