Make a REAL Harry Potter Moving Painting

[@lexischaub5298]

This is seriously an incredible video!! I thought for sure when i first clicked on this that i was going to have to go do a bunch of research to cut cost down based on how amazing the first glimpse of your moving picture was, but you already made these for such a reasonable price! Fantastic video, very affordable and informative, and of course beautiful product! Thanks so much!!

[@thegeekgarage]

No problem! My goal with every video is to make really cool stuff as cheap as possible while still looking great! It always bugs me too when I watch a videos and all the materials are high end and expensive. Really appreciate you watching!! ☺

[@arthurgangnon3504]

the one person who disliked this is definitely a Slytherin... Just saying

[@thegeekgarage]

🤣🤣🤣 oh 100%!

[@charissebelmonte9218]

Slit his 😅

[@saxpoobielex7769]

Wow! The like button! Crazy!

[@TheDewynter18]

Now how to hang out on a wall without the cord if the TV showing🤔 We want to do some paintings like this in a stair well like in Harry Potter❤❤

[@thegeekgarage]

I put a link in the description of another KZbinr who flush-mounted a TV in a wall. We have a tutorial eventually coming for that as well since we'll be doing that soon at our new place. So stay tuned! 😁

[@denisebaker9364]

Thank you for this. Love the addition of the painted plexi to help with the effect. Plan to use this in helping me with our portrait wall.

[@thegeekgarage]

yeah that's what really SELLS it!! Post some pics when you make one and tag us on Insta :)

[@lktp7208]

That was great! How did you do the back ground, where did you get that? I have been trying to find something like this but it needs to be the size of my phone screen. I have a heart box the size of 3X3 inch space to put a picture. I want to to talk like the picture frames. Can this be done small like that?

[@thegeekgarage]

@@lktp7208 yes you can absolutely do it with a phone! For the background you can use a stock photo or generate an image with Midjourney or any other AI image generator. If you want to test it out we have a link in the desc where you can download the video we made for free :)

[@ochun57]

Wow amazing. Yes 👏👏👏👏👏👏 for Ravenclaw.

[@thegeekgarage]

I mean who else but a Ravenclaw would do something as nerdy as a magic painting tutorial 😆

[@mysteriousghoul5918]

Hello, fellow Ravenclaw!!! I love this tutorial! Thanks so much

[@thegeekgarage]

Hello fellow Ravenclaw, you are welcome very much!!! Good luck with your build, tag us on Instagram if you post a pic or video,, would LOVE to see it!! :)

[@RealWizardry]

This has definitely resolved one major problem I was having. Thanks for this tutorial. Great channel. I’ve subscribed.

[@thegeekgarage]

Happy to be of help!!! Thanks for the sub 💙

[@chorei1663]

The frame turned out so beautiful and it's so cool how the paint texture turned out on the plastic cover. This is such a cool project. Best part for me was when the portrait started choking from the poison in the goblet, haha. That was a good laugh!

[@thegeekgarage]

Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed the video AND got a chuckle from it. I appreciate the support :)

[@CerebralDad]

Quick question: you didn't happen to touch on how you set the display settings or how you rotated the video, could you elaborate on those points? Thanks! Im going to be building one this weekend!

[@thegeekgarage]

I rotated the video in the editing program before I exported the file to put on a thumb drive to play on the TV via it's USB port. The settings will vary on each TV, so play with it by eye, I mostly adjusted the backlight setting to reduce the "TV screen" glow look - dimming that made the image flatter and more realistic. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any other Qs :)

[@mattman227]

Hi we are building to of the same frames to do what you did :) for the greenscreen what software did you use to create it ? Thanks

[@thegeekgarage]

@@mattman227 we edit with DaVinci Resolve and use the built 3D Keyer (which comes the free version). Though I do want to learn to composite better using the Fusion tab.

[@mattman227]

@@thegeekgarage Thank you very much , we have both frames almost done just need the content now , going to do some with our kids lol

[@rebeccacengiz-robbs5223]

Thank you SO much for this tutorial! I just finished my moving portrait and it's awesome!

