<p>To my knowledge, there is no Open Source tool with a built-in feature for producing that ghosting effect. However, I believe there exist the necessary tools for you to create the effect yourself.</p>

<p>Breaking down what's happening, it looks like the effect consists of:</p>

<ul>
<li>Freezing and extracting the skater from the background at certain moments</li>
<li>Animating those freeze frames to track with the camera movement</li>
</ul>

<p>There are Open Source tools to do just that. </p>

<ul>
<li>Rotoscoping to extract the skater from still frames (Gimp or Blender)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3STqy77jG50" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Motion Tracking</a> (Blender) to animate those stills to match camera motion</li>
<li>Compositing (Blender) to put it all together</li>
</ul>

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2017-05-05T03:08:16.250Z
Thanks. I did send you the bounty but will keep the question open in the hope some day some open source software will support this feature out of the box. -  So long i have to learn a bit more about blender.
SleepProgger
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2017-05-05T15:40:36.967Z
I'd like to see more ready-to-use features like this, too. I'm hopeful that will happen as the open source software in this area matures.  Right now Blender is an incredibly powerful program--in many ways able to go toe-to-toe with industry heavyweights--but it often feels like with Blender you're given a million free LEGO bricks, and no instructions.
Sean
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Sean
<p>I am wondering if "Ghosting" effects like the one in <a href="https://i.imgur.com/hrx96ar.mp4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this video</a> are available in any Open Source software, like Blender.  </p>

<p>Premiere Pro seem to call it "ghosting" while Final Cut Pro seems to call it "Ghost Trails".</p>

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Ghosting effect with open source software
SleepProgger
# Ghosting effect with open source software

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-25)

I am wondering if "Ghosting" effects like the one in [this video](https://i.imgur.com/hrx96ar.mp4) are available in any Open Source software, like Blender.

Premiere Pro seem to call it "ghosting" while Final Cut Pro seems to call it "Ghost Trails".

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-04. Score: 1

To my knowledge, there is no Open Source tool with a built-in feature for producing that ghosting effect. However, I believe there exist the necessary tools for you to create the effect yourself.

Breaking down what's happening, it looks like the effect consists of:

* Freezing and extracting the skater from the background at certain moments
* Animating those freeze frames to track with the camera movement

There are Open Source tools to do just that.

* Rotoscoping to extract the skater from still frames (Gimp or Blender)
* [Motion Tracking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3STqy77jG50) (Blender) to animate those stills to match camera motion
* Compositing (Blender) to put it all together

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. I did send you the bounty but will keep the question open in the hope some day some open source software will support this feature out of the box. -  So long i have to learn a bit more about blender.  
> **username_1**: I'd like to see more ready-to-use features like this, too. I'm hopeful that will happen as the open source software in this area matures.  Right now Blender is an incredibly powerful program--in many ways able to go toe-to-toe with industry heavyweights--but it often feels like with Blender you're given a million free LEGO bricks, and no instructions.  

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