10. Basic Color Keying
May 14, 2007
• Use Keylight to achieve great green screen work
• Learn basic color correction techniques
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82 Responses to "Basic Color Keying"

by Vapes 09/17/2007
Where do I get Keylight? It doesn't seem to come with After Effects 7, so far as I can tell.
by christal 09/17/2007
I love Andrew!!!He is nice and great!!!

Can Andrew give us some tutorials focusing on color grading?

Thousand thanks!
by Silent_B 09/18/2007
I was very excited to start using after effects knowing I could finally work with green screen! Didnâ
by Silent_B 09/18/2007
I was very excited to start using after effects knowing I could finally work with green screen! Didnâ
by JustAmit 09/21/2007
REPLY TO PEOPLE CONCERNING KEYLIGHT:

hey, keylight is considered a third party effect, im not sure exactly what version it comes with, but it should come with 7 and CS3 for sure. check your install disk. also, thanks for the great show again Andrew Kramer!
by Bruce 09/23/2007
Muito lagal gostei bastante desse tutorial
da aprender bastante coisa sobre o After Effects
Eu acho que eu vou comprar esse DVD
by BaubleBob 10/05/2007
KEYLIGHT INFO

If you no longer have your installation discs handy, you can download Keylight directly from the Foundry's webpages here: http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/pkg_downloads.aspx?ui=A5FB8E97-D752-4E01-AC7D-17B39B7E1192

As long as you have AE installed, it will work.
by amit 10/05/2007
its look cool, but i dont have keylight.
and i have 7 !!!
by jose medina 10/05/2007
u r the s##@ thansk so much for all ur tutorials
viva ecuador!!
by Thomas M Friesner 10/09/2007
What if after you have done all this the outside edges of your actors have a shaky look to them?
by benny blocc 10/12/2007
I love these tutorials. It helps out a lot especially as a film student. Thanks a lot.
by Ole 10/14/2007
Tnx, greate : D
but can you make a tutorail about how to make a good battlefield, it's my next movie: )
sry for my bad english -_-'
by videodude 10/16/2007
Hey, great video man, it looks like it is going to be something special. I love green screen work. I personally use Zmatte and find it very good.

Thanks for all the hard work.

Oh, ps...how do you find all this stuff out? Do you like mess around with different settings and stumble on something cool or is it more scientific?
by Zhaboka 10/30/2007
Keylight can be purchased at The Foundry's website (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/) and the free demo version can be found there as well.
by boddo 11/07/2007
thanks so much andrew for making all these great tutorials.
you realy are a pro
and also thanks baublebob for the link to thefoundry website, it works perfect
by Fahad 11/16/2007
U r cool Andrew ... Drop by www.fahdi.tk
by jei 11/17/2007
where is 'telepoter' tutoreal?? I need it.
by Ryan 11/17/2007
hey, for those who have after effects 7 you can find the key light labeled as color key instead but im pretty sure they are the same thing!! i just searched through the effects-> keying -> and i found "color key", oh and thanx andrew im a begginer in adobe after effects and your tutorials helped me come farther then i thought i would have, keep making them great tutorials!!
by Trent 11/20/2007
Hey.
Key_light isnt free, it costs alot actually, ive got it and i got it for $200..
by Yogesh 11/22/2007
M tremendiously inspired by ur creativity. btw. I like your music. u know the one that is used in this tutorial in the beginning. hehe..
by Marc 11/24/2007
( I´m Spanish) A fantastic tutorial Andrew, I am learning very much with you.

I wait to manage to be like your Andrew

A greeting... Marc
by Sjur Herman 11/24/2007
keep it up man
by chris 11/27/2007
I also have the shaky edge problem. I think it's keyed out perfectly then when I play the video back their edges have a strobe effect.. like characters from dr katz.

