Help! - Cleaning out text from video...

[Darkwhisperer]

Hi,

The company Im working for just made a major screwup with the camera, and took the video of a wedding with the "keep time and other details" turned on - it got saved with the video.

They are looking at possibilities to clean and recreate the video, since they promised the client that it'll look as good as new.

Currently the best solution they have is to export the original video to pictures, and then hire 3 people to clean it up & color it in frame by frame. This will take in the region of 3 months, and cost a minor fortune.

Since I've played with video editing a bit, I thought of an idea. Basically, compressed video uses key-frames, and then compressed frames afterwards, until the next keyframe. Isnt it possible to compress the video, export the keyframes, and then clean & color that? It will lead to ghosting in the compressed frames, which is mostly fine since the camera hardly moves, and neither does the content.

My aim is to minimise the amount of manual frame-by-frame cleaning that needs to be done.

Additionally, does anyone know any video labs which do these kinds of cleanups? It may be cheaper to outsource the problem to them, rather than hire people ourselves...

Any help is appreciated...

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Can you post an example frame?

[Darkwhisperer]

Hi,

I'll post one tomorrow. I dont have one with me here at work.

[Darkwhisperer]

Hey, got the guys onsite to send me an example.

setarip_old, we hope you can cast a ray of hope on this very dark day... Thanks for any help you can offer.

[setarip_old]

We'll have to wait until your posted image is approved for viewing (I've already sent a message to the moderators requesting this...)

**EDIT** Sorry, but Now that the image is visible and it's obviously not a simple case of information at the bottom of the screen, I'm afraid I, personally have nothing to suggest.

Perhaps others with more knowledge about this will stop by and offer their assistance.

[jel]

@ darkwhisperer

my only advice would be to run a forum search on "logo removal" within the avisynth usage sub forum.

..although to be honest i think the amount of removal in this case may not produce the best results.

i will move this thread to the avisynth usage forum and see if any of the gurus there can offer any advice

good luck
j