Ultimatte-9 Operations Manual
March 1, 2000
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3. FG Contrast MASTER
The FG Contrast Master control adjusts the overall contrast (mid-gain) of the FG subject in the
composite without affecting the quality of the composite. If the lighting contrast in the FG scene
does not match that of the BG scene, adjusting this control may produce a more convincing
composite image.
Any offsets in the FG Contrast Red, Green and Blue controls added from the FG Contrast /
Saturation menu would be preserved as the FG Contrast Master control is adjusted.
4. FG Saturation MASTER
This FG Saturation Master control adjusts the saturation of the colors in the FG subject without
affecting the generation of the matte signal. If the saturation of the colors in the BG scene does
not appear to match the saturation of the FG colors, adjusting this control
may produce a more
convincing composite.
The FG Saturation Master
control can completely remove all color from the FG subject and
produce a monochrome (black-and-white) FG composited with a color BG image.
Any offsets in the FG Saturation Red, Green and Blue controls added from the FG Contrast /
Saturation menu will be preserved as the FG Saturation Master
is adjusted.
5. Fade / Mix
When turning the Fade / Mix
control from 0% to 100%, the FG object will gradually start fading
and will be substituted by the BG scene instead.
When in matte off or in View FG modes, turning the MIX control from 0% to 100% will gradually
mix the FG image with the BG image, proportional to the MIX % setting.
The Fade _ Mix
function allows blending of FG and BG images in order to match edges of set
pieces in the FG scene to their corresponding objects in the BG scene.
When the MIX control is turned until it reaches 100%, the LED on the BG button will turn and the
FG button LED will turn off.
6. FG Color Reset
This button will reset the FG color controls (white, black, contrast and saturation) to their default
values without affecting the settings of other controls. The default setting can be either factory
default or user default values.
7. Ambiance Enable
Enables the BG colors to influence the FG colors, based on ambiance control settings.
