Thank you for this!

In after effects, I can't get any of the tools to work no matter what.

@@EpicMathTime Layer Controls are disabled (After Effects only) Head into the View menu of After Effects and select Show Layer Controls, then try once more. This helped me !

@@gemzamala God bless you, REALLY. I was started to get mad. How did you find out this fix?

OMG thank you so much! how they didn't mention that?!

Literally any camera will Do. Just use what you got

copy the footage ? :) for keying is way more better and faster as the build in keyer off after effects . the handling is creazy compare to build in keyer

Rubicon Never too Kate for me😊 Many thanks for that. Very helpful!

same

Sadly all demos have this easy chroma shots.

@@raymundtan3261 I did end up getting this plugin and the answer to my question is a complicated one. Is this a good advanced tool to help with difficult keys? Yes. Is it going to simplify the process of complex green screen shots? HELL to the NO. I am glad I got it but if you don't have the money to throw at this plugin, you should be aware that it's no substitute for, nor will it save you from the required time and effort it takes to pull great keyed shots. In fact, when I applied it to my shots it came with its own brand new set of complications. However, I would recommend it to people who can afford it and have dedicated themselves to bettering their green screen game. I even managed to create some solid shots using a combination of layers segmented by masks, with Primatte used on some and Keylight used on others. I may create a tutorial about that, in the future. So, overall, yes, this is a good product but it's no substitute for putting in the work. Give them time, though. I believe this is yet another issue that's going to be solved by automation soon enough.

@@christophermoonlightproduction I also have this at work and use this "occassionaly" because as you have mentioned it also introduced a new set of problems. I see it as a newbie friendly tool for green screen, but for those complex green screen shots I agree with you that it does not take away the proccess of meticulously adjusting a bunch of settings. Hence I still stick to my old ways but I do hope they still improve this

@@raymundtan3261 There is wisdom in you words.

Maybe pre-comp the keyed footage before throwing them to SuperComp? I always pre-comp everything into ready, standalone elements before throwing them to SuperComp and that seems to work the best.

In After Effects, you can mask effects so that they don't apply in certain areas. In your timeline twirl open your Primatte effect and, at the bottom, you will see compositing options, you can choose a mask there. You can do it with ANY effect now; it doesn't need to be integrated into the effect anymore. That feature in Keylight was created before AE had that functionality built in natively.

We always recommend you use whatever tool works best for you. We've found Primatte quite useful in many situations.

Sorry for the confusion. You have to make sure you have the effect selected in the effect control panel.

Sorry for the trouble. Please contact our support team so we can figure out what's not working for you. It has worked on countless broadcast and film productions, so hopefully we can solve your issue.

@@cilginflix in our experience, they both work great. Sometimes one is better for a shot and sometimes the other is. When keying, it's great to have multiple tools in your toolbox.

@@MaxonRedgiant i also did tryed that plugin, it is just making the footage horrable...

@@cilginflix Sometimes, Primatte can go a bit wonky. Usually, deleting the effect and re-applying it can make it work. If not, please contact our support team!