Edius 8 Chroma Key
FXHome Ignite Pro, developed by SFX-specialist FXHome, is a comprehensive collection of high quality video effects and tools all available as plug-ins within EDIUS. The more than 160 EDIUS compatible effects include customizable lens- and light flares, tools for keying, compositing and color grading as well as excellent video filters. Getting good Chroma Key results from EDIUS. Place a background track on V1. Place the clip with blue or green on V2 above. Apply the chroma key filter to V2. Double click the chroma key filter on information palette. Expand to reveal the detail section. Adjust the range for best visual results.
Using ROBUSKEY in EDIUS for great green or blue chroma key results
ROBUSKEY can be purchased as a plug-in for EDIUS at www.isp.co.jp
(8) Key frame setting Click in the center to set a key frame on the position of the timeline cursor. If the timeline cursor is on the key frame, the key will be deleted. Click the left and right arrow to move to the previous and next key frame. (9) Key frame timeline Automatically add a key frame when you edit an effect at the timeline cursor. When using the native Edius Chroma key effect, you have to make sure that your number one job is perfect lighting. Poor lighting will shoot you in the foot each time. In your case, the lighting issues are more on the corners. This can be corrected, as David pointed.
1. Place green or blue clip above a background video track
2. Drag Green or Blue ROBUSKEY keyer to green or blue clip, if green clip, use green keyer
3. Double click the keyer in the EDIUS info palette
4. Use the color picker to click the green in EDIUS timeline monitor and configure edge blur if desired.
5. Close the keyer and drag the layouter in the info palette to the lowest position, this will allow you to crop, position, size or add drop shadow to the key without any unwanted edges appearing, so no more need for a rectangle tool
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6. In case you have a badly lit green or blue background, you can still get a great chroma key by using the included alpha keyer. Drag the ISP Clip Alpha to the green or blue clip
7. Double click, then using the color picker, click the green or blue on the EDIUS timeline monitor, then close
8. This will create an enlarged green mask, removing all unwanted badly lit green or blue
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9. Now apply the Green or Blue keyer and click the remaining green with the color picker, then perform all steps as in Step 4
Note the correct stacking order in the info palette
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View some real green screen production examples using still or moving backgrounds