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5 In the Viewing panel, click on the clip you want as your back.
You are taken back to the ConnectFX schematic and your back clip is connected to the back input of
the Modular Keyer node.
6 Double-click the matte (blue) input of the Modular Keyer node.
You are taken to the Viewing panel and the cursor becomes a blue arrow, prompting you to select a
matte clip.
7 In the Viewing panel, click on the clip you want as your matte.
You are taken back to the ConnectFX schematic and your Matte clip is connected to the matte input
of the Modular Keyer node.
Your front, back and matte clips are now connected to the front, back and matte inputs of the Modular
Keyer node. You are ready to start creating your key.
8 Double-click the Modular Keyer node.
9 Click the Edit button that appears at the bottom of the screen.
The Master Keyer processing pipeline appears. The Master Keyer is the default keyer.
NOTE Once inside the Modular Keyer, the Modular Keyer node bin is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Though very similar to the Connect FX Node bin, the Modular Keyer node bin contains only nodes that are
relevant for keying. To return to the ConnectFX view, click Return.
10 Double-click the Master Keyer node to display the Master Keyer menu at the bottom of the screen.
11 Select the desired Start Mode, and create your key.
To set up the composite in the Modular Keyer from the Timeline through the Action Timeline FX:
1 Select the track you want to key, and add an Action Timeline FX.
The track below the selected track is taken as the Background.
2 Double-click to Action entry in the FX ribbon, or click the Editor button to enter Action.
3 In Action, click the Media button to display the Media menu.
4 Double-click the K field in the front/matte row to enter the Modular Keyer.
The Master Keyer processing pipeline appears. The Master Keyer is the default keyer.
NOTE Once inside the Modular Keyer, the Modular Keyer node bin is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Though very similar to the ConnectFX Node bin, the Modular Keyer node bin contains only nodes that are
relevant for keying. To return to the ConnectFX view, click Return.
5 Select the desired Start Mode, and create your key.
After you have set up the nodes and media,
set up the viewports for keying (page 679).
Setting Up Viewports for Keying
After you have
set up your processing pipeline and your media (page 678), you want to set up the viewports
for keying.
When keying, you want to set the viewport to 2-up view, to display the schematic and the result views
simultaneously, enabling you to view the result as you work.
To set up the viewports for keying:
1 From the Layout box, select 2-up.
The view area is split in two. The schematic view is displayed on the left, by default.
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