Ok, so lets say we have a video of a fireplace with a nice roaring fire going in it. And lets say that the video starts from a wide angle shot, zooms in. And lets say that the source of this is in old school 4:3 aspect ratio.
Of course I'm saying all these things because that is the case.
So, I had a thought. Normally I'm something of a purist, if it's in 4:3, keep it in 4:3. I'm not in favor of any kind of cropping and throwing away of a bulk of the source material. I actually got into a twitter fight with the idiot that destroyed Paul McCartney's music videos by deciding filling modern TVs is more important than keeping 1/3 of the original picture. Idiot.
But, this does mean that I am going to have black bars on the side of my screen when viewing. Which is standard stuff, I know, and I don't have a problem with. But, if I had the option of having something there rather than nothing, perhaps something would be better, so long as I don't have to throw anything away to get it.
So, I realized......the video, zooms in at the beginning. This means that the area of the fireplace that is outside of the sides of the shot, is in the zoom in segment. So, I could take a still shot from just before it finishes zooming in, lay out a session in vegas, put the still shot behind the video, and line up the still shot to be aligned, giving me the surrounding areas of the shot in the sides, instead of black.
This does work out actually. Of course, the zoom in and zoom out segments of the video won't work, but....for the bulk of the video, I can have this there, and have the screen full. Of course, you can tell it's not the full shot. The one thing that stands out the most is that, the flickering of the fire in the fireplace effects the lighting, while the sides is stationary in it's lighting.
Which makes me wonder if I"m the first to do any such thing.....is there some sort of advanced filter or plug in that would perhaps translate that lighting effect from my top video to the still behind it, to help it blend in more?
I know, that would be rather advanced, and as usual I have a way with coming here with the most specific odd ball scenarios. But, I figured, such a thing could be possible, and perhaps someone out there has experimented with plug ins to alter existing stills or video with lighting effects that I might be able to use. A long shot, I know, but I figured I'd throw it out there and see if anyone has any suggestions or thoughts.
Of course I'm saying all these things because that is the case.
So, I had a thought. Normally I'm something of a purist, if it's in 4:3, keep it in 4:3. I'm not in favor of any kind of cropping and throwing away of a bulk of the source material. I actually got into a twitter fight with the idiot that destroyed Paul McCartney's music videos by deciding filling modern TVs is more important than keeping 1/3 of the original picture. Idiot.
But, this does mean that I am going to have black bars on the side of my screen when viewing. Which is standard stuff, I know, and I don't have a problem with. But, if I had the option of having something there rather than nothing, perhaps something would be better, so long as I don't have to throw anything away to get it.
So, I realized......the video, zooms in at the beginning. This means that the area of the fireplace that is outside of the sides of the shot, is in the zoom in segment. So, I could take a still shot from just before it finishes zooming in, lay out a session in vegas, put the still shot behind the video, and line up the still shot to be aligned, giving me the surrounding areas of the shot in the sides, instead of black.
This does work out actually. Of course, the zoom in and zoom out segments of the video won't work, but....for the bulk of the video, I can have this there, and have the screen full. Of course, you can tell it's not the full shot. The one thing that stands out the most is that, the flickering of the fire in the fireplace effects the lighting, while the sides is stationary in it's lighting.
Which makes me wonder if I"m the first to do any such thing.....is there some sort of advanced filter or plug in that would perhaps translate that lighting effect from my top video to the still behind it, to help it blend in more?
I know, that would be rather advanced, and as usual I have a way with coming here with the most specific odd ball scenarios. But, I figured, such a thing could be possible, and perhaps someone out there has experimented with plug ins to alter existing stills or video with lighting effects that I might be able to use. A long shot, I know, but I figured I'd throw it out there and see if anyone has any suggestions or thoughts.