Keying & track mattes
Create composites and learn features such as keying, opacity, masking effects, mattes, and alpha channels.
This summary is AI generated
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand keying techniques in After Effects
- Apply track mats for layer transparency
- Utilize masking for compositing effects
Level: Intermediate
Skills you'll gain:
After Effects, Keying, Masking, Track Mats
Key Insights
- Keying removes specific colors from footage.
- Use Keylight for effective green screen keying.
- Adjust screen gain and balance for better results.
- Screen pre-blur helps create uniform keying.
- Clip black and clip white refine transparency.
- Track mats use one layer's transparency on another.
- Gaussian blur softens harsh edges in compositions.
- Masks can be used to eliminate unwanted areas.
- Lumetri Color is preferred for color correction.
- Garbage mats simplify complex keying tasks.
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