[@thegeekgarage]

That's what I'm here for!! I have a long list of fun stuff on the horizon, so be sure to subscribe :)

[@arashnazerpour2902]

Super creative! Good job

[@thegeekgarage]

Thanks dude!!

[@thecheckpointbar]

I am curious as to what you used to loop and play the video to the tv. you mentioned a memory stick etc

[@thegeekgarage]

The TV I used happened to have a feature to play video clips from the USB stick drive. I designed a loop point in the video where the screen is just the background (at the beginning the character enters frame and at the end he exists frame after being poisoned). I looped that vide in the dit and I believe the TV's native movie player had a repeat function (look for the looping arrows icon that most music apps use for repeat). Hope that helps!

[@radikamalika6863]

Awesome 👍😁How you did the trick of the transparent shit or fábric? Please😁😄👍✌💜

[@thegeekgarage]

I just used the green screen material and then keyed it out on the computer and stepped out of frame and let the camera run to use that as the plate shot 😉👍

[@BonkersGameplay]

Hey so what filters do they use in the patent?

[@thegeekgarage]

Here's how the filters are described on page 8 of the patent (link is in video desc): For example, a combination of physical filters or panels and a coating may be provided and configured to be attachable to a display (e.g., an HDTV). To reduce light emission, a neutral density filter may be provided, which may be further configured to modify the intensity or emission of all wavelengths or colors of light equally, while keeping constant the hue of color rendition. A second layer including an amber filter may be mounted to the first layer and configured to allow yellow or amber light to pass through to give the image a "dated' appearance. A third layer including a polycarbonate resin thermoplastic treated with an acrylic glaze, the acrylic glaze forming a fourth layer, may include a pigment Suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion and may be configured to give the image a "brushed-on' look while also allowing ambient light to reflect off the fourth layer, as the light would generally reflect off of a true oil painting.

[@stevelapierre4776]

Finally.... Thank you for this video... I knew was a way to do those picture frames, Very cool... and magical!!!!! *I commented before seeing your painting do it's magic... Very nice and funny...!!! *Ph.. I too am Ravenclaw..!!!

[@thegeekgarage]

So glad you found it helpful!! Thanks for watching, and good luck with your build :)

[@davelee9111]

For many years I have been puzzling over how to do this effect. I think you have done a great job. I wonder what extra those filters add in the patent..

[@thegeekgarage]

The ND (neutral density) filter would cut down the light. The colored one would provide a tiny/hue prolly to warm it up since a tv screen emits blue light etc…. That’s my guess.

[@davelee9111]

@@thegeekgarage awesome thanks very much

[@GirthBrooks775]

I’m so curious if this would work with a projector.

[@thegeekgarage]

My concern would be that the room would need to be really dark and the projection would be hard to lower the light level and still see the image because lowering the TV’s backlight is one of the main things that make it feel less like a screen and more like a real painting - but I would LOVE to know if it works. If you try it out, please keep me updated!

[@tee5798]

How did you attach the frame to the tv? I missed that part

[@thegeekgarage]

I left that part up to the user based on how you will be using the setup - for instance, some might hide the TV inside the wall and mount the frame flush with the wall to increase the illusion that it is a flat painting (like they do on the ride). While others simply might just want to put it over the TV in which case you can build a smaller frame on the backside of the main frame that will fit the TV snugly within it. Then once the TV is mounted you can slide the whole thing onto the TV and it should hold itself in place - though I do recommend using some sort of safety feature to prevent the frame from falling off.

[@Swimmingwithlake]

trying to figure out how to hook up a arduino to a door sensor so when my door opens it greets me then goes back to a loop

[@thegeekgarage]

That would be dope! Let me know if you get that figured out :)

[@Rousecakes]

Great video!! Just curious, what tv settings did you use (sharpness, brightness, etc)?

