Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5113228 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:14:16 +0200 Received: from mbp-17.westell.com (50-55-11-251.waus.wi.frontiernet.net [50.55.11.251]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus0) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MGTYO-1V2fpe1IrQ-00DHp1; Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:24:23 -0400 From: Steve Oakley Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_FB274FA5-A90E-460E-94DA-C4E5586D7BB7" Message-Id: <67A377B0-F785-4CAE-B600-8FFCE719DD2B@practicali.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Keying technique Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:22 -0500 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:+w+RlMkrFIiuTWv2vGb4phB2cSUfGlVzm8hAu54pMr2 ymki5ABkdcuG2bxBhKS5y/nhyV3aZcP116HOt15fH0fo+5yyQ6 siJ+NAedfUiqThFjLsRwZU+nVaKsKDQn1VvThZ53JTO2sJ3n4e D/+nkH7eTLuqPL2LNd5IVQncFp/dyv3cOUtKK3mFxNZqnQidfH cXR/jf+EIZloOjO8RuCdUhW27hdEWUaQaqtYAszDn+Dq3Y0Si0 BNUGaApni50gUCrhBgyRnjRN+tvDHjLQv/qiiR/qrxWqceqel7 kUKk2sxC9sR7Z64s3XE5uR1ZLxRL4mMbpyL96uQloXZfPTjotG SJtVAwkJrwWxo1hBgSSm5TxWLgp2M04+dh1ljmCTihaBYHUq9W jYMYodie1l8CQ== --Apple-Mail=_FB274FA5-A90E-460E-94DA-C4E5586D7BB7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 yes, the new refine edge tools in AE CC where made for just such an = occasion :) S On Jun 19, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Lachlan Westfall = wrote: > I=92m certain someone has had a more challenging roto job than the one = on which I=92m working... But not by much. >=20 > Four people waving their hands/arms... And often across their own = faces/bodies etc... Need I say more... >=20 > Thankfully Rotobrush has done a GREAT job on the simple-medium stuff. = This has saved me hours, if not days. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > Can anyone suggest a technique and combo of plug-ins? I=92m sure many = of you here have fought this battle before. >=20 > Many thanks. >=20 > -Lachlan Westfall > Quiet Earth Design >=20 --Apple-Mail=_FB274FA5-A90E-460E-94DA-C4E5586D7BB7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 yes, = the new refine edge tools in AE CC where made for just such an occasion = :)

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On Jun 19, 2013, = at 9:04 PM, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> = wrote:

Keying technique
I=92m certain someone has had a more = challenging roto job than the one on which I=92m 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 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 the fore- and back-grounds.

Can anyone suggest a technique and combo of plug-ins? I=92m sure many of = you here have fought this battle before.

Many thanks.

-Lachlan Westfall
Quiet Earth Design

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