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Correct answer Rick Gerard

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You'll have to isolate the tail lights. I don't have time to give you a step by step but I would probably start jacking around the Red Green and Blue levels and make the image black an white until you only have the red taillights visible in the layer. Then you pre-compose that layer and use it as a grack matte for a copy of that footage. You pre-compose both the track matte and the copy of the footage and run Echo on the pre-comp.

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Andrew Yoole
Inspiring
June 29, 2018

I agree with Mylenium.

Duplicate the car footage layer.  Mask the section with the tail lights.  Use Levels or similar colour correction to isolate the tail lights.  Precompose.

Then add the Echo effect and adjust to taste.

FleekySky
FleekySkyAuthor
Participating Frequently
July 3, 2018

I did this, but it comes out weird looking and  not like I expected it to. Can you walk me through if its not to much to ask? Thanks!

Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 5, 2018

Here is the clip

Footage - YouTube


You'll have to isolate the tail lights. I don't have time to give you a step by step but I would probably start jacking around the Red Green and Blue levels and make the image black an white until you only have the red taillights visible in the layer. Then you pre-compose that layer and use it as a grack matte for a copy of that footage. You pre-compose both the track matte and the copy of the footage and run Echo on the pre-comp.

Mylenium
Legend
June 29, 2018

A simple frame accumulation effect like Echo will do.

Mylenium