 |
Spotlight
allows an analyst to highlight an area of video, or just as easily
obscure an area to hide sensitive information. The analyst selects
an area with a user defined shape. The size and position of this
shape can change over time to track a moving object. By darkening
the outside area, SpotLight focuses attention on critical portions
of the image. By applying a mosaic or blur, SpotLight hides specific
sensitive information like faces and license plates. Shown below
is the SpotLight Effect Editor. You have complete control over the
border color, shape and size. You also have various controls for
both the inside and the outside of your target area, including effects
such as blur, mosaic and scatter, all of which have a variable magnitute
setting.
Below
are some examples of what SpotLight can do for you.
|
Image
above shows "mosaic" masking pattern on license
plate and subject's face.
Image
above shows a picture in picture effect created using Spotlight
on a second track of video. The SpotLight background setting
was set to "transparent" and the border was set
to "feather".
Image above shows how effective SpotLight can be when attempting
to draw focus to a specific area. The outside setting is a
"scatter" effect, one of four different effects
you can select for the outside (or inside) of your SpotLight
area.
Image above shows SpotLight drawing focus to a bumblebee.
The soft blur effect was achieved by setting the "outside"
setting to "blur", and adjusting a setting called
"mix" which allows you to mix your inside or outside
settings with the original video.
|
|
