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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:08:44 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] AE CC -- Rotobrush and Equalize Adjustment Layer
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I do this all the time. You don't need anything that complicated. Apply a
levels or color correct to the layer, and then start your rotobrush.
Rotobrush will "see" that the color correction is in front of it in the
effects stack. Do all your roto work. Then "freeze" the rotobrush. Then you
can turn off the effects and it won't affect your roto work. Alternately,
you could also freeze the roto work, then apply the roto layer as an alpha
track matte above your source layer that has no effects applied.

The rotobrush is actually 10x more effective with some kind of enhanced
contrast / levels in the effects stack before it, as it picks up the edges
and pixel changes better, in my experience.


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Dave <aftereffects-list@gem3.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
> As a way of making foreground selection easier when using the Rotobrush
> tool in AE CC is it possible to apply an adjustment layer where I would use
> Equalize to correct color and then once I have obtained the desired
> rotobrush selection (pink outline), delete the Equalize layer and yet still
> retain the rotobrushed selection for the purposes of applying to the
> original footage without the Equalize layer effect. Can this be done?
>
> Thank You,
> Dave
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I do this all the time. You don&#39;t need anything that c=
omplicated. Apply a levels or color correct to the layer, and then start yo=
ur rotobrush. Rotobrush will &quot;see&quot; that the color correction is i=
n front of it in the effects stack. Do all your roto work. Then &quot;freez=
e&quot; the rotobrush. Then you can turn off the effects and it won&#39;t a=
ffect your roto work. Alternately, you could also freeze the roto work, the=
n apply the roto layer as an alpha track matte above your source layer that=
 has no effects applied.<div>

<br></div><div>The rotobrush is actually 10x more effective with some kind =
of enhanced contrast / levels in the effects stack before it, as it picks u=
p the edges and pixel changes better, in my experience.=A0</div></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra">

<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Dave <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aftereffects-list@gem3.com" target=
=3D"_blank">aftereffects-list@gem3.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex">

Hello All,<br>
As a way of making foreground selection easier when using the Rotobrush too=
l in AE CC is it possible to apply an adjustment layer where I would use Eq=
ualize to correct color and then once I have obtained the desired rotobrush=
 selection (pink outline), delete the Equalize layer and yet still retain t=
he rotobrushed selection for the purposes of applying to the original foota=
ge without the Equalize layer effect. Can this be done?<br>


<br>
Thank You,<br>
Dave<br>
<br>
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