Posted by PTRAVEL on 01/12/06 18:37

"Wondering_1" <nonono2@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me which software does the following:
>
> 1. Still image, appearing in 3-D, as the foreground moves at a different
> speed than the background when panning, of the foreground zooms in as the
> background remains still. Somehow, the foreground has been lifted from the
> image, slightly magnified to cover the original, then animated... I think
> it's soo cool, but haven't been able to find out how.

It's not hard, but takes some time. Start with a still image. In a still
image editing program, e.g. Photoshop, separate the foreground image from
the background by selectively deleting the background (Photoshop has a
number of tools that can do this). Make sure that you're working with a
TIFF file, or other format that supports alpha channel.

Take a second copy of the same photograph, and use the clone tool or healing
brush to copyright the background around the inner periphery of the
foreground object that you've just isolated.

Save both copies (making sure that the isolated foreground is saved _with_
alpha channel), and then import as stills into a video editing program (I
use Adobe Premiere Pro).

Position the two copies on the timeline, one on top of the other, such that
the isolated foreground still is composited over the extended background
still. Using the appropriate tools in your editor (in Premiere Pro, it is
motion and scale), enlarge slightly the isolated foreground. You can now
animate the isolated foreground by moving it over the extended background.
To give a greater sense of separation, add a drop shadow to the isolated
foreground.


>
> 2. Video images where everything is black and white except some roses that
> are red...how is the color turned off selectively?

You need a video editor with a color pass filter. There's a nice tutorial
on doing this at:

www.wrigleyvideo.com

>
> 3. While reseraching camera stabilizers, I found this demo link...I like
the
> song, but not what it's from...sounds like closing credits of a movie:
>
> http://www.varizoom.com/movies/vzUltralite.asf
>
> Anyone know what the song is?

Can't help you there.

>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

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