[Mike Simmons]

So I checked it out myself, and yes – you can close your current project and open a new one while the Encoder continues to export sequences.

[Mike Simmons]

I’ll check that. Thanks!

[Mike Simmons]

Thanks guys. I’ll try turning off proxies all together, and compare the quicktime versions. For now I was able to get my export done on the Mac Pro.

[Mike Simmons]

Here are some more images to show what’s going on.

This is the original footage after I’ve used Primatte to key out the background.

I duplicated the layer and set the blend mode to Add in order to brighten it up. You can see how the foreground object looks bright, and you can see the edges of the key. (you can also see my mask outline, but it’s set to None.)

I created the mask and set it to subtract, and feathered the edges. Now it looks great. The foreground object is dark as it should be, and the key edges are gone.

But when I render, it looks like the middle image – like my subtraction mask is gone.

[Mike Simmons]

It’s RED footage (.r3d)

[Mike Simmons]

Removing the sky and adding trees seemed to be a pretty decent fix. Luckily there are a lot of cut aways, so we only see the guy talking for a few seconds at a time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5pFy0xAstA

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[Mike Simmons]

Thanks for the tips everyone! I’ll try keying out the sky and adding more trees. That seems the least labor intensive.

And I’d certainly be glad to sell the footage to anyone who makes training materials. It’s funny AND educational.

[Mike Simmons]

Oh yeah, It’s version 6.0.6