RippleTraining – Keying and Compositing in FCP

Description

RippleTraining – Keying and Compositing in FCP

• Understand keying vs. compositing
• Understand how to produce a clean key
• Work with advanced keyer controls
• Avoid guesswork by working logically
• Combine keying with masks & color correction
• Covers from FCP 10.4 to 10.5.2

Who this Tutorial is for:

Editors, producers, and content creators who need to a thorough understanding of the keying and compositing process in Final Cut Pro X. Users who are new to Final Cut Pro X should purchase our Final Cut Pro X Core Training or Final Cut Pro X Essentials Bundle before working through this tutorial.

Anyone who needs to key a shot to replace a background in Final Cut Pro X or anyone who shoots subjects with the intention of replacing the background.

Software Version: Final Cut Pro 10.4 and later.

Run Time: 2 hours 22 minutes

Type of Tutorial: Workflow Focused

Project Media: Project Media is Included

 

Keying and Compositing in Final Cut Pro 10.4

1. Goals

2. Keying & Compositing Defined

3. Key Factors

• Keying Factors
• Compositing Factors

4. Why Green?

5. Evaluating Greenscreen Setups

• 1st Setup: Lighting & Camera
• 2nd Setup: Lighting & Camera
• 3rd Setup: Bulbs
• 4th Setup: Proximity & Scopes
• 5th Setup: Camera
• 6th Setup: Wall vs. Fabric
• 7th Setup: Tight Quarters

6. Evaluating Shots

• UI Setup
• Greenscreen Saturation
• RBG Parade Luminance

7. One-click Keying

• Applying the Keyer Effect
• How Auto-Keying Works
• Keyer Paramaters
• Identifying Keyed Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
• How the Strength Parameter Works
• Keyed Luma

8. Refining a Key

• Evaluating the Automatic Key
• Evaluating the Matte
• Manual Sampling vs. Adjusting Auto-Sampling
• Understanding the Spill Level Parameter
• Reducing Spill Fringing with Color Selection Controls
• Using Fill Holes + Edge Distance to Repair the Core Matte
• Using Chroma Rolloff
• Adjust Luma Selecting and Rolloff
• Fix Video Checkbox
• Using the Matte Tools
• Fixing the Table Key
• Using the Draw Mask Effect
• Removing Green Reflections with a Hue/Sat Curves Correction

9. Hair Challenge

• Greenscreen Cyclorama Shoot Overview
• Locating the Shot to Key
• Evaluating the Shot for Keying
• Evaluating the Automatic Key
• Restoring Hair Detail with the Strength Parameter
• Smoothing with Matte Tools
• Using Light Wrap to Improve the Composite
• Workflow Review
• Grading to Improve the Composite

10. Lighting Variations

• Analyzing 3 Lighting Setups
• Evaluating the Automatic Key
• Identifying Lost Hair Detail
• Masking Transparency Issues
• Solving Core Matte Transparency
• Keying an Underexposed Greenscreen

11. Proximity

• Analyzing Greenscreen Shadow
• Manual Sampling
• Addressing Edge Detail
• Addressing Core Matte Transparency
• Masking Off Problem Areas
• Softening the Matte
• Eliminating Fringing

12. Motion Blur

• Adding Transparency
• Smoothing Edges
• Working with Spill Suppression
• Keying with Less Motion Blur

13. Keying Compressed Footage

• Keying ProRes
• Automatic Sampling of Compressed Footage

14. Keying a Log Clip

• Adding a LUT Before Keying
• Manually Grading a Log Shot Before Keying
• Keying the Log shot

15. Improving a Key with Targeted Grading

• Analyzing an Outdoor Greenscreen iPhone Shot
• Isolating Greenscreen for Analysis
• Analyzing the Automatic Sampling
• Removing Blue from a Greenscreen
• Keying the Graded Shot
• Comparing Graded vs. Ungraded Mattes

16. Split Keys & Full Manual Keying

• Identify Areas to Fix and Approach
• Adding Samples to the Automatic Key
• Splitting the Key
• Working in Manual Mode
• Tweaking the Core Matte
• Cleaning up Hair Detail with Spill Suppression

17. Keying Sideways

• Analyzing the Shot
• Keying Tips for Sideways Shots
• Adding Samples to the Automatic Sampling
• Working on Hair Detail
• Options for Core Matte Repair
• Transforming the Shot
• Masking

18. Wide Shot Keying

• Analyzing the Shot
• Using Built-in Content for a Background
• Applying and Analyzing the Automatic Sampling
• Evaluating Floor Shadows
• Creating the Garbage Matte
• Grading the Keyed Shot
• Adding Bullet Point Titles
• Transforming the Shot

19. Keying & Compositing

• Shot Evaluation for Both Keying and Compositing
• Applying and Evaluating the Initial Key
• Improving the Composite With Primary and Secondary Color Corrections
• Recovering Hair Detail
• Masking Off Elements
• Transparency Issues
• Reflection Issues

20. Keying Workflow Review

• Step 1: Evaluate Auto-sampler in Matte View
• Step 2: Masking
• Step 3: Color Selection for Edge Detail
• Step 4: Core Matte Restoration
• Step 5: Shrink/Expand/Soften
• Step 6: Spill Suppression
• Step 7: Light Wrap
• Step 8: Grade for Composite

21. Cutting Between Keys

• Evaluating the Shot
• Examining the Initial Key
• Core Matte Adjustment
• Garbage Masking
• Animating the Mask
• Evaluating Shadows
• Animating the Key
• Grading To Match the Scene
• Matching the Close Up Shot to the Wide Shot
• Transformations on Subject and Background

22. Animated Keying

• Shot Analysis: Keying & Compositing
• Keying and Initial Evaluation
• Addressing the Core Matte
• Animated Garbage Masking
• Adding Shadow Detail
• Addressing Spill Issues
• Grading
• Splitting the Key

23. Removing Markers

24. 3-Way Challenge

• Analyzing the Shot
• Keying Approach
• Correcting the Greenscreen
• Analyzing the Automatic Key
• Working on Hair Detail
• Manual Core Matte Adjustments
• Fine-tuning for Spill Outlining

25. Keying on White

• Shooting on a White Cyclorama
• Luma Keyer vs. Keyer Effect
• Sampling from 0 Strength
• Garbage Masking
• Placing the Subject in the Composite
• Integrating the Subject with a Masked Correction
• Closing

 

 

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