• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Best way to chroma key in fcp hd?

  Posted by Lokidrummer on December 19, 2005 at 10:14 pm

  Hi, I have an almost perfect greenscreen behind the actor but i still can’t get all the little bugs out of the greenscreen. Here’s what happens, i chromakey it the best i can but when i get all the greenscreen out parts of the actor are missing…

  So, what is the best way to go about chromakeying in FCP HD? Order of filters and what not. Thanks!

  -William

  Lokidrummer replied 20 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Joni Church

  December 19, 2005 at 11:11 pm

  Hi William,

  I’ve found After Effects to work best in the past, but I just pulled a really nice chroma key in FCP on some 720p HD footage…the only difference being mine was blue screen, not green.

  1. Color Smoothing filter (4:1:1 for NTSC or PAL DV, 4:2:2 for DVCPro and 8 & 10-bit uncompressed video)
  2. Chroma Keyer filter (you can also use the Blue Screen or Green Screen filters but the Chroma Keyer worked best for me)
  3. Matte Choker filter
  4. (Spill Suppressor if you need it)

  It would be too drawn out to go over my exact process with you here and yours will most likely vary anyway, so have a look at pages 398 through 403 of the FCP manual (Part II). That will give you a really good starting point.

  Good luck.
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  Lokidrummer

  December 20, 2005 at 12:06 am

  K thanks!

  -William

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