User Manual

Alpha Matte Shrink and Grow
(Studio Version Only)
This filter lets you refine the edges of alpha and key mattes in a variety of ways, shrinking and
growing the edges, and opening and closing holes that appear within a matte. In the Color
page, this filter can be applied to Qualifier or Window keys that have been routed to the RGB
input of a corrector node, for adjustment and refinement, before connecting the result to the
key input of a subsequent node for use isolating an adjustment.
Applying the Alpha Matte Shrink and Grow filter to a key
matte that’s fed to the RGB input of a separate node
 Operation: A pop-up menu lets you choose how you want to modify the alpha channel/
key. You can choose Shrink or Grow to dilate or erode the edges of the matte with
great accuracy. Or, you can choose Opening or Closing to plug or expand holes within
the key to clean up a ragged matte.
 Operator Shape: A pop-up menu lets you choose how corners and angles in the edges
of the key are handled when you grow or shrink it. Circle is the default, and results in
even expansion around the surface of the key that eventually averages all angles into
a circular shape if you use extreme Radius settings. Square averages all angles into
a more rectangular shape if you use extreme Radius settings. Diamond averages all
angles into a diamond shape if you use extreme Radius settings.
 Operator Radius: A slider adjusts how much to Shrink, Grow, Open, or Close the key.
 Repeat Operation: A slider alters the effect of the Operator Radius setting to create
more extreme adjustments.
Beauty (Studio Version Only)
Beauty is a plug-in that lets you control texture. In Advanced mode, you can selectively smooth
image detail that falls above a particular threshold (using the Smoothing Threshold slider), while
preserving detail falling below a particular threshold (using the Texture Threshold slider). In this
way, you can smooth larger textures you don’t want, while either preserving or exaggerating
smaller textures that you do want.
In the case of faces and skin, this plug-in provides another method of smoothing larger,
unwanted blemishes, while preserving desirable edge detail and underlying structures such as
pores, so you can improve the complexion of subjects on shoots where hair and makeup was
not available, without over-softening realistic skin details and creating an overly fake
plastic look.
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