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  • Keeping Green in a Green Screen VFX shot?

    Posted by John Weber on May 28, 2014 at 4:37 am

    So I’m showing off some stuff on a green screen. Problem is, some of that stuff, namely some magazine covers, have some green and yellow in them that keeps getting keyed out. How can I keep the green in those items without hand-animating a mask? Is that even possible?

    For the record, I’m using CS3 and my keyer is Keylight 1.2. Thanks for the help.

    Kevin Camp replied 11 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Dorian Heller

    May 28, 2014 at 5:24 am

    I think a mask would be your be bet, probably…

  • Todd Kopriva

    May 28, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Use a hold-out matte:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/keying.html#use_a_hold_out_matte

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  • Dorian Heller

    May 28, 2014 at 6:31 am

    What would the difference between a Hold-Out matte and a mask?

  • Kevin Camp

    May 29, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    Since you are using keylight, you can also try the ‘inside mask’ feature. Create a mask on your clip around the items you don’t want to key. Set the mask mode to none. Then in the keylight inside mask setting select the mask.

    Kevin Camp
    Art Director
    KCPQ, KZJO & KRCW

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