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When it comes time to Chroma Key Software choosing
the right software is important; each has it's strengths in key and
workflow. Chroma Keying in software generally implies a post production
process. Ultimatte, the reigning champ of hardware keyers, weighs
in strongly in post as well with AdvantEdge, a plug in to Photoshop,
Digital Fusion, After Effects and many more programs. A relative newcomer
to the chromakeying arena, Serious Magic's Ultra Key is a stand alone
program featuring revolutionary ease of use and high quality keying
of DV footage (something typically not thought possible). Most compositors
like Digital Fusion and Combustion come with excellent keyers as well
and offer an integrated compositing environment. There are many different
options when it comes to Chroma Key Software and each has it's advantages
listed below.
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 Serious
Magic's Ultra Key is a turnkey Chroma
Key Software program designed from the ground up to deal with day
to day virtual
set tasks and keying on the relatively difficult to key DV footage.
Ultra Key features a one button key setup makes keying ease even for
a novice. Ultra also adds the ability to pan and zoom on footage right
within the program allowing for virtual camera moves making Serious
Magic's Ultra Key a one stop powerhouse for virtual set compositing
and chroma keying.
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 Most
compositors like After Effects, Digital Fusion, Combustion, and Shake
come with some sort of Chroma Key Software built in. Most of the compositing
in the virtual sets seen in these
videos were done in Digital Fusion using it's Ultra Keyer (not
to be confused with Serious Magic's Ultra Key). Doing virtual sets
in a compositing program gives you the most control over your chromakey
and your virtual set, allowing you to add garbage mattes, multiple
layers of foreground and background.
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While not the first choice for discerning compositors,
most nonlinear editors today like Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Vegas,
Video Toaster, Edition, and Edius also have a built in Chroma Key
Software and provide a level of convenience as well because the compositing
is happening right within the software they are editing in.
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