{"id":16432,"date":"2013-01-25T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=16432"},"modified":"2013-07-12T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T17:43:00","slug":"keying-in-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/keying-in-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Keying Fundamentals in Adobe After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quickly composite your talent using a green screen. In this After Effects tutorial we’ll create a garbage matte, apply Keylight and add effects to increase realism!<\/h2>\n

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Filming against a green screen is a popular technique to composite the talent against a different background. This allows for great versatility, with the ability to put the talent in exotic locations or in fantasy worlds. All professional video editing and compositing applications allow for keying, but in this green screen keying tutorial we’ll show you how to utilize the powerful keyer inside Adobe After Effects, called Keylight. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shooting plays an important role in ‘pulling a clean key’. \u00a0For a high quality key you’ll need a professional high resolution camera\u00a0and an\u00a0evenly lit green screen<\/a>\u00a0background.\u00a0If you have to work with challenging footage or if keying is part of your daily workflow, check out third party solutions like\u00a0Red Giant Keying Suite<\/a>, Phynx Keyer<\/a>, &\u00a0Boris Continuum Chroma Key<\/a>. These third party solutions tend to be quicker and offer more advanced keying features.<\/p>\n

To see some great examples of keying check out Stargate Studios <\/a>(Walking Dead) Virtual Backlot Reel:<\/p>\n