- Advanced Spill Suppressor is often, but not always,…a one-click solution to color spill.…Here's a case…where rather than sufficiently suppressing the color,…it's actually just changing it…to a different problematic color.…In a case like this,…the recommendation is to switch from the Standard Method,…which gives you no extra controls to Ultra.…Now, initially there's no effect from Ultra…because it's actually working on the wrong color.…
I'll just eyedropper the original color.…And, now you can see that the background…has gone to a nice neutral gray.…If I look closely at the subject,…I do still see some blue spill,…so I'll just focus in on that and work on removing it…using the controls under Ultra.…Now, there's no hard and fast way to do this,…my suggestion is to go down through…primarily the first three controls…and balance the three of them together…for the effect that you want. In this particular case,…tolerance doesn't help me a whole lot,…so in fact, I'll reset that one and just leave it alone,…and move over to desaturation.…
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12/6/2014Beginning with a brief explanation of the keying process, Mark takes you through the steps involved in creating a perfect green-screen key: generating a rough matte, eliminating color spill and matte lines, and refining problematic edges. He shows how to work with Keylight and Primatte—two indispensable keying tools in After Effects—and explains when to use one over the other. And for times when green screen won't work, he shows how to generate high-contrast mattes, or luma keys, based on the luminance data in your footage. Last, learn about compression and how to prep a shot for keying.
- What is color keying?
- Using garbage mattes
- Getting started with Keylight
- Understanding the Screen Color, Clip Black, and Clip White adjustments
- Eliminating spill with Advanced Spill Suppressor
- Using Key Cleaner to refine edges automatically
- Dividing a matte with holdout mattes
- Breaking down a complex color key
- Creating a luma key with Extract
- Setting up sky replacement
- Using Refine Soft Matte to improve edge detail
- Feathering edges with Channel Blur
- Knowing when to avoid green screen
- Prepping a shot for keying
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 46s
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Using the exercise files2m 23s
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1. Work with Keylight
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2. Manage Edges and Spill
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3. Divide a Matte for Best Results When Keying
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Add a holdout matte1m 38s
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4. Solve Problematic Edges
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5. Complex Color Keys and Primatte
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6. High-Contrast Mattes (When There Is No Green Screen)
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7. Prep for Success When Color Keying
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Prep a shot for keying3m 4s
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