Apple Shake 3.5 Guía de usuario

1TABLE OF CONTENTSUSER GUIDE© 2002-2006 Ultimatte Corporation • All Rights Reservedv 1.6.2Introduction 5Minimum system requirements 6Installation

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THE “LESS” CONTROLS11The “Less” InterfaceDiagramINTERFACE OVERVIEWInterface OverviewThe “Less” InterfaceQ Settings Pop-up MenuW Undo ButtonE Redo B

12View ToolsDiagramThe “More” InterfaceINTERFACE OVERVIEWCommon FeaturesThe “More” InterfaceQ History ButtonW History ListE History Bookmark Entry

13INTERFACE OVERVIEWCommon FeaturesView Tools–––––View Pop-up ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Clicking in

14Common FeaturesINTERFACE OVERVIEWSnapshotShort Cut Keys–––––Snapshot ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

15Enable Video CorrectionQUICK STARTSample BackingMatte CorrectionQuick StartSample the Backing Area (FOREGROUND VIEW) When the AdvantEdge filter is l

16Set Roto-Screen CorrectionQUICK STARTVideo Correction Alternatively, by clicking on the Foreground pop-up menu above the Foreground thumbnail icon,

17Set Roto-Screen CorrectionQUICK START With Screen selected from the Automation pop-up menu, use the Add Overlay tool to scrub on areas that represen

18Set Roto-Screen CorrectionQUICK STARTUnder some circumstances, it may be difficult to completely cover the screen area with the overlay. This does n

19Set Matte Density ControlsQUICK STARTSet Shadow + Clean UpSet Matte Density Controls (if necessary) (suggested: matte & composite views)These c

2TABLE OF CONTENTSInterface Overview 11The “Less” Interface 11The “More” Interface 12Common Features 12––––– Saving Views 12––––– View Se

20Set Color ConformanceQUICK STARTSet SpillThe density, sharpness, and tint of the shadow may be altered by manually adjusting the shadow controls in

21Set Color ConformanceQUICK START If the desired background color does not appear in the image, then a color may be chosen from the Ultimatte color p

22THE “MORE” CONTROLSTHE “MORE” CONTROLS Individual slider controls can be found by clicking on and selecting the respective menu from the Slider Co

23Matte Density ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSMatte Density Controls for Print-Through, Dark & Glowing EdgesThese controls are used to adjust the den

24Spill ControlsAdvancedMatte Density ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLS • Blur: (Only available when Matte Correction is DISABLED.) Use this control to bl

25Advanced Spill ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSChoose Spill Suppression from the Slider Controls pop-up menu. • Cool: Use this control to adjust the a

26THE “MORE” CONTROLSSpill ControlsAdvanced Controls • Darks: Use this control to adjust the amount of spill on dark foreground objects. • Ambience

27Shadow ControlsAdvanced ControlsSpill ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSincrease suppression of red content in the blue (green) screen and can cause foregr

28Clean Up Shadow ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSWarning: All preserved shadows will be lightened. • Low: Increase this control to restore the density

29Clean Up ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSChoose Clean Up from the Slider Controls pop-up menu Choose Clean Up from the Slider Controls pop-up menu to red

3TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE “MORE” CONTROLS 22Matte Density Controls for Print-Through, Dark & Glowing Edges 23Spill Controls for excessive spill

30Color Conformance ContorlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSColor Conformance Controls for matching foreground colors to background colorsSet these controls while

31Color Conformance ContorlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLS > Blue: Use this control to increase or decrease the blue influence in the bright areas of the ima

32Video Corr.THE “MORE” CONTROLSColor Conformance ControlsAdvanced Controls > Green: Use this control to increase or decrease the green influence

33Video Correction ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLScapable of auto-detecting which type of compression artifacts have been applied to the image as long as

34Roto-Screen Correction ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSVideo CorrectionLeft:use the leftmost pixel from a 4-pixel array to restore the correct color info

35Roto-Screen Correction ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLS Choose Roto-Screen Correction from the Slider Controls pop-up menu to refine the settings.Set thes

36Roto-Screen Correction ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSAdvanced Controls • Darks (G>R) {for bluescreen}: Use this control to include or exclude dar

37Film CorrectionTHE “MORE” CONTROLSRoto-Screen CorrectionAdvanced Controlsoverlay in those areas where the Green Value is greater than the Red Value

38Film Correction ControlsTHE “MORE” CONTROLSthe Foreground pop-up menu above the foreground thumbnail icon, the view can be toggled between Film Corr

39Output ModuleTHE “MORE” CONTROLSFilm Correction ControlsAdvanced ControlsAdvanced ControlsSet the following advanced controls while viewing the Subj

4TABLE OF CONTENTSAdobe Photoshop 5.5 to 6 47Adobe Photoshop 7+ 49Adobe Premiere 6+ (Note: Mac version requires Premiere 6.5) 50Adobe Premiere

40Output ModuleTHE “MORE” CONTROLS• PFG (3-channel): This will output the foreground subject against a black background as a 3-channel image.• PFG+A

41Matte Density for BWBLACK AND WHITE LOGICBlack and White LogicIn some cases, it may be desirable to shoot the foreground imagery in front of a black

42Roto-Screen Correction for BW Logic Matte DensityBLACK AND WHITE LOGICChoose Matte Density from the Slider Controls pop-up menu. • Subject: Use th

43Roto-Screen Correction for Black and White LogicBLACK AND WHITE LOGICAdvanced • Screen: Use these RGB controls to include screen areas (or possib

