Blur faces and number plates before you post

Processes that need more than one tool

Each process below uses several tools, each for the job it does best. Any AI chat assistant works where one is named.

1. Spot people and plates

   Tools, in order: any AI chat assistant → a spreadsheet

   1. Give each photo, or a still from each scene of the video, to a chat assistant that reads images and ask for a list of faces, plates, badges and screens.
   2. Copy the list into a consent spreadsheet and mark each item as on the consent list or to blur.

   The prompt for this process

   Look at this image from content I want to post: [attach photo or video still].
   
   List every face, number plate, name badge, screen with readable text and house number you can see. For each, give where it is in the frame (e.g. top left, behind the counter) and whether it could be recognised. Do not decide what is fine to post. If you are unsure whether something is readable, say so.
   
   Start with the faces.

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2. Blur in photos

   Tools, in order: a face blur tool → a cloud storage folder

   1. Blur every face and plate marked 'to blur' in a copy of each photo with a face blur tool, strongly enough that it cannot be read.
   2. Save blurred copies in a cloud storage folder for posting and keep the originals in a separate private folder.

   The prompt for this process

   Help me set up a safe routine for blurring faces and number plates in a batch of photos.
   
   Number of photos: [number]
   What the consent list says: [paste rows marked 'to blur']
   
   Write a short routine: how to name blurred copies, where originals stay private, how strong the blur must be so a face or plate cannot be read, and a check I do on each copy. Then write a one-line rule I can give the team: blurring is for privacy only, never to change who someone is.
   
   Start with the naming rule.

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3. Blur in video

   Tools, in order: a video editor with auto blur → a video editor

   1. Use auto blur to track each face and plate marked 'to blur' across the clip.
   2. Play the whole clip at normal speed in your video editor and fix by hand every moment where the blur slips, then export.

   The prompt for this process

   I am blurring faces and number plates in a video with auto blur, then checking it by hand.
   
   Clip length and scenes: [describe]
   People and plates to blur: [paste from consent list]
   Moments where people turn, cross or pass behind things: [describe if known]
   
   Write a checklist for watching the clip: which moments to slow down on, what to look for when tracking slips, and how to note the time of each fix. Then add a last check that compares the export with the consent list.
   
   Start with the moments to slow down on.

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4. Final check before posting

   Tools, in order: any AI chat assistant → Blotato

   1. Give the final blurred files to the chat assistant and ask it to list anything still readable.
   2. Compare its list with the consent spreadsheet yourself, then schedule only cleared files in Blotato.

   The prompt for this process

   You are a checker for privacy, not an editor. Here is a final file I want to post: [attach blurred photo or video still].
   
   My consent list says only these people may be visible: [describe].
   
   List anything that can still be recognised: a face, a number plate, a badge, a screen, a reflection. For each, say where it is. If nothing is readable apart from people on my list, answer CLEAR in one line. Do not suggest any other edits.
   
   Start with the list or CLEAR.

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