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Controlling the lighting 58 Framing the subject 59 Optimizing the color screen backdrop 60 Reducing spill 61 Choosing the subject's wardrobe 61 Choosing the background or virtual set 62 Directing on a virtual set 62 Improving the quality of the source footage and facilitating record- ing 62 Assigning content to layers 63 Assigning source content to a layer 63 Matching the aspect ratio of a basic set's background with a ses- sion 65 Matching input clips and virtual sets 65 Adding overlay layers 66 Using a still image as the input clip 66 Supported input formats 67 Creating elements for a set or individual layers 68 Backgrounds 69 Overlays 70 Finished, composited scene 71 Advanced compositing tasks 72 Customizing a virtual set 73 Editing virtual set images 74 Moving virtual sets to an alternate location 75 Copying a single virtual set 75 Setting the key 76 Keying methods 76 Improving a background in the input clip 77 Set Key 78 Setting Key Points (Apply Points Method 79 Single Key Point Method (One Color Pickup 79 Multiple Key Points Method (Color Spread 80 Keeping the shadow in an input clip 82 Cropping and spot masking the source clip 83 Cropping the edge of a frame 84 Painting a mask 84 Fine-tuning the Keyer settings 84 Viewing the key 85 Basic keying workflows 85 Saving and applying Keyer settings 88 Positioning layers and performing virtual camera moves 88 Differences between sets of Position controls 89 Adjusting the framing 90 Setting the size, position, and orientation of a layer plane 91 5

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Controlling the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Framing the subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Optimizing the color screen backdrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reducing spill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Choosing the subject’s wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Choosing the background or virtual set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Directing on a virtual set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Improving the quality of the source footage and facilitating record-
ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Assigning content to layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Assigning source content to a layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Matching the aspect ratio of a basic set’s background with a ses-
sion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Matching input clips and virtual sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adding overlay layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using a still image as the input clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Supported input formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Creating elements for a set or individual layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Finished, composited scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Advanced compositing tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Customizing a virtual set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Editing virtual set images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Moving virtual sets to an alternate location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Copying a single virtual set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Setting the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Keying methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Improving a background in the input clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Set Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Setting Key Points (Apply Points Method) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Single Key Point Method (One Color Pickup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Multiple Key Points Method (Color Spread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Keeping the shadow in an input clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cropping and spot masking the source clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cropping the edge of a frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Painting a mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fine-tuning the Keyer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Basic keying workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Saving and applying Keyer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Positioning layers and performing virtual camera moves . . . . . . . . . . 88
Differences between sets of Position controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adjusting the framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Setting the size, position, and orientation of a layer plane . . . . . . . . 91