The blurring process can be challenging in video, but Premiere Pro CC’s new Masking and Tracking features aim to make the process a tad easier. (Would you want your company’s logo seen plastered on the chest of a just-arrested arson suspect?) Why? It can be to avoid revealing a confidential source, to get someone to talk on camera who wouldn’t otherwise, or simply to prevent a known-and litigious-brand from being accidentally associated with a controversial subject. You’ve seen it on “Cops,” on “20-20,” even on the local television news-blurred-out faces of people, or blurred-out logos (or offensive statements) on subjects’ T-shirts. Premiere Pro CC 2014 lets you designate a “master clip,” to which you can apply effects that are then applied to all instances of the clip on your timeline. A new feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 can make that a much less tedious task. If you’ve been caught in an embarrassing situation by the local 6 o’clock news crew, then you’ll appreciate that professional video editors often must protect the innocent by obscuring people’s faces in broadcasts, and in some cases, they may need to avoid trademark infringement by blurring company or product logos.
