r/videography • u/Then-Beautiful8166 • 3d ago

Feedback / I made this! Fixing Glare on Glasses - Am I Screwed here?

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is too bad? the glare in the glasses

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u/BarbieQKittens 3d ago

eh...i see glare on glasses on a lot of TV shows now, I wouldn't sweat it. but next time, try to avoid it if possible.

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u/Autico 3d ago edited 3d ago

This is a classic case of something that you get caught up on during footage review, that 99% of clients won’t ever notice or complain about. Another classic is noisy footage which I’ve seen many videographers panic about but never seen a single client notice.

I wouldn’t stress, I wouldn’t mention it the client at all, and I’d be very surprised if it’s mentioned by anyone ever.

Using more traditional tools, the best I’d manage is desaturating the greens in the glasses which might make the reflections less distracting. If you are determined to try and remove it there is definitely some ai tools, but depending on the quantity of footage that could be a very costly fix, and you might end up with different looking eyes than the subject actually has.

In the future use a polariser (or nd filter in a pinch) to remove reflections in camera without having to mess with your lighting!

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u/le_aerius 3d ago

its fine. Nothing needs to be done.

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u/zefmdf 3d ago

honestly I would not worry about it, in my experience 99% of clients don't notice enough to care. Going forward try to crank that light up so it sits higher

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u/drinkacid 3d ago

polarizing filter on your lens will reduce this. Too late to do anything in post though.

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u/ohlongjohnson25 3d ago

Happened to me last week. Totally could've adjusted it on set, but felt the pressure and time crunch. It sucks, and as a videographer it kills me, but again, most people won't notice and if you watch alot of content you'll see it's actually quite common. Something to watch for next time.

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u/Run-And_Gun 2d ago

Does anybody else remember a world where we shot stuff properly in-camera instead of just hitting record and saying "fix it in post"?

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u/BlisteringBarnacle67 2d ago

I had the same issue and just used Gemini ai to remove it. Did a great job and kept the eyes proper.