Return-Path: Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.122] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5113208 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:54:31 +0200 Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=KtrPKBqN c=1 sm=0 a=kxnugH6Wy5bl5vZ3xW/I5w==:17 a=DQZvOVXRM6cA:10 a=Zq2FpVYgtBoA:10 a=bjq9PpNSDe0A:10 a=LaNeyJ9lAAAA:8 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=J_QHHUzutVwA:10 a=Z7ze7kotpe7RYAPPt8sA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=T0kqDs9XzNagI7W4algA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=sAXuCXA77PKKQYN5:21 a=kxnugH6Wy5bl5vZ3xW/I5w==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Authenticated-User: X-Originating-IP: 24.24.234.97 Received: from [24.24.234.97] ([24.24.234.97:40716] helo=[10.0.1.2]) by hrndva-oedge04.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 15/15-09005-73362C15; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:04:40 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.4.0.080122 Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:04:39 -0700 Subject: Keying technique From: Lachlan Westfall To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Keying technique Thread-Index: Ac5tWoU6w6hHeNlNEeK3bgAfWzIHkA== In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3454513480_31757270" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3454513480_31757270 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I=B9m certain someone has had a more challenging roto job than the one on which I=B9m working... But not by much. Four people waving their hands/arms... And often across their own faces/bodies etc... Need I say more... Thankfully Rotobrush has done a GREAT job on the simple-medium stuff. This has saved me hours, if not days. The last challenge that I have is the hair of a girl in the wind. I cannot hand-roto this, I have to find a way to make some kind of matte to catch th= e edges. The hair goes from brown to blonde and the background is predominantly gray/neutral. This is the only hope I have of finding some difference between the fore- and back-grounds. Can anyone suggest a technique and combo of plug-ins? I=B9m sure many of you here have fought this battle before. Many thanks. -Lachlan Westfall Quiet Earth Design --B_3454513480_31757270 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Keying technique I’m certain someone has had a more challenging roto job than= the one on which I’m working... But not by much.

Four people waving their hands/arms... And often across their own faces/bod= ies etc... Need I say more...

Thankfully Rotobrush has done a GREAT job on the simple-medium stuff. This = has saved me hours, if not days.

The last challenge that I have is the hair of a girl in the wind. I cannot = hand-roto this, I have to find a way to make some kind of matte to catch the= edges.

The hair goes from brown to blonde and the background is predominantly gray= /neutral. This is the only hope I have of finding some difference between th= e fore- and back-grounds.

Can anyone suggest a technique and combo of plug-ins? I’m sure many o= f you here have fought this battle before.

Many thanks.

-Lachlan Westfall
Quiet Earth Design

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