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  • Is there a slice tool in After Effects to sample color levels?

    Posted by Mike Schmitt on May 4, 2005 at 6:57 am

    Hi there: Reading a bood about compositing and it uses a tool called a ‘slice tool’ on almost every page.

    Does after Effects have one?

    IF not, where can I get one?
    THANKS< MIKE

    Mike Schmitt replied 21 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Barend Onneweer

    May 4, 2005 at 8:17 am

    After Effects doesn’t have one. Actually, most compositing tools don’t have one. I think Steve Wright (it’s his book you’re referring to) uses Cineon most of the time, which does have a Slice tool I think. But neither Shake nor Digital Fusion come with a Slice tool out of the box.

    But Synthetic Aperture offers a very versatile toolbox called Test Gear, which does have one: https://www.synthetic-ap.com/products/tg/index.html

    95 bucks if you buy it online.

    Bar3nd

  • Mike Schmitt

    May 4, 2005 at 1:37 pm

    This tool doesn’t come included in Color Finesse, does it?

    And thanks, by the way, for the response!

  • Barend Onneweer

    May 4, 2005 at 1:43 pm

    Nope, it doesn’t come with Color Finesse…

    Bar3nd

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  • Mike Schmitt

    May 4, 2005 at 1:47 pm

    Oh bother.

    That’s okay. I’m downloading the demo version now.

    I use Primatte with fantastic success, but there are a couple greenscreen shots that were just not bright enough to give me a good key, but the were the best performances by the actors.

    Hoping I can huse this tool to get a cleaner matte.

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