photo shop and frame by frame touch up

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photo shop and frame by frame touch up

Hi Group:

I am using FCP and would like to touch about about 5 seconds of video using photo shop. Can anyone outline the steps.
I have done the following>
Open Photo shop.
Click import (Frame by frame)
Select the video from the browser
picked a frame and made changes
this is where I get stuck ...........how do I save it so that the frame gets saved directly in the video. As opposed to a still frame that is kept separate from the video?
What is the most efficient way to do touch up in photo shop?

JIm

Posted on Nov 6, 2005 11:42 PM

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Answer 1

Jorge B

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Nov 6, 2005 11:56 PM in response to jim leo

I select the section of the timeline I want to work on in PS, export image sequence to a folder I create in the project's folder, do my thing in PS, make sure the still image duration is set to 1 frame in FCP, create a bin for the 150 images you'll have for the 5 seconds, import and drop back in the timeline. I hope this helps.

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Answer 2

Nov 6, 2005 11:57 PM in response to jim leo

Once you import a frame of video into Photoshop, it is no longer video, but a still image. The method I'm familiar with is to set an IN and OUT point in FCP's Timeline for the portion of the clip that you need to touch up. Next, export that section as an Image Sequence. Specify the file type and other options (use a non-compressed format for best results - not jpg), then export to the location you specify. Open the images in Photoshop and do the touch up work. If there isn't much movement from image to image, you may be able to record actions to automate some of the work.

When you're done in Photoshop, launch FCP and set the Still Image Duration in FCP's preferences to 1 frame. Import the folder containing the image sequence. Place the Timeline playhead where the images need to start. Set the Target track and drag the entire folder to the Timeline.

-DH

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