Hi, I use Premiere Pro CS3 and Avid Pro. I have never had to disguise a car number plate before but it is necessary to do so in a documentary I am editing at the moment. Obviously, the rest of the screen image should be normal. Can anyone tell me how to do this please? Any advice gratefully received.
Best wishes
BBC
BBC,
I haven't tried it in Premiere yet, but I have done it Avid. You'll have to make a 'shape' (rectangle for license plate) fill it (most likely white), lower it's opacity to where its translucent enough to blur the numbers and then keyframe it to track the movement of the vehicle. Toughest part is getting a smooth keyframe to both obscure the plate and not look took 'clunky' doing it.
Hi Composite1 - thanks for the prompt reply - much appreciated.
I'll get on it.
Thanks again
BBC
 Here is a tutorial for Premiere Elements but it is almost identical to doing the effect in Premiere Pro, any version.
http://videoinasnap.chuckengels.com/source/steve/steve_tips_02-06.htm
There are also other free tutorials at videoinasnap.com and muvipix.com
Check out youtube and do a search. That is what I did. I forget the name (mask?) but you need to make a shape around the area and animate it so it follows the video until you do not need it there anymore. It is pretty easy to do once you figure it out.
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