How to Enhance Video and Audio in My Video using Final Cut Pro

Luis I got your point but did you also read what I had written earlier ? firstly I was trying to follow the example of the prague video where first you had changed the sky colour and then you added the duplicate clip to change everything else so I don't know now when the duplicate clip needs to be used? but anyways so like you said I have to apply any kind of mask to the original clip the clip on the top and when I do that only The Mask is visible all the other thing gets blacked out, meaning if I draw a mask on the face suddenly only the face is visible rest all gets blacked out. what do I do in that case ?why is it happening?

Hi @Luis, @Tom, @Fox_M

So I could apply and use a Shape mask which was easy thing to do then to use Draw Mask but the shape adjustment handles with the shape Mask are not perfect, meaning despite my best effort to adjust the handle it stretched our and now the Video because of the brightness I have added is kind of giving a little Halo effect on his face.

I would like to know and understand in the same way how can I use the Draw Mask without the problems I am Facing.

@fox_m

Now if you have a look in this Video even though I have added the Draw Mask to the top Clip look how the Mask still just keeps showing dots even after closing and nothing happens later. So what am I missing here ?

Draw Mask-2

Hi Luis,

So if I want to increase the exposure only on the face of the subject in my Video (Which is a kind of sitting interview kind of Video) Along with the other Colour Correction what would be the way to go ? Adding Mask becomes imperative right ? If I only want the changes to be applied on the face, and I also wanna track the movement of it.

I tried Draw Mask but it does not do a good job in tracking face movement. Plus it also gives kind of a Bright Halo kind of effect.

What a your suggestion then ?

@Luis

So couple of show stopper for me after I have started following your that Video when I apply the colour grading to the original clip and then I duplicate that clip and add a mask to the duplicate clip increase the exposure, apply a tracker and then click on the bottom clip and play, both the clip conflict with each other as in the mask plays differently with the tracker and below that even the original video plays and also two audio play creating an echo ?

I saw that Video by Mark Spencer but in his Video he uses a Text Message to display near the face, in my case what do you do if you want to just increase the brightness/exposure on the face ? How does it translate in my case ?

Hi Luis,

Yes this method to track face is very easy.

However there are some bottle necks that I faced.

1. In My Project when I drag the colour wheel on the face of my subject ion the video I do not get the Link between Shape and tracker as he gets it in his video

This is what he sees- https://i.postimg.cc/zGMZXPPJ/temp-Image-Ko-TEs-D.avif

And This is what I see- https://i.postimg.cc/P51NmYsn/temp-Image-LKh-OUw.avif

Can you tell me why am I not seeing it ?

2. Even though the Colour Wheel on the Face does the Job Fairly well it is not perfect, if you see in this Screenshot below There are some areas of the Tracker which it does not cover fully and there are some areas which even if you do not want to include are included as you cannot change the shape of the tracker much

https://i.postimg.cc/hGbr3XmH/temp-Image-UTp-Sd-F.avif

what to do in such a scenario?

So if I still wanna use a Draw Mask because of the customisable option in such a scenario I need to use Keyframes which can also work as a Tracker ? is that correct ?

Also can you please direct me towards any good link which explain how to add vibrancy and correct Skin Colours in a Person in a Video ?

@Luis Sequeira1

On the Mark Spencer Video that you linked he used the Colour Wheel effect to track a face and make changes on that, in the example he shared there is a frame where the Face goes out of the Shape and tracker both in that case as a first option he operates the shape and tracker and adjusts it and in the second solution he adds a keyframe and adjust that. But I have a problem lets say in the video I am working on if the face does not change position much then adding a keyframe does not help, and still the shape and tracker still does not cover/fit the entire face. What could be done in such a scenario?

See the attached screenshot for understanding. In this case the shape cannot be changed to cover the corners of his forehead ? what to do in such a case ? The feathering is also not working as it does not include the corners of the forehead.

WThat's not an ideal solution I may want to target something at the root cause level then first have the problem and then keep looking for a solution to handle it.