Crystal Vision
Using Safire 3
The External Key can also be used as a FG force signal during chroma keying to
prevent unwanted keying on foreground objects. In the example below, the
chroma keyer has been set to key off the pitch colour in Multiply Foreground
mode. The logo signal here is both the External Key input and BG signal. The
logo needs to appear as though it is painted onto the pitch with players
apparently able to walk over it, and it is possible to combine the chroma key and
External Key to limit chroma keying to the External Key area only:
Because, in this case, the key and fill signals are the same signal, the External
Key
Inversion
control needs selecting to disable chroma keying in the non-logo
key areas by forcing the FG signal (See Section – Key Signals). Below is the Key
Output:
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24 March 2017