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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Transparency, opacity, and compositing
Last updated 12/21/2009
Example of using a hold-out matte
A. Original bluescreen image. The background for the number is also blue. B. After keying, the background for the number is also transparent.
C. Hold-out matte containing the part of the image you want to remain opaque D. When the hold-out matte is placed on top of the keyed image,
the background for the number is now opaque.
1 Duplicate the layer containing the color screen.
2 Apply keying effects and Matte effects to the original layer to create transparency.
3 On the duplicate layer, create masks to mask out everything in the image except the area that you want to preserve.
4 Make sure that the copy (the hold-out matte) is positioned directly on top of the keyed layer.
Note: Don’t change Transform properties of only one of the layers after making the duplicate; keep the layers moving
together. Consider parenting one to the other. (See
“Parent and child layers” on page 166.)
More Help topics
“Creating shapes and masks” on page 312
“Keying introduction and resources” on page 383
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