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blue eyes blue screen
i have a blue screen shoot on monday and just found out that the talent has blue eyes, can i mask out the eyes in fcp when i remove the key background so that i keep the eyes
simon
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Just use a Matte filter in FCP.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Thanks Walter havent done any of this before! so do i just place a matt filter over the eye portion of the picture before applying the croma key filter
Simon
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[simon allison] “Thanks Walter havent done any of this before! so do i just place a matt filter over the eye portion of the picture before applying the croma key filter”
Actually what I do is do the key first, don’t worry about the eyes.
Then duplicate that onto the video layer directly above the original. Remove the Key from that layer. Now apply a Garbage Matte to the duplicated video and just mask the eyes back in. Be sure to put a nice soft feather on the matte so you don’t see it.
So you have the original video layer being keyed and the 2nd layer putting the eyes back into place.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Thanks Walter
Simon
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Depending on the angle of the head, cropping may work as well. It’s quicker and easier to adjust and apply, and renders faster and/or plays back in real time easier.
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thanks bret how would do you crop it please its just head and shoulders to cam
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I think Bret means do what Walter suggested (ie. duplicate the original video on the next video level up – without the chromakey filter) but instead of applying the garbage matte, just crop the video down so it only includes a square around the eyes.
You can find the crop sliders under the ‘motion’ tab on the clip. You should probably use the feather option there to smooth the edges and avoid any nasty lines.
To be honest, the renders will be pretty quick with either method. The garbage matte is a better solution if you need to finesse the eye area more than just using a simple box.
Ben
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hi Ben
many thanks for your clear explanation i now understand.Simon
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