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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:03:57 -0400
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Subject: Re: [AE] Keying technique
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Lachlan, have you turned on Refine matte in the rotobrush options and
played with the settings? Even in CS6, refine matte's motion blur
compensation and edge decontamination is very good with some smoothing and
feathering. It has saved many "impossible" shots for me.


On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Lachlan Westfall
<lachlan@quietearth.net>wrote:

>  I=92m certain someone has had a more challenging roto job than the one o=
n
> 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. Thi=
s
> has saved me hours, if not days.
>
> The last challenge that I have is the hair of a girl in the wind. I canno=
t
> 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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Animator & Editor
www.teddygage.com
Brooklyn

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Lachlan, have you turned on Refine matte in the rotobrush =
options and played with the settings? Even in CS6, refine matte&#39;s motio=
n blur compensation and edge decontamination is very good with some smoothi=
ng and feathering. It has saved many &quot;impossible&quot; shots for me.=
=A0</div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 1=
9, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Lachlan Westfall <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:lachlan@quietearth.net" target=3D"_blank">lachlan@quietearth.net</a>&gt;=
</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



<div>
<font face=3D"Lucida Grande, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style=3D"font=
-size:12.0px">I=92m certain someone has had a more challenging roto job tha=
n the one on which I=92m working... But not by much.<br>
<br>
Four people waving their hands/arms... And often across their own faces/bod=
ies etc... Need I say more...<br>
<br>
Thankfully Rotobrush has done a GREAT job on the simple-medium stuff. This =
has saved me hours, if not days.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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 t=
he fore- and back-grounds.<br>
<br>
Can anyone suggest a technique and combo of plug-ins? I=92m sure many of yo=
u here have fought this battle before.<br>
<br>
Many thanks.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
-Lachlan Westfall<br>
Quiet Earth Design<br>
<br>
</font></span></span></font>
</div>


</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Animator &amp; Editor</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,=
0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"http://www.teddygage.com"=
 target=3D"_blank">www.teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0=
)">

<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Brooklyn</span><br>
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