Working with the chroma keyer filter – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Working with the Chroma Keyer Filter
Despite its name, the Chroma Keyer actually uses a combination of chroma and luma
keying to achieve a good key. Using the Chroma Keyer, you can create a key using any
range of color you want, including (but not limited to) the usual blue and green. You
can also fine-tune your composite by adjusting the color value, saturation, and luma
ranges used to define your key, together or separately. For example, if you only want to
perform a luma key, you can disable color and saturation. Even when performing a
color key, you’ll get superior results by manipulating the Color Range and Saturation
controls separately.
The Chroma Keyer filter is available in the Key bin, within the Video Filters bin in the
Effects tab of the Browser. When you add this filter to a clip, a Chroma Keyer tab
appears in the Viewer.
Specifying the Type of Controls to Use for the Chroma Keyer Filter
The Chroma Keyer has a set of visual controls, as well as standard numeric interface
controls. The visual controls are those you’ll probably use most often, but you can
switch between the two.
To use the visual controls:
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In the Filters tab, click the Visual button next to the Chroma Keyer filter.
The visual controls appear in the Chroma Keyer tab.
Note: The visual controls also include several Copy Filter controls. For detailed
information on these controls, see “
Visual interface of
the Chroma Keyer
Copy Filter controls