Pixelating Numberplates?

MotoGinji

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Hey guys! New member here!
Normally when riding with my friends I edit out their numberplates (since in holland they can just send a ticket to your home trough your numberplate if they see you speeding in a video)

But how do you guys pixelate faces/ numberplates/ other stuff? ( I use Sony Vegas)
I normally just track it by hand but this is very time consuming! Do you guys do it by hand or track it with a software? I triend BorisFX but that is very crash sensitive.
 

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I use Corel VideoStudio 2018, I don't like the editor very much though so I only use it if I need to do any tracking and masking.
 
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I havent found anything good and free for automatically blurring plates out. Have you tried the editor built into Youtube, I noticed the other day there is a option specifically for number plates.

Cyberlink Powerdirector and a few of the other major video editors have fairly good tracking built in.
 
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I havent found anything good and free for automatically blurring plates out. Have you tried the editor built into Youtube, I noticed the other day there is a option specifically for number plates.

Cyberlink Powerdirector and a few of the other major video editors have fairly good tracking built in.

No i have never used the youtube blurring. Maybe i should test it out on my next vlog
 

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I didn't know YouTube had that... where is it hidden?
 

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There is a whole editing program on youtube. You could film on your cell upload to youtube and edit the video there using the editor.

Go to Studio, open a video like your going to add tags or whatever, on the left the 3rd option down is editor, takes you to video editing, blue button on bottom of video/audio sliders "add blur" click and it open a new window where you can blur faces or custom blur and track.

Not sure how well it tracks as I have only used once.
 
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There is a whole editing program on youtube. You could film on your cell upload to youtube and edit the video there using the editor.

Go to Studio, open a video like your going to add tags or whatever, on the left the 3rd option down is editor, takes you to video editing, blue button on bottom of video/audio sliders "add blur" click and it open a new window where you can blur faces or custom blur and track.

Not sure how well it tracks as I have only used once.
Awesome stuff, thank you, had no idea that was available, may give it a try next time we get fruity and plates need some added discretion! :D

My only concern, with it would be that YouTube would hold an un-edited copy, so if the police decided to investigate, they may be able to remove the editing?
 

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Awesome stuff, thank you, had no idea that was available, may give it a try next time we get fruity and plates need some added discretion! :D

My only concern, with it would be that YouTube would hold an un-edited copy, so if the police decided to investigate, they may be able to remove the editing?

That is an interesting thought. I wonder if youtube is allowed to do that. Or will even be bothered to do that
 
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WheelyPerd

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Ah Im sorry for the late night post, its not specifically for number plates, its for faces.

I will test out the tracking though and let you guys know if its any good.
 
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Awesome stuff, thank you, had no idea that was available, may give it a try next time we get fruity and plates need some added discretion! :D

My only concern, with it would be that YouTube would hold an un-edited copy, so if the police decided to investigate, they may be able to remove the editing?
I think you'd have to be doing some serious stuff for the feds to bother though to be fair. Speaking from experience.
 
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The blurring inside Youtube studio just doesnt work. I've tried Firefox and Chrome and the blurring functionality doesnt even start.
 
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WheelyPerd

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I also forgot to mention the feaure is only in old youtube studio, not the new beta version. Which is missing so many features, its crazy.
 
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Awesome stuff, thank you, had no idea that was available, may give it a try next time we get fruity and plates need some added discretion! :D

My only concern, with it would be that YouTube would hold an un-edited copy, so if the police decided to investigate, they may be able to remove the editing?
I may be wrong but I dont think YouTube has another copy. When you use their editing there is no going back from my experience.
 
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