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Posted by Mike Kujbida on 11/20/07 20:30

On Nov 19, 8:20 pm, Bernie Dwyer <b_duibh...@yahooz.comz.auz> wrote:
> Also posted in the Premiere Pro forums.
>
> I've got a series of takes that I want to turn into an abstract,
> dream-like sequence. I've tripod, steadicam and overhead jib shots of a
> number of costumed dancers performing a "magical" dance in a rainforest.
> The background is dark but the dancers are well lit. I think a slow
> frame rate on the original footage would have provided most of what I
> need.
>
> The "Camera Blur" effect and the "Ghost" effect don't do what I want.
>
> I've tried duplicating a clip into another video track, delaying it by 3
> frames, and setting opacity to 50% (and repeating that into another
> video track, 50% opacity, and delaying by another 3 frames), and it's
> getting closer. Then I added a fast blur at value 65 and it's getting
> even better.
>
> Now I'd like to add some sort of magical golden "sparkle" in selected
> areas of the frame (NOT across the whole frame), perhaps across the
> bodies of the dancers - presumably I'd need a travelling matte to apply
> this to moving (rapidly moving!) objects, but I'm not sure how to do
> this. Is there a how-to or online tutorial for this type of effect?
>
> Any other ideas to make this look interesting without being too cheesy?
> It's a children's story, so a certain amount of cheese is acceptable :-)
>
> This is a Windows XPPro PC, 1GB memory, Premiere Pro 1.5. Footage from a
> Panasonic HVX202, converted by the RAYLIGHT decoder product, editing in
> low-res mode for a rough cut.
>
> --
>
> Bernie Dwyer
> There are no 'z' in my address


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Mike

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