From: "Jim Curtis" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Subject: Re: [AE] Primatte Keyer
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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:15:54 -0600
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> On Nov 21, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk =
<AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
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> Does anyone know if there's any relation between the primatte keyer =
from Red Giant and the primatte at keyer from Boris? And second, Has =
anyone used the Boris keyer and how does it compare?

=
http://www.studiodaily.com/2017/03/boris-fx-licenses-primatte-keyer-sets-n=
ab-launch-for-updates/

I have only demo-ed Primatte, and am no expert on it, but I can say a =
couple of things:  The price from RG was so steep as to deter me from =
buying it, and Keylight, created by The Foundry is native in Ae and is a =
very good keying plug-in.

IMO, it=E2=80=99s worth taking the time to learn Keylight by watching a =
few advanced tutorials.  It may be all you need.

I=E2=80=99ve found that in less than ideal green screen shots that =
amateur shooters have given me, it can help to use two instances of =
Keylight: one to remove most of the green, and a second to fine tune the =
key.  I=E2=80=99ve read that this is a reason for the Intermediate =
Result option on the first instance.

Try playing with the Screen Matte > Replace Method dropdown.  =E2=80=9COff=
" may give you the best result.  It=E2=80=99s not the default setting.

In my experience, the better the green screen was shot, the easier it is =
to key.  But, I have no control over the people my clients hire to =
shoot. Many of them apparently think all you need to do is hang up some =
green paper or fabric and shoot away, and on Long-GOP crap codec to make =
matters worse.

That said, I=E2=80=99m already a BCC10 customer, and will look at this =
upgrade.  I=E2=80=99ve read of some plan to CUDA accelerate their plugs =
in Pr, which would be awfully sweet. The Ultra keyer in Pr is pretty =
good, but not great, and it=E2=80=99d be nice not to have to Dynamically =
link to Ae to get better keys.


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