The industry’s most sophisticated Blue Screen Keyer now with AI tracking
macOS: macOS 11.5.1 Big Sur +, macOS 12 Monterey +, macOS 13 Ventura +, macOS 14 Sonoma +
FxFactory: 8.0.3 +
Apps: Final Cut Pro 10.6 +, Motion 5.6 +, Premiere Pro 14 +, After Effects 17 +
Hawaiki Keyer 5 (Blue) is compatible with Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Off by default.
QUICK VIEW: The three quick view buttons allow you to access the most common views (Matte, Analysis and Source) at the flick of a switch. Note that the Matte button over-rides Analysis which in turn over-rides Source. All three can be enabled at once.
Off by default.
Off by default.
Hawaiki Keyer provides a comprehensive set of view modes to make it easy to set up your key and refine the spill suppression. In Final Cut Pro and Motion (but not the Adobe hosts) there are onscreen buttons and menus for selecting the views which are duplicates of the Inspector controls.
The following options are available:
Lets you view your untreated original source image.
Shows the result of the Screen Clean process.
The default mode is Final Key which shows you the keyed image with spill suppression. Make sure to select this view when you have finished work on your key because this is the view that will get rendered. The Invert button inverts this view.
Shows you the current state of the matte, with orange representing the solid foreground pixels, blue representing the semi-transparent pixels (typically your edges), and black representing the fully transparent background. Pixels that show up yellow are on the verge of becoming transparent (90 to 99% opacity) but will show up fully opaque in your final matte. Note that using the Invert switch with the Analysis view is a great way of making sure you have eliminated all stray pixels from the backing, which are otherwise less easy to spot.
Shows you the familiar black and white matte. Note that you will get much better results if you use Hawaiki's Analysis view to set up your matte as a simple black and white view makes it much harder to judge the matte density correctly. Use this view if you need to send the black and white matte out to another compositing operation. The Invert button inverts this view.
Shows you the hard matte for the outer regions of the background, with red for the full transparent background pixels, overlaid over the full colour original source image.
Shows the black and white shape matte as defined in the Shape group.
Shows you a representation of the pixels that will be affected by the spill suppression with pink for the areas that are fully despilled and cyan for those that are not affected by the despill process. Note that adjusting the Spill Map Depth, Amount, Balance, etc. will all update this view.
Shows you the unmatted source image after the spill suppression has been applied.
Shows you the result of the Despill - Use Background process where spill on the edge of the foreground is colorized by the background image. It shows the output of the whole Despill process multiplied by the main matte and the custom edge matte employed by Use Background (composited over black).
Shows you the fine edge matte that is used by Edge, Edge Replace and Background Match within the Edge Tools group. In the default Edge Matte mode, the matte is grayscale, but if you turn on Qualify, the colors will change to purple for the Value A side, and yellow for the Value B side.
The final output multiplied by the edge matte comped over black. As such, unlike the other views it updates when you toggle the various checkboxes for edge operations. Allows you to compare the various edge operations and their combinations as well as evaluate the impact on the edge of any global changes you make to the image and matte.
Allows you to monitor the Light Wrap component on its own - in this case what you are seeing is the full color Light Wrap and not just its matte, which makes it easy to assess the depth, brightness and saturation of the Light Wrap before applying it to the final key
Shows you the result of the edge blend operation prior to compositing with the final image. Note this uses a different edge matte from the main Edge controls, Background Match and Edge Replace.
Shows the background used in the dropzone/image well - useful to see if any scaling is required.
Shows the Foreground comped over the background. An alternative to having the host app do the final composite. This can be handy in complex timelines where you are using a lot of layers.
NB. Composite view requires the Background dropzone to be populated.
Shows you the final key composited over a black background or any other color of your choice with correct premultiplication. This can be very useful for checking your key or even for your final composited output, which means you don't need to add a background layer if you simply intend to composite over a solid color. On Color lets you choose a custom color to composite against and you can select your own using the swatch situated at the bottom of the Inspector. The Invert button inverts this view.
Off by default.
Off by default.
Quickly create a garbage matte and speed up rendering with complex keys. Crop doesn’t apply a matte at the end of the chain it defines the pixels that are processed from the beginning of the chain, for both image and matte operations.
Off by default.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
On by default.
Limits the automatic screen extraction (used when Auto is enabled in the Primary and Secondary keyers) to the area defined by the crop.
If you apply crop after you’ve finessed your key you may wish to disable this as the key may change, depending on how uniform your screen is. Normally the matte will soften when Crop Key Automation is enabled as the dark edges of the screen are excluded.
On by default.
On by default.
The Denoise group gives the user a sophisticated method for reducing edge noise in the matte. It can also help to clear up stray backing pixels caused by noisy source footage. This option is always the preferred method for dealing with "jaggies" or steppiness on the edges of the matte. Unlike a conventional matte blur, Hawaiki Keyer's denoise does a much smoother job of cleaning the edges, while retaining as much of the detail as possible.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Screen Clean is a sophisticated screen correction function that intelligently analyses the green or blue screen backing to remove defects and create an even screen, making most keys a lot easier to pull.
It's not very often that one manages to shoot a perfectly even green or blue screen backing and sometimes the results can be very uneven indeed, which means that the keyer is having to work overtime to compensate and that inevitably compromises the overall result.
So while you can use the Density and Level controls to clear the darker parts of an uneven screen, often these patches are insufficiently distinct from the edge of the foreground, especially hair, and you lose edge detail in the process.
Screen Clean solves this problem - clearing the backing whilst preserving edges. It also frees up the Secondary keyer for further refinements rather than having to use it to clean up an uneven screen. Screen Clean can also benefit well lit screens - enhancing edge detail by smoothing out out the unevenness that is very close to the key subject.
NB. The best view to evaluate Screen Clean is the Analysis view and we've also provided a dedicated Screen Clean view so you can see the results of the process.
Off by default.
On by default.
Set to 0.9 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.5 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 1 but you can type values between -0.5 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 20 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Enable to exclude the Screen Clean process from the area inside the Shape matte. Makes it easier to pull a softer Secondary key while clearing the edges of the screen.
The best way of working on creating a great-looking matte is to use the View