44Adobe After Effects 5+SETUPSetupAdobe After Effects 5+ (Windows) • 5.5+ (Mac):1 Place the foreground, background, clean plate (if available) and h

45Adobe After Effects 5+SETUP4 In the Effect Controls window, set the Clean Plate pull-down menu to the corresponding layer in the Timeline which is

46Adobe After Effects 5+SETUP• The BG Preview, Clean Plate and Holdout Matte images, footage or compositions must be the same size as the foreground

47Adobe Photoshop 5.5 to 6SETUPAdobe Photoshop 5.5 to 61 AdvantEdge functions on Layers, so the first step is to convert the "Background" in

48Photoshop 5.5 to 6SETUP Toggle the eye to select an alternate output.4 Click the folder icon next to Background, Clean Plate, Garbage Matte and

49SETUPAdobe Photoshop 7+Adobe Photoshop 7+Since Photoshop 7.0 allows a plug-in to have access to multiple layers, the layered document may contain ad

5INTRODUCTIONIntroductionAdvantEdge is the culmination of over 25 years of bluescreen imaging experience by Ultimatte Corporation.AdvantEdge enables t

50Adobe Premiere 6+SETUPAdobe Premiere 6+ (Note: Mac version requires Premiere 6.5)1 Place the foreground image or sequence on Track 1A in the Adobe

51Adobe Premiere 6+SETUPadditional inputs must be the same size as the foreground and must be single frames (not sequences or movie files.) Enable/disa

52Adobe Premiere ProSETUPAdobe Premiere Pro1 Place the foreground footage and the background footage on the same track. Make sure there is no gap be

53Adobe Premiere ProSETUP4 Leaving the AdvantEdge transition selected, go to the Effects Control Window and click the Custom button in the AdvantEdg

54Adobe Premiere ProSETUP In this example, all inputs are being used. Toggle the eye to select an alternate output.6 Set the output to Composite.

55Apple Final Cut Pro 3+SETUPApple Final Cut Pro 3+1 Add an additional track to the timeline by performing a right-click above video track 1 (V1) an

56Apple Final Cut Pro 3+SETUP3 Select the Foreground layer (V2).4 Choose Effects -> Video Filters -> Ultimatte -> AdvantEdge.5 Doube clic

57Apple Shake 3.5+SETUPApple Shake 3.5+1 Before launching the Ultimatte AdvantEdge interface, be sure to enable autoAlpha by clicking on the LED in

58Apple Shake 3.5+SETUP2 Click the AdvantEdge tab and then the AdvantEdge logo to create an AdvantEdge node. Connect the foreground, background, cle

59Apple Shake 3.5+SETUP3 In the AdvantEdge node interface, click on setup to launch the Ultimatte AdvantEdge interface.4 The default output is PFG +

6MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSa particular operation. In this guide, we show one way to load and use the AdvantEdge plug-in within a particular environ

60SETUPAvid AVX 1.5Avid AVX 1.5 (excluding Avid DS)The AdvantEdge AVX plug-in can accept up to 4 inputs. To use all 4 inputs with AdvantEdge, the fol

61Avid AVX 1.5SETUP1 Locate the Effect Palette, choose Ultimatte AdvantEdge and drag it onto the foreground footage in the timeline.

62SETUPAvid AVX 1.52 The AVX Optional Inputs dialog box will appear. Choose the number of tracks appropriate for your AdvantEdge inputs. Note: if

63SETUPAvid AVX 1.5 Toggle the eye to select an alternate output.5 The default output is Composite.

64Avid DS 6+SETUPAvid DS 6+ (Note: there are many ways to setup this type of compostie in Avid DS. This is just one example.)1 Switch to Compositing

65SETUPAvid DS 6+0 Click Open Effect UI to enter the AdvantEdge interface.{ Open the Inputs palette by clicking on or click on More and then the

66Avid DS 6+SETUP In this example, the extra input is turned off. Toggle the eye to select an alternate output.} The default output is Composite

67Autodesk Combustions 2+SETUPAutodesk Combustion 2+1 Create a combusiton composite workspace that contains the foreground and background footage.2

68Autodesk Combustions 2+SETUP Toggle the eye to select an alternate output.7 The default output is PFG + Alpha. Open the Output Palette or click

69Autodesk IFFFS 4+/7+SETUPAutodesk IFFFS 4+/7+1 Once all necessary footage is loaded and visible in the Desktop, click the Effects button in the Ma

7SUPPORTCustomer Support and FeedbackWe think we’ve created quite a wonderful tool, but we were only able to do so because we’ve been working closely

70Autodesk IFFFS 4+/7+SETUP4 When 5 inputs have been chosen, the arrow cursor will turn white. Click anywhere in the grey area of the Discreet Deskt

71Autodesk IFFFS 4+/7+SETUP In this example, the Clean Plate is not being used.8 Open the Output Palette or click More and then the Outputs tab i

72eyeon Digital Fusion 3+SETUPeyeon Digital Fusion 3+1 Connect the foreground, background, clean plate (if available), and garbage matte (if availab

73media 100i 8+, sw 10+, ProducerSETUPmedia 100i 8+, sw 10+, Producer1 Place the Background material in Track B. Place the Foreground material in Tra

74media 100i 8+, sw 10+, ProducerSETUP media100’s Edit Suite window. Transition Settings shown.7 Open the Inputs palette by clicking on or click

75media 100i 8+, sw 10+, ProducerSETUP In this example, a Clean Plate is being used.8 Open the Output Palette or click More and then the Outputs

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