Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f44.google.com ([209.85.216.44] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4958526 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:30:17 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id o13so756196qaj.3 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:35:45 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=RKbBmd9zxK1g8FFWfD7n/muUHv6qVEyU2l2hE3AmtRM=; b=DaIyhyngFZWraby1K1X628ZPhNiChPztHInZgvHilE/iVsFpSvZWQauikzE8aMerBB aPOXFz69uMC+TPySYkCFFElu/tM05tvVpiirdyiyArbgnE0Zj2hdYucbRxaczep0znws PZ3KfE8vBiLuC9SkktE8CoyO6QFt++rDrabqxOo3m9S0cZm7AKAfG5yU0GiX5IkRZANa IY61TvEFshicLH7CeBBVK9ojIk7U/dcVNfuWKwH6Ies1+EcsPZ4hnclDp0oUZLuOduf0 dDSQVV+ZPlKRjEjGYejgTk/9MXUKjX2wUb5Hrel2zLuHkYLdQuvt73Th0XMhpAlTRRmn /ehg== X-Received: by 10.224.116.133 with SMTP id m5mr2871057qaq.32.1358966145063; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:35:45 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.49.47.113 with HTTP; Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:35:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Robert Kjettrup Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:35:24 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] kill moire? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf305f8efc569bda04d3f8f655 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQldX6mVw7MrCGuTz7RZsiAjDGphTetRSlVxMd6powIH1ALNMGkXukjO/M+n0JNyjF13e+1z --20cf305f8efc569bda04d3f8f655 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 As suggested will a chroma blur fix some situations, and the easiest way to do that is use a Fast Blur on an adjustment layer and set the layer blend mode on that adjustment layer to Color, then it will only blur the chroma. Then it is easy to play with the blur value and mask the effect. Just a quick workflow tip ;-) - Robert 2013/1/23 David Torno > I've used a 0.5 fast blur with success, but it does all depend on how > extreme the moire is. Blurring in general will be your answer though. As > everyone else mentioned just isolate the troubled area and apply blur to > that. > > David Torno > Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > O: 213.739.2290 > C: 818.391.6060 > --------------------- > http://www.sydefxink.com > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com > http://mactex.blogspot.com > > "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" > -Charles Field > > On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: > > I have some interview footage shot on HDCAM (1080i) with a guy wearing a > finely patterned checked suit that is moireeing (sp?) like crazy. What's > the easiest way to deal with this? Is it even possible? Thanks, > TG > > -- > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn > > --20cf305f8efc569bda04d3f8f655 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
As suggested will a chroma blur fix some situations, and t= he easiest way to do that is use a Fast Blur on an adjustment layer and set= the layer blend mode on that adjustment layer to Color, then it will only = blur the chroma. Then it is easy to play with the blur value and mask the e= ffect.

Just a quick workflow tip ;-)
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- Robert


2013/1/23 David Torno = <torno@sydefxin= k.com>
I've used a 0.5 fast blur with success, b= ut it does all depend on how extreme the moire is. Blurring in general will= be your answer though. As everyone else mentioned just isolate the trouble= d area and apply blur to that.

David Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
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http://www.sydefxink.comhttp://aeiowey= ou.blogspot.com

"The most useless day is tha= t in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:
I have some interview foo= tage shot on HDCAM (1080i) with a guy wearing a finely patterned checked su= it that is moireeing (sp?) like crazy. What's the easiest way to deal w= ith this? Is it even possible? Thanks,
TG

--
Animator & Editor
www.te= ddygage.com
Brooklyn

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