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Hawaiki Keyer 2
If you do any green/blue screen compositing, I have to recommend Hawaiki Keyer.
It has roots in a color difference keyer, but has many more controls, and options.
I recently used Keyer v1 on a (rather difficult) gig, and was blown away with the quality and especially with the performance in X and Motion. I’m looking forward to v2.
It works differently then other keyers that you may be used to, so it’s worth checking out the tutorials and reading the user guide, but the results are spectacular. It’s published by Noise Industries, and it works in X, Motion, Pr CC, Ae CC.
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[Jeremy Garchow] ” I’m looking forward to v2.”
It’s great. As good or better than keyers that are many multiples of it’s price. Works in Adobe apps (better than the built-ins) too for those that need it…
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[Charlie Austin] “[Jeremy Garchow] ” I’m looking forward to v2.”
It’s great. As good or better than keyers that are many multiples of it’s price. Works in Adobe apps (better than the built-ins) too for those that need it…”
Better than keylight? Not being combative or anything, genuinely asking.
Shawn
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As I’m sure you know, there is no one size fits all for keying. Every single key is different,
But yes, I find that on the same footage, I do find it better especially in performance and usability (the v2 matte buttons and dual view are killer). This is not to say that Keylight is bad or worse.
HKv2 now has a color picker (like keylight) but I find that I don’t use it. Also HK has some really cool edge tools, in blend, transparency, and gradient qualified edge color, as well as light wrap, matte cleaner, edge denoising, and other tools. It’s quite powerful.
Jeremy
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[Jeremy Garchow] “As I’m sure you know, there is no one size fits all for keying. Every single key is different,
But yes, I find that on the same footage, I do find it better especially in performance and usability (the v2 matte buttons and dual view are killer). This is not to say that Keylight is bad or worse.
HKv2 now has a color picker (like keylight) but I find that I don’t use it. Also HK has some really cool edge tools, in blend, transparency, and gradient qualified edge color, as well as light wrap, matte cleaner, edge denoising, and other tools. It’s quite powerful.”
I just checked out a demo on YouTube. HK2 does look nice. I wish I could use it. 🙂
Shawn
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[Shawn Miller] “I just checked out a demo on YouTube. HK2 does look nice. I wish I could use it. :-)”
I have suggested to Simon that a native Ae version would be most welcome. Maybe you’d join me in pestering him?
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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[Walter Soyka] “[Shawn Miller] “I just checked out a demo on YouTube. HK2 does look nice. I wish I could use it. :-)”
I have suggested to Simon that a native Ae version would be most welcome. Maybe you’d join me in pestering him?”
Absolutely! I’m willing to stalk him on YouTube if needed. 🙂
Shawn
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[Shawn Miller] “I’m willing to stalk him on YouTube if needed. :-)”
No need! He’s a prolific poster here. Not so much right now because he cuts trailers, and this is peak trailer season. He also posts more often in the FCPX Techniques and Motion forums these days. You’ll as likely find him here as anywhere.
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Thanks Tim, I appreciate the intel. 🙂
Shawn
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[Walter Soyka] “I have suggested to Simon that a native Ae version would be most welcome”
It works great in AE, but does require FxFactory.
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~”It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools.”~
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[Charlie Austin] “It works great in AE, but does require FxFactory.”
Yes, indeed, but that’s not well-suited to a cross-platform workflow.
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
@keenlive | RenderBreak [blog] | Profile [LinkedIn]
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