Return-Path: Received: from host23.canaca.com ([66.49.161.151] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5044338 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:30:28 +0200 Received: from static184-169-61-119.r.rev.accesscomm.ca ([184.169.61.119]:49069 helo=[10.0.1.5]) by host23.canaca.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UTQVS-0006ra-7f for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:38:38 -0400 Subject: Re: [AE] Keying and other things References: From: Jack Tunnicliffe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-48404120-0716-411C-8756-48881B69918E X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10B329) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:38:38 -0600 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host23.canaca.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - javapost.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: host23.canaca.com: authenticated_id: jack+javapost.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail-48404120-0716-411C-8756-48881B69918E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There are some good tutorials on breaking the key up into several precomps t= hen bringing them all together in one final comp. I'm out but maybe you can f= ind via a Google search. Basically each area of the key is refined specifica= lly, then the areas are masked to blend together for the best overall key. Some real smart motion blur may help to reduce chatter, also key correct edg= e blur to soften the edge of the key. Jack Tunnicliffe Javapost Production Sent from my iPhone On 2013-04-19, at 10:10 PM, Jonathan wrote: > Good day to all. >=20 > I've been using Keylight to do some green screen work and, basically start= ing from scratch, went through a number of tutorials, including three from T= he Foundry for Nuke but which are applicable to After Effects. All the tutor= ials, however, are general and don't deal much with pulling difficult keys, s= uch as shots of little girls with frizzy hair. I've gone about as far as I c= an go with what I've learned and my results aren't very good: the hair in th= e transparent areas chatters like crazy. Fortunately I'm scaling from full H= D down to 720 X 405 so some of the noise becomes a minor problem. However, t= here is one shot that is really not acceptable. >=20 > I'm using a pre-comped layer to create a matte for the same layer below it= , trying everything I can but still missing it. I realize this may be diffic= ult to answer without seeing the project, but any tips anyone might want to o= ffer would be much appreciated. (CS 6, Keylight 1.2) Thanks in advance. >=20 > Jonathan >=20 >=20 > JONATHAN PENZNER > VIDEO EDITING =E2=80=A2 MOTION GRAPHICS =E2=80=A2 DESIGN >=20 > | STUDIO 626 345-0285 | > | CELL 818 321-2890 | >=20 > sureal@charter.net --Apple-Mail-48404120-0716-411C-8756-48881B69918E Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There are some good tutorials on break= ing the key up into several precomps then bringing them all together in one f= inal comp. I'm out but maybe you can find via a Google search. Basically eac= h area of the key is refined specifically, then the areas are masked to blen= d together for the best overall key.

Some real smar= t motion blur may help to reduce chatter, also key correct edge blur to soft= en the edge of the key.

Jack Tunnicliffe
Javapo= st Production

Sent from my iPhone

On 2013-= 04-19, at 10:10 PM, Jonathan <surea= l@charter.net> wrote:

Goo= d day to all.

I've been using Keylight to do some green s= creen work and, basically starting from scratch, went through a number of tu= torials, including three from The Foundry for Nuke but which are applicable t= o After Effects. All the tutorials, however, are general and don't deal much= with pulling difficult keys, such as shots of little girls with frizzy hair= . I've gone about as far as I can go with what I've learned and my results a= ren't very good: the hair in the transparent areas chatters like crazy. Fort= unately I'm scaling from full HD down to 720 X 405 so some of the noise beco= mes a minor problem. However, there is one shot that is really not acceptabl= e.

I'm using a pre-comped layer to create a matte f= or the same layer below it, trying everything I can but still missing it. I r= ealize this may be difficult to answer without seeing the project, but any t= ips anyone might want to offer would be much appreciated. (CS 6, Keylight 1.= 2) Thanks in advance.

Jonathan

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VIDEO EDITING =E2=80=A2 MOTION GRA= PHICS =E2=80=A2 DESIGN

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