Layering On the Edits

I decided that I will edit all of the clips gradually for the music video. Since I won't be using any other clips, pictures, or green screens other than the recording, all of the footage will be directly imported from my phone straight to the software. There is one exceptions, being layer masks that I can make an import simply out of making black outlines. For editing this project, I will use Wondershare Filmora9 because of its simple interface. If I wait until after all of the filming, too many videos will have accumulated that I would have to sort through before I can even start trimming them and removing the major imperfections. Speaking of video editing, I know that this project will mostly use cuts that synchronize with the music and and different colorings to match with the mood created. Another way to add more effect of the video would be to change the playback speed. This will match the tempo of various points of song and can make the other cuts easier. Although I have the basics with editing, I don't know how to erase certain things from the video, stabilize them, and still keep the same fit on each scene. After doing some brief research, I realized I would need to manipulate layer masks in the video. This means that I would need to create a blank PNG with the snapshot of the clip I wanted to edit. There are various ways to do this, but I will need a quick and reliable way to create PNGs for different scenes. To accomplish this as in the tutorial, I had taken a snapshot, imported it into Photoshop. From here, I painted on the black outline of what I wanted to remove. In Filmora, I used a duplicate of the scene and a mask layer. Importing the PNG of the black outline into the custom mask, I was able to invert the layer to exclude what I had colored in. Now, I set this above the project and resized my clip of the scene to replace the gap with existing footage. After using feathering and effects, I managed to blend it in. However, using this method works best on the videos where the camera is stationary. In my shot of the road, the camera pans to the right, but since the asphalt looks identical, I may still be able to remove any unwanted subjects.



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