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chroma key – best methods
Hi folks,
wanted to ask- I do corporate work and there’s been an increasing demand for more chroma key jobs. I use FCP 5.0 and the chroma key (using the SHIFT+ eye drop tool) with the 4:2:2 spill suppressor. The studio we use has great lighting and is shot by a great veteran videographer so the footage is pretty clean. However we still occasionally get riffles on the subject edges (loose hair lines), and other green artifacting arond bodies and furniture. I also use the edge thinning, softening, but still can’t get it perfect.
wanted to get some info or even a reality check on how to improve. Are there techniques anyone recommends? Are there effecetive cheap plugins (ultimatte is not an option right now). Am I being unrealisitic. Just would love a little input on different ways to get the best imaging possible. Thank you.
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3 Replies
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The chroma key built into FCP is not the best.
if you want chroma key that rocks use Shake
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You could take a look at dvMatte Blast from DVGARAGE. It works with Motion. There’s a fully functional demo you can try, plus a couple of video’s on how it works. Follow the “Samples” link on the page.
https://www.dvgarage.com/prod/prod.php?prod=dvmatteb
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I tried to do some keying in FCP before as well…not good. Ever since I touched Keylight in AE, I haven’t gone back. It’s very easy to learn/use, and somewhat comparable results to shake I think.
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