[@thegeekgarage]

Thanks!!! I kinda just eyeballed it since it will really depend on the TV and they all might be different. Lowering the backlight is the main thing that makes it less TV-like and more painting-like. Then you can mess with the brightness and sharpness. It’s best wait to do the settings until after you have the video made and playing. We’re planning to upload some pre-made videos to our Patreon page soon for those who don’t want to or have time to make the video portion, so stay tuned! 😊

[@Rousecakes]

@@thegeekgarageBeyond Perfect! Ive been scouring the internet for sample videos. I’ll keep an eye out for them!😊

[@thegeekgarage]

@@Rousecakes just recorded some new ones last night! Gonna edit and upload them on our Patreon soon. Will definitely post about it :)

[@Rousecakes]

@@thegeekgarage 😎😎😎😍

[@Rousecakes]

@@thegeekgarageany updates?? 😊 I’m really excited for some clips! Just pulling my pictures together and wanted to throw on one of your videos 😊

[@seachangeau]

Oh that’s just the coolest video! 100 points ravenclaw

[@thegeekgarage]

Omg that’s the best comment ever 🥰 Thanks for watching and the Ravenclaw points ⚯͛ Stay tuned, we got a lot of nerdy builds coming up real soon!!

[@colingleason777]

If there is a way that you can do a video or image with a motion capture feature that responds to the dialogues of your messages, you can attach the tv(s) to a surveillance system with a camera small enough to hide within the makeshift antique frame; that way if you’re ever away on a trip and need a house sitter, you can point out the transgressions of your orders for that house sitter; and their reaction to the moving portrait will be priceless and hysterical…err, perhaps I’ve said too much.

[@thegeekgarage]

I need to learn some computer coding but I’d love to try to make that work! I bet you could even connect it to a LLM chatbot and use an AI voice and image replicator to make it fully interactive! Dang, that would be COOL!

[@ruthp2545]

That was an amazing build! Thanks so much for sharing that...you're inspiring me!

[@thegeekgarage]

YAY!! That's the whole point of my channel, to inspire fellow nerds to go out and build! 🤓🛠️

[@nocturneadventures9364]

Awesome job! I also noticed a crackle effect. Was that done in your vid?

[@thegeekgarage]

Yep! That’s just an overlay texture. You add the image to your editing timeline and set the blend mode to multiply or whichever looks best.

[@supbro2206]

Great Job Buddy:)

[@thegeekgarage]

Thanks!! You gonna make one of your own?

[@supbro2206]

​@@thegeekgarage yes:) And one day i ll show you my work you could be proud of :)

[@thegeekgarage]

@@supbro2206 can’t wait to see it!!

[@sujueofficial]

Awesome

[@RC2FTW]

Nice job, fellow ravenclaw! Really cool stuff, very creative :)

[@thegeekgarage]

Thanks, always appreciate kudos from a fellow Claw!

[@PSLabsLtd]

Did I miss something on how you created the video clip?

[@thegeekgarage]

Nope, this tutorial is just about the painting build. I mentioned that I just bought a green sheet on Amazon and a costume and just filmed a quick clip, but you can make any footage that you want for the screen and play it on a loop. There's plenty of YT channels that cover green screen keying way better than I can, I mostly focus on handcrafted build tutorials.

[@iamfood4worms]

@@thegeekgarage Is the crackle effect on the screen an overlay in the video? Where did you find the that and background? We are building a overnight rental magical village and want to develop several of these to install in the houses. Thanks

[@thegeekgarage]

@@iamfood4worms Yeah that's just a texture that I laid on top and changed the blending mode to one that looked best. I just found a free one online. Same goes for the background, I added a Gaussian blur to put the focus on the subject. Since yours is for a business you'll probably want to license stock images with commercial rights. You'll have to let me know when the village is finished, I'd love to come check it out and maybe do a video tour for the channel! Where is it located?

[@maciek-ns8xr]

Nice

[@thegeekgarage]

Thanks! Shoot me a video link if you make one!! :)

[@dallinhulet]

Would you be willing to share the video of you as the portrait?

