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Generating a reference frame for Photoshop

Generating a reference frame for Photoshop - After Effects Tutorial

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Generating a reference frame for Photoshop

- [Instructor] We've taken a look before at the reference frame feature but it's really going to come in handy here. In this shot, we've got a very complex scene with multiple types of textures, strong lines and other material. I also see some points where the shot is moving and we have intersection there on the subject with the smartphone. Now, there's a pretty egregious part here towards the end where it really overlaps, but I'm going to try right about in here. Let's also zoom this back a little bit to 50% to start, so we can see better at the edges. Now, in this shot, we've got a lot of movement, a very complex background and overlapping subjects. Looks like a pretty good frame there. We're going to use this as a reference frame to generate new pixels. To do this, I'll park the playhead where needed and grab the pen tool. What I'm looking for is to select the area that we don't want. Now, you notice, it's making…

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