Hi Everyone,

It's already November and I do not know where the year has gone.  Winter seems to be setting in London... Wrap up warm for the cold snap if you're heading into this season.... or get your sunscreen out and enjoy the rays if it's your summertime.  Now on with the blog...

THE MODULAR KEYER

I have had a few user requests asking me to explain what the modular keyer is and how it can be utilized to build better keys when using either Flame or Smoke.

The first impression I always encounter with new users is that when you first open up the modular keyer, it looks so scary!!!!!  

I thought that too when I first saw it in Flame a long time ago.  However once you get into the guts of the Modular keyer, you'll very quickly see how it gives you an unlimited number of options how to pull keys simply by the way you arrange the tools.  It can tackle straight forward keys or the more unbalanced colour challenged green or blue screens.

Just a final note I think this a great intro for those of you wanting to get their heads into it and also a great refresher for the seasoned user. 
 

The video is best watched at FULLSCREEN with the 1:1 setting

The features shown are current with Flame and Smoke 2010 ext1 SP1

PLEASE NOTE:  The hotkeys in Flame might be slightly different but the operational UI is the same in both applicatons.

I mention the 3D keyer which is another keying tool which is exclusive to Flame.  It basically helps you pull a key using a 3D colour cube and fits very well with the modular keyer.  I left it out as it is quite in depth and I wanted to cover the Modular Keyer pipeline.

I showed a few examples how the modular keyer can be used but I do encourage experimentation.  For example, mattes could be fed from the matte pipeline into the front colour pipeline if you want to grade with your keys.  More food for thought!

Hope you guys enjoyed this blog.  Please let me know your feedback as always....

Take care!

Signing off!!!!!