Any help?
by xxtoni 11/30/2007
here is a link http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/pkg_release_notes.aspx?ui=A5FB8E97-D752-4E01-AC7D-17B39B7E1192
by Miguel 12/07/2007
A very useful tutorial for all of us who use keylight. However, it could be interesting a new tutorial called 'advanced color keying' which would analize more complex projects. In example tips for affronting long hair (specially curl long hair) or blurred parts of the body when it's moving.
by Jack 12/25/2007
where did you get the explosion???
by outform 01/03/2008
where is the Project...
by nemesis514 01/03/2008
andrew is very very helpful and is a good explainer!
by Jace Taran 01/05/2008
Keylight comes with AE 6.5 Pro and above, however it does not come pre-installed with AE. It has its own, separate installation. That means that if you install AE without installing Keylight, you won't find it when you click Effect-Keying.

If you want to install keylight, put in the AE installation disc, and when the autoplay comes up, click the option to install keylight (it works this way with 6.5). If you can't find it, then try browsing the contents of the disc directly. If you still can't find it, its likely that you don't have a Pro version. If you know you have a Pro version, or if you have CS3, and still can't find it, you just haven't looked hard enough.
by chris 01/06/2008
is there a website where i can find background videos for green screen


-thank you
by Andy Sander 01/09/2008
Hi,

just great! I like this tutorial. Thank you.

Andy Sander
from
http://www.playcon.de
by Tom 01/11/2008
for those of you that cant find keylight, you can download it at:

http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/pkg_downloads.aspx?ui=A5FB8E97-D752-4E01-AC7D-17B39B7E1192
by Jakob 01/14/2008
Sam is just great, agian!

by Brandon 01/24/2008
Thank you for this awesome tutorial! But could you put up the footage so we can test it out (just in case somebody doesn't have the best quality camera).

Thanks!
by Rich 01/27/2008
very cool and helpgul. Trying to do some greenscreening and the color correction really makes the difference.

THANK YOU!!!!
by paroxit 01/28/2008
thank u for all tutorials. its all awsome
by Mohammad Ramahi 01/29/2008
Thanks for this great tutorial ..
by Doodee 01/31/2008
Thanks for sharing
by Doodee 01/31/2008
Thanks for sharing
by Muslm 02/01/2008
good job
by Fraaank 02/05/2008
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Yes Andrew a very very good tut.
But have somebody a link for the "teleport" Tuturital ??? pls help me i need it ,too
(sry for my bad englisch )
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by Bela 02/12/2008
Andrew is the best...keep itup mon!!!
by Abdala 03/02/2008
great tutorial Hi there what camera is the best for filming Green screen on hd? what camera did u used!!! thanx
by jakob halskov 03/05/2008
search on google for keylight
by RussellCory 03/06/2008
For those that are complaining about not having Keylight.

Keylight is included with After Effects versions 6.0, 6.5, 7 & CS3. It is on the "extras" or "3rd party plugins" disk. It does not auto install, you have to install it yourself.

If you got your copy AE from a file sharing network the extra stuff was probably not included.

If you bought AE & the plugin isn't on any of the discs that Adobe sent, give customer support a call.
by bacho 03/12/2008
good :)
by anime_thor 03/16/2008
great tutorial andrew...
Guys, keylight is a very powerful keying tool but you have to purchase it. But let us not just depend om it. The color key is also a powerful plug in.
by natac 04/03/2008
wow~good!!!!!
by Kassem Bagher 04/17/2008
Nice specially the coler matching,,

thx
by XADA 05/19/2008
Hey, these are cool!!!!!
by marie 06/13/2008
gracias por tanta luz, maestro!!, mucha claridad para explicar, muchas gracias
by Far'east 06/15/2008
If i'm not mistake, beside than keying light, we're also can using the other keying features- this is because all of them have very similar functions- it's up to you, the way you manipulate the features-depend on your creativity-
by m1cr0d1sp343r 06/23/2008
I bought this DVD, but i can't find this Keylight plugin.Where can I get it?
by Bas Maas 06/27/2008
Hey Andrew,

