- [Lecturer] The Soft key, Hard key technique…builds an Uber key by combining an inner and outer key…from different keyers.…This can be different types of keyers…or the same keyer with different adjustments.…While we're here,…we'll also add a luminance adjusted despill,…then top it off with an AddMix composite…just to mix things up a bit.…So let's push in here and take a look at our Soft key.…So for a Soft key, Keylight is my favorite keyer…because it's always good for a soft edge,…and not so good for a good solid core.…
So we're gonna use this as the edge key…and gonna create a garbage matte from it.…So for that I'm just going to use the old Erode node,…just the Erode Blur again.…And then multiply those two together.…Where this one is zero,…it's going to clear the other one to zero.…And wherever this one is one…it's going to leave the other one alone.…So now, all of my contamination back here is gone.…
Okay, so there is my Soft key and my garbage matte.…Let's take a look at the Hard key.…Now for the Hard key, I chose Primatte.…
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10/3/2016Note: This course was created by Steve Wright, author of the seminal book, Digital Compositing for Film and Video. We are proud to host this course in our library.
- Creating an uber key
- Keying green-screen vs. blue-screen footage
- Preprocessing footage
- Building a clean plate
- Making luma keys
- Keying on hue and saturation
- Pasting keys together
- Grain management
- Saving time with garbage mattes
- Using spill suppression
- Improving edges
- Color correcting keys
- Sweetening the comp
- Alternative compositing workflows
- Fixing edge problems
- Using KEYLIGHT, Primatte, Ultimatte, and other tools
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome3m 57s
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Exercise files1m 19s
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1. Keying Workflows
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Creating an uber key2m 58s
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Which keyer is best?7m 15s
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2. Pre-Processing the Green Screen
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Step 1: Analyze the clip13m 34s
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Screen-correction workflow11m 45s
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3. Other Types of Keys
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Keying on hue9m 34s
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Keying on saturation6m 6s
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Keying with just one channel14m 7s
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How to create a texture key7m 34s
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4. Building the Uber Key
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5. Spill Suppression
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What is spill?4m 15s
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How spill suppression works5m 33s
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Spill suppression with gizmos10m 30s
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How to fix despill artifacts4m 26s
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6. Compositing Techniques
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7. Color Correcting
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How to match grade two clips4m 15s
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8. Workflow Examples
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Compositing keyer outputs3m 54s
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The basic uber key composite7m 43s
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9. Sweetening the Comp
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When to use edge blending5m 18s
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Adding interactive lighting3m 59s
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How to QA your comp6m 34s
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10. Fixing Edge Problems
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Sculpting your key edges9m 6s
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Recoloring the RGB edges7m 6s
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11. Special Keying Solutions
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How to add more hair detail11m 15s
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How to cope with bad video12m 3s
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12. Appendix: Keyer Tutorials
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Ultimatte: Basic setup3m 24s
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Ultimatte: Overall workflow5m 19s
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Ultimatte: Spill suppression4m 11s
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