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Is there any software that will remove a background image from a
video?

I have a video of a subject against a background scene (not single
colour so simple colour removal won't work). I have another picture of
the same background scene without the foreground subject. I want to
subtract the background image from the video, i.e. compare each frame
of the video with the still picture and remove all portions of the
video that correspond with the picture.

That way I will be left with just the foreground subject, which I can
transpant against a different background image, e.g. using Adobe After
Effects.

Is this possible and if so, which software will do it?

Monk writes:

> Is there any software that will remove a background image from a
> video?

Extensis MaskPro and Corel KnockOut come to mind. There are also more
expensive packages like Ultimatte. Some will remove anything (like the
first two) with variable degrees of accuracy; others are designed
specifically for use with green-screen or blue-screen backgrounds.

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"Monk" <> wrote in message
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> Is there any software that will remove a background image from a
> video?
>
> I have a video of a subject against a background scene (not single
> colour so simple colour removal won't work). I have another picture of
> the same background scene without the foreground subject. I want to
> subtract the background image from the video, i.e. compare each frame
> of the video with the still picture and remove all portions of the
> video that correspond with the picture.
>
> That way I will be left with just the foreground subject, which I can
> transpant against a different background image, e.g. using Adobe After
> Effects.
>
> Is this possible and if so, which software will do it?

On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 22:34:42 +0200, Mxsmanic <>
wrote:

>Monk writes:
>
>> Is there any software that will remove a background image from a
>> video?
>
>Extensis MaskPro and Corel KnockOut come to mind.

In video?
>There are also more
>expensive packages like Ultimatte. Some will remove anything (like the
>first two) with variable degrees of accuracy; others are designed
>specifically for use with green-screen or blue-screen backgrounds.

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Big Bill writes:

> In video?

I don't know. Ultimatte might do it. I never do video.

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