[@thegeekgarage]

You can download the file in the next few day here with this link: we.tl/t-FFI44pYWtN Just note this clip is pretty short and I recommend making a much longer loop when you create your own.

[@MikeLaVoie]

@@thegeekgarage I was so excited to see this comment as I was going to ask the same thing! Sadly I get a message that says transfer expired :( would you be willing to redo the upload? I would like to use your video to test, but also would like to ask for your permission to use it in my homes hall of portraits.

[@thegeekgarage]

@@MikeLaVoie I’m working on getting a Patreon page up and running. I’ll try to upload it there, also thinking of making a few more for supporters to download and use :)

[@MikeLaVoie]

@@thegeekgarage I was thinking the same thing! It would be much easier to setup a hall of portraits if everyone could share with each other.

[@thegeekgarage]

@@MikeLaVoie I’m working on putting together a library of options, should be able to get started after the holidays :)

[@Ventrue1830]

YES! Thank you so much for this! I've been wanting to do something like this for years, ever since I first went to the WWoHP. MUST MAKE ONE (or several)! #SlytherinPride

[@thegeekgarage]

Yay!! These comments are why I love doing these videos. So exciting when I find fellow HP geeks who want to recreate stuff from the films. Please tag us in any posts after you build one (or several), would love to see yours :)

[@Ventrue1830]

@@thegeekgarage I haven't had the time to look through the patent information, but I'm assuming all of the TV settings you mentioned are listed in there, yes?

[@thegeekgarage]

@@Ventrue1830 No patents are really vague, I mostly just figured those out myself just thinking what would make it look less like a light emitting screen and more like a painting. Each TV will probably have different results so you'll have to play with the setting of whatever monitor you use. Hope that helps :)

[@Ventrue1830]

@@thegeekgarage any chance you could give a quick overview of what setting you had to alter and how? Totally get that different TVs will probably work a bit differently, but doesn't hurt to have a launching pad :D

[@thegeekgarage]

@@Ventrue1830 I mention then around the 1:30 mark, but they're the backlight, brightness, and color options. The backlight is most important because it's what gives off the light, so lowering that reduces the "screen look" and gives off more of a painting effect. Also adjusting the brightness and color settings to whatever looks best. You probably want the Cinema mode picture mode preset on. Hope that helps some :)

[@RedCaio]

so jealous

[@thegeekgarage]

Don’t be, you can totally make one! It’s super easy :)

[@adammoran1643]

*not exactly what I expected.* If you want to make a moving portrait, you've got to think bigger and better, like if you knew someone was going to die in your family, you could make a moving portrait of them. Start by finding a thin TV that matches the dimensions you want, then add the frame and hidden light sensors on both sides of the painting corners. When it senses your presence, the screen will turn on and look at you from that direction and say to you, Have a nice day, welcome back, or just disappear to go out with you, and when you get back home, you can see your painting cooking a meal for itself with the groceries it bought from the shop. I myself would find that an interesting painting.

[@thegeekgarage]

Love that idea!!

[@theabominator2152]

u know a channel named? “Undercover Cop!”

[@thegeekgarage]

yep it's a comedy web series

[@theabominator2152]

@@thegeekgarage on their most popular video, we’re you responsible for the inventions and tricks?

[@thegeekgarage]

@@theabominator2152 No that was all Harrison, he's an actual magician! UC is a project my friend and I created, so we did all the writing, directing, shooting, editing etc...

[@theabominator2152]

@@thegeekgarage if he did all the inventions and tricks, how did he manage to switch the handcuffs and take matt’s handcuff? i’m confused, and i think you’re bill whirity

[@thegeekgarage]

@@theabominator2152 I am, I say that in the video haha - that part wasn't a trick it was just good old fashioned editing ;)

[@fusamda4610]

Science Top G

[@rustyshackleford2558]

Stopped video at "disney level of detail" to comment. They have surpassed Disney's discount decor. Disney is money over magic now.

[@thegeekgarage]

So true and oh so sad. Nothing beats that old school Disney magic. Hopefully they find it again someday.