Blurring face from who testimony is secret, and keeping blurring following the person movements.

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cadu

Newbie Joined: Dec 15, 2011 14:01 Messages: 20 Offline

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May 15, 2015 08:08

Hi,

Is it possible to blur the face of a subject (as in the context of a secret testimony) and the blur effect would follow the head/movements of the person when she/he moves?

Many thanks for assistance,

Cadu

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

May 15, 2015 09:43

Yes, watch this tutorial, it is an older version of Powerdirector, you can still do this in PD 13.

How to Create A Censor Blur PowerDirector 8 Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_pbBhTl1I
In the description is a tutorial for newer versions

In the newer versions of Powerdirector there are Keyframes that makes it a bit easier to follow the action.

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cadu

Newbie Joined: Dec 15, 2011 14:01 Messages: 20 Offline

May 15, 2015 10:09

Thanks Carl312!
Regarding the Keyframes you mentioned, do you know if there is track motion feature? I mean, I the blurring would follow the person face, but the process itself wouldn't request for me much manually effort. It would be a task for PD13 track motion!
Best,
Cadu

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

May 15, 2015 10:13

Quote: Thanks Carl312!
Regarding the Keyframes you mentioned, do you know if there is track motion feature? I mean, I the blurring would follow the person face, but the process itself wouldn't request for me much manually effort. It would be a task for PD13 track motion!
Best,
Cadu

The motion tracking is manual only, that is a feature not in Powerdirector so far.

If you put the keyframes close enough you can get a pretty good motion track, you must do the work to make the motion smooth. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.