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For more information about connected clips, see “Connect clips to add cutaway shots,
titles, and synchronized
sound eects” on page 11 3 .
3 Select the foreground clip in the Timeline, and click the Eects button in the toolbar.
Tip: ∏ For best results, also position the playhead at a point within the foreground clip
that shows the maximum amount of the color to be keyed.
4 In the Eects Browser, select the Keyer eect.
Tip: ∏ Type “keyer” in the Eects Browser’s search eld to quickly nd the Keyer eect.
5 Do one of the following:
Drag the eect to the Timeline foreground clip to which you want to apply it. Â
Double-click the eect thumbnail to apply it to the selected clip. Â
The Keyer eect automatically analyzes the video to detect a green or blue dominant
color and congures itself to remove that color. If the resulting key is not right or you
would like to improve it, you can adjust the chroma key eect.
Adjust the chroma key eect
The following steps assume you have applied the chroma key eect.
1 In the Timeline, select the foreground clip with the Keyer eect, and open the
Video inspector.
Controls for modifying and improving the Keyer eect appear.
2 If the Select tool is not the active tool, choose it from the Tools pop-up menu in the
toolbar (or press A).
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