[Derrick Skinner]

Spectra Matte does seem to be the easiest and most intuitive way to go! Thanks for everyone’s response. We did later on find that we had issues with our source footage which was making it difficult to smooth out some of the edges, like ears and so on. After using the alpha channel to smooth some of that out, the bosses were pleased with the results. Thanks again for all of your time and advice.