I'll try to find a video that has an example of what I mean, but if anyone could name the effect for me and let me know if a certain program is required to do it that would be great. Thanks for any help.

ok, so the frame by frame is unavoidable. Which method would you suggest between photoshop and after effects? I was thinking of getting after effects sometime this year actually.JaddziaDax wrote:Rotoscoping or Masking
can be done in Sony Vegas, After Effects or with the help of Photoshop
its essentially frame by frame editing.