• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Green screen

  Posted by Neil Weaver on December 21, 2008 at 11:25 pm

  Hi all,
  I’ve just done a little green screen test in FCP and the results are far from perfect – even after following all the guidelines on how to tidy up the edges.

  Is it just that FCP’s chroma keying isn’t that good- would After Effects be a better package to use?

  Thanks in advance…

  Kevin Monahan replied 17 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Jeff Carpenter

  December 22, 2008 at 5:13 am

  1) Yes, After Effects will be better.

  2) There are plug-ins you can buy for Final Cut that do a better job. Use google for that, I haven’t used any of them so I can’t suggest one.

  3) What format are you using? HDV and DV are going to be difficult no matter what program you’re using.
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  Stace Carter

  December 22, 2008 at 3:00 pm

  You might also want to try Motion; I’ve had pretty good results there using Primatte RT and the complimentary “cleanup” filters such as Matte Magic.
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  Kevin Monahan

  December 22, 2008 at 5:41 pm

  FCP is not that bad, I use it all the time. You need to add a chroma smooth filter before the Chroma Keyer (don’t use color key or green screen) and that helps. Also, do a little edge thinning and softening, which helps a lot.

  Other filters are not magic, you need to know how to tweak them just like in FCP.

  Kevin Monahan
  http://www.fcpworld.com
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

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