Keying and Compositing Workflow with Primatte and Boris FX Silhouette

In this 2 part series, Ben Brownlee of Boris FX shows how to use Primatte in Silhouette for keying and compositing green screen footage. Primatte is a fast way to create great-looking keys with green screen and other chroma key backgrounds. But keying is only the start of a great composite.

Keying with Primatte and Boris FX Silhouette [Workflow Tutorial Pt. 1]

In Part 1, Follow Ben as he starts the process of creating a keyed image on a background. We will learn how to start the initial key, refine our matte, and keep in fine hair and edge detail by avoiding the temptation of overkeying. Finally, we look at doing simple color matching between foreground and background, and how light wrap helps to blend in edges.

Compositing with Primatte and Boris FX Silhouette [Workflow Tutorial Pt. 2]

When creating a keyed composite, keying is only part of the process. Join Ben Brownlee as he shows a typical compositing workflow with Silhouette. You’ll see how to avoid hard edges with new nodes like Color Estimation and tie the colors together with Primatte’s color correction tools. Finally, we will use some Sapphire effects to finish the effect.

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