Chapter 7. Rotoscoping and Paint
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it. | ||
| --Steven Wright | ||
So, you've gritted your teeth, girded your loins, and opened up the rotoscoping chapter. There's no way to paint an utterly pretty picture, so to speak, of the task you face: Rotoscoping and paint tools are generally a last resort, employed when there is no other way to fix your matte. Rotoscoping is the art of fixing a shot frame by frame, generally using masks. Cloning and filling using paint tools are variations on this task.
To compound matters, After Effects did not gain its fame as a rotoscoping tool. You can get good results with the program, ...
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