i just want to make sure, that when i try to put, like a person into a totally different background, i don't forget any obvious tools.
(assuming that at least the perspective and the lightning is pretty close. adding shadows to the floor e.g. are just mandatory)

- hue/satuaration
- selective color
- curves
- levels
- shadow/highlights
- highpass
- d&b
- transform tools (warp, free t, liquify)

these are the tools i right now think of, when taking care of my intruder.

what did i forget? :)

The most important one.
Your brain.

;)

you might find this useful....

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/tt-cs2/match-color-tutorial.html

you might find this useful....

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/tt-cs2/match-color-tutorial.html


i have to laugh at Dekes comment that you can't possibly mask the images of the 2 guys perfectly, and the use of the tool he shows does nothing to fix his sloppy mask...

don't quote me but it seems like he corrected the masking on the full video but it has been awhile since I've seen it.

Heh heh. I never used "match color" for what it's intended to be used for. I used to use it to change the color of a shirt (or whatever) to match a color swatch. It works pretty well (as long as your mask is not sloppy) Now I use B&W in CS3 for the same thing... matching to a color swatch. (Also not what it's intended for). You can make great alpha masks w/B&W too, BTW.

Hi

Well one of the most important things in my opinion is that you match the blur level.

sometimes you need to apply just a tad (0,3 pixels) gaussian blur to make the images match 100 %.

BR Orisinal

Hi

Well one of the most important things in my opinion is that you match the blur level.

sometimes you need to apply just a tad (0,3 pixels) gaussian blur to make the images match 100 %.

BR Orisinal
ya your so right...even tho i kinda hate this step...cause if one part is so super crisp it's always a harsh sacrifice blurring it for the sake of the final composition :)