# Lens Speck Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** silhouette, paint\ **Created:** [September 17, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767 "2020-09-17T02:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pete.deandrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pete.deandrea](https://forum.logik.tv/u/pete.deandrea)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/1 "2020-09-17T02:55:23Z")
My Buddy has a podcast which he just films via a live stream. However, there’s a lens speck that goes over the entire 45 minute segment. Is there a quick fix to remove without having a ton of key frames? I’m trying to do him a favor and not sure if there is an overall quick fix for this? ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/2 "2020-09-17T03:18:26Z")
It depends. Can you post it privately? ---
**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/15475_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/3 "2020-09-17T05:03:03Z")
Sight-unseen id say cut a matte and do a pixel spread “interpolate” inward and mix that over. It won’t fix it outright, but it could lessen the visual impact. ---
**Author:** ![Peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Peter](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Peter)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/4 "2020-09-17T06:28:01Z")
maybe a matchbox: A2Beauty with a fix size value of about 40? with a few other techniques as required. ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/5 "2020-09-17T14:20:47Z")
Front Source. A2Beauty. Median. Dollface Infill Blur Pixel Spread ooh!!! Take that rascal into Silhouette or Silhouette Paint and do a single recursive clone in Detail mode. ---
**Author:** ![pete.deandrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pete.deandrea](https://forum.logik.tv/u/pete.deandrea)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/6 "2020-09-17T14:22:53Z")
Thanks, guys. I’m going to look into now, but thanks for all the feedback! ---
**Author:** ![pete.deandrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pete.deandrea](https://forum.logik.tv/u/pete.deandrea)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/7 "2020-09-17T14:32:34Z")
Unfortunately, I don’t have Silhouette or Sil Paint. I’m starting to think that it is a great investment. ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/8 "2020-09-17T14:35:43Z")
Silhouette is brilliant. Watch out for sales during NAB or IBC. Twice a year they have good sales. Last one was 25% off their entire suite, which means for about $1,000 you can get everything they have for a year. ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/9 "2020-09-17T14:42:45Z")
You could set up an image sequence in photoshop and do a content aware patch. (I’m assuming that if it is a lens speck, it stays in one place. At 45 minutes, it may take a long time, but the results are probably going to be good. I used this process for a lens flare a couple of weeks ago, although it was only a couple of seconds long. It would be interesting if we could do this with a python hook. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/10 "2023-09-14T19:35:04Z")
OMG!! It has been a while but would you still record an action and then batch apply that to a folder of all frames @ytf ? ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/11 "2023-09-14T20:41:40Z")
Maybe. It depends on how long it would take. And if there were a better way to accomplish the job. In the case I outlined, there is nothing new in flame that would fix the problem, so I would do it again. I just haven’t had the issue come up since then. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/12 "2023-09-14T20:45:18Z")
No totally. I just haven’t done any batch processing in Photoshop for such a long time. I wondered if it had changed 🤔 Certainly lots of fun new machine learning features. Has any of that made its way over to AfterEffects? ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/lens-speck-question/767/13 "2023-09-14T20:58:45Z")
I have no idea. I don’t have the time or ambition to learn software I probably won’t ever use. But don’t let me discourage you.