Every video creator and film editor has been there. You’ve got an almost perfect shot – except for that one distracting logo, or the light that feels too harsh, or a random person in the frame who didn’t sign the release. Sometimes, you might even need to isolate the main character and replace the whole background! In the past, this required one of several difficult solutions – either begging a VFX artist to save the day with some painful rotoscoping or searching for an alternative shot. But what if you could fix these things yourself? Faster, simpler, with no VFX degree or advanced skills in rotoscoping? That’s exactly what we’re tackling in Part 2 of “The Efficient Filmmaker” series: “AI Video Masking for the Rest of Us.” (Course link)In this course, we continue our mission to explore AI-enhanced workflows that don’t steal creativity, but instead give it more space to breathe. Of course, we understand that AI video masking won’t work smoothly in all the situations you may encounter. Neither will it replace the precise approach of highly-skilled VFX artists. Yet it may assist both them and you, saving hours and headaches, so you can focus on telling the story and perfecting your creative vision instead.Click here to jump directly to the “AI Video Masking for the Rest of Us” course on MZed.com. AI Video Masking: practical workflows With the “The Efficient Filmmaker” series, we aim to remain curious and proactive about technology while keeping our feet on the ground....
Published By: CineD - Friday, 5 September