<p>I solved my problem using 1) motion tracking and 2) a good picture of an eye.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>With adobe after effects i managed to track the motion of the problematic iris. The result was a very precise motion path of the iris for the whole video. Great.</p></li>
<li><p>Then i used a good picture of brown eyes (google images) from which i cropped a circular selection which had "some" iris and the pupil. I made that circular selection a little transparent around the edges and finally had this result:</p></li>
</ol>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kogz1.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<ol start="3">
<li>Using that image (2) on the motion path (1), the result was excellent. I had to play a bit with the colors to make the new iris blend with the original iris which "embraced" the new one.</li>
</ol>

<p>(Fortunately, person wasn't blinking.)</p>

<p>p.s. More answers are welcome!</p>

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Sharky
<p>I have a video with a man speaking (very stable, motion tracking on his eyes works perfectly)</p>

<p>The problem is each eye has reflections of 4 light sources, so each eye looks like it has 4 white pupils inside the iris. The black pupil suffers from these reflections too. <s>I hope you can understand what i mean.</s> See the following photo.</p>

<p>What effect i need to apply to remove these light reflections and make his iris look natural brown (his original color)? Tried lowering brightness, but his eyes became like big black eyes of a shark. </p>

<p>What to do? Do i need some sort of effect and an artificial black pupil on top?</p>

<p>I'm asking this question hoping this is a somewhat common problem so maybe there is a solution already for that.</p>

<p>Here is what it looks like</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lWP1F.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2015-02-03T16:35:20.247Z
Would be nice if you could add an image to your question...?
p2or
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2015-02-03T18:18:17.383Z
Ditto.  Could you post a pic?  Perhaps you're being too critical.  Usually, these sort of reflections are desirable.  Are you familiar with the expression, "the apple of someone's eye"?
Jason Conrad
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2015-02-04T12:34:20.410Z
@poor added photo, will add an answer shortly, since i managed to solve this, of course answers are welcome! :D
Sharky
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2015-02-04T12:35:10.720Z
@JasonConrad added photo, yes 1 reflection is desirable, but these are way too much ouch!
Sharky
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Remove light reflection from eyes
Sharky
# Remove light reflection from eyes

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-03)

I have a video with a man speaking (very stable, motion tracking on his eyes works perfectly)

The problem is each eye has reflections of 4 light sources, so each eye looks like it has 4 white pupils inside the iris. The black pupil suffers from these reflections too. ~~I hope you can understand what i mean.~~ See the following photo.

What effect i need to apply to remove these light reflections and make his iris look natural brown (his original color)? Tried lowering brightness, but his eyes became like big black eyes of a shark.

What to do? Do i need some sort of effect and an artificial black pupil on top?

I'm asking this question hoping this is a somewhat common problem so maybe there is a solution already for that.

Here is what it looks like

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/lWP1F.png)

**Tags:** after-effects, post-production

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Would be nice if you could add an image to your question...?  
> **username_2**: Ditto.  Could you post a pic?  Perhaps you're being too critical.  Usually, these sort of reflections are desirable.  Are you familiar with the expression, "the apple of someone's eye"?  
> **username_0**: @poor added photo, will add an answer shortly, since i managed to solve this, of course answers are welcome! :D  
> **username_0**: @JasonConrad added photo, yes 1 reflection is desirable, but these are way too much ouch!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-02-04. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I solved my problem using 1) motion tracking and 2) a good picture of an eye.

1. With adobe after effects i managed to track the motion of the problematic iris. The result was a very precise motion path of the iris for the whole video. Great.
2. Then i used a good picture of brown eyes (google images) from which i cropped a circular selection which had "some" iris and the pupil. I made that circular selection a little transparent around the edges and finally had this result:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kogz1.png)

3. Using that image (2) on the motion path (1), the result was excellent. I had to play a bit with the colors to make the new iris blend with the original iris which "embraced" the new one.

(Fortunately, person wasn't blinking.)

p.s. More answers are welcome!


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