And again a great tutorial! Keep it up.
Sam keep it up to :D

Bas
by wittus 07/03/2008
This guy is great.
How can i who live's in Germany buy his DVD?
by MNaion 07/09/2008
WOW these guys are great !
How can i get this plugin!
:]
by 54321 07/17/2008
where is the blown away tutorial?
by pax_gen 07/19/2008
wicked cool tutorials!!!! im an animation student in the phils. and these really help me a lot! keep it up Andrew!
by Jpachoulli 07/24/2008
Andrew - You're a very talented individual. Thank you very much for making your extensive knowledge available to those who need to utilize it. Learning ANY new software can be challenging, and appreciate very much all of your hard work. YOUR TUTS ROCK!!! Keep up the excellent work.
BTW - It seems like you have worked on feature motion pictures before -- have you?
by DeskArt 07/27/2008
I used this tutorial to make my first movie! I used Colbert's footage of John McCain and put him in the last supper! It looks pretty bad, but I know I'll get better eventually.

Thanks Video Copilot!
by `n3xu5` 08/07/2008
woww (omg)... nice tutorial andrew..

thx =)
by TheMatt7000 08/23/2008
FIVE STARS!
by Gabriel 08/25/2008
This tutorial has change my life.... it's seriously
by David 08/31/2008
Keylight does come with After Effects 7, go uner Keying. Nice tutorials here. Helped me a lot!
by edward 09/08/2008
great job again andrew nice tutorial thanks
by fxgarden 09/09/2008
Great tutorial, and find in most situations I tried it with it does a great job, however I too like some others would love to see an advanced Chroma Key tutorial for those much more difficult situations such as badly lit green screens that are harder to extract or objects that reflect some of the chroma key and detailed objects like hair and shadows. How would you go about this? Using a Matte technique maybe? This is where I need to call on your expertise as mine fails.....keep up the great work
by ROCK 09/17/2008
OH MY GOD
by justin 10/09/2008
Thank you!
by MK 10/15/2008
hi, thanks for to this great tutorial, ? have a question, which camera model prefer to use on chromakey (interlace or progressive, hdv or dv) sorry for bad english :)
by Betoman 10/17/2008
This is a amazing tutorial, but i have a problem whit my chroma, i m using a panasonic 100b, and the video had some grain problem when i start to apply the keylight... the origin video look great, but when i use the clip black everythings #%&!!!! what is the problem here?

please help,
and excuse me for my english. I hope you understand
by Joost 11/04/2008
Yeah, great tut! I was fiddling around with the screen gain and got unwanted results, such as strange artifacts and lots of noise...a friend of mine recommended this tutorial.... and i love it..got my keying right this time:)!

tnx

by aangkat 11/08/2008
hi Andrew.
can you do me a thing.
i was just wondering and trying about keylight. and i what i can't do is using keylight on anime videos. i mean they don't got green screen background. can you show or tell me how to do it?
i tried and tired. otherwise i have to go with the old way. by masking :(

ps.i tired color keying to.
and YOU ROCK. keep the good job
Sweden
by JR 11/11/2008
Excellent tutorial. I refer back to this every once in a while when I can't seem to get a decent key.
by Nemo 11/12/2008
Thanx from Russia!))
by Pompilus 11/12/2008
from Russia with love! thnx!!!!!
:-*
))
by vicky 11/15/2008
hey andrew its really nice.....
by TheFlyingHelmet 11/18/2008
dude, wish there were more people like you...sharing their knowledge for free! keep up the good work!
by PostMagic 11/18/2008
King Tut:
Great lesson. I'll definitely use it. Thanks.
by Q 11/30/2008
hey andy, where can i get footage files?
by nitesh 11/30/2008
thanks Andrew Kramer i am big fan of your ttutorial i am good artist in after effects bcz of u thanks a lot
by Pek´s 12/01/2008
Hi! Thanks so much!
From Barcelona!
You are very big!
by Henrik 7 hours ago
Thanks Andrew for your great tutorials!

Could someone give me a advice? I have a upcoming bluescreen project and I will use a canon XH A1 HDV camera (1080i). Will this camera be good for keying?

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