Oak Street Software vKey2 is a new keyer that is FxPlug, so it works in Final Cut Pro and Motion, and also a Quicktime Component. It is a tool for keying out, or removing a single color background from frames of a movie, or any digital images; especially suited to keying 4:1:1 (low color resolution) video formats. Recently enhanced for spectacular keys! It's very fast and easy to use.

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Oak Street Software VKey2 Quicktime Component and FxPlug plug-in is a tool for keying out, or removing a single color background from frames of a movie, or any digital images; especially suited to keying 4:1:1 (low color resolution) video formats. Recently enhanced for spectacular keys!

The FxPlug version of Vkey2 is now available. One really convenient feature of the FxPlug version is an auto-key-color feature that computes the optimal key color for you. It can also save you some render time.

Here's a sample:

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Oak Street Software VKey2 Quicktime Component is a tool for keying out, or removing a single color background from frames of a movie, or any digital images; especially suited to keying 4:1:1 (low color resolution) video formats. Recently enhanced for spectacular keys!

Here's a sample:


The FxPlug version of Vkey2 is back in development and should be available any time now. One really convenient feature of the FxPlug version is an auto-key-color feature that computes the optimal key color for you. It can also save you some render time. Expect an update in mid to late April. (The video embedded above was created using the FxPlug version of VKey2).

Labels: Oak Street Software VKey, QuickTime

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Labels: After Effects, Apple, QuickTime

There have been some problems reported with the Quicktime 7.4 update and rendering out of After Effects and Final Cut Pro, along with various other issues. If you've been experiencing strange errors or crashes and want to go back to a previous version, here's a link explaining a couple of ways to downgrade to 7.3.

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I've noticed that it breaks Flip4Mac but MacFixIt discusses the topic in depth, with some fixes.

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cineSync is a remote review and approval tool based on Apple QuickTime technology. By synchronising the timeline and playback of movies, you can quickly and efficiently view your work at the same time with anyone anywhere in the world. A cineSync review session is much like a telephone conference call. With a registered cineSync account, you can start a cineSync review session that will allow others to join with no cost to them.

New features in cineSync 1.2.3:

• Proxy server support: for users who want to connect to cineSync via a proxy server
• Auto locating movies: cineSync now remembers the last 20 folders you've pulled movies from - and will auto search these folders when new movies are added to the session.
• Windows colour picker: to match the existing capability of the OSX client.
• Improved performance

Visit cineSync's site to get the 1.2.3 update. cineSync strongly recommends upgrading as soon as possible, to eliminate any potential performance issues related to using older versions of cineSync.

Labels: cineSync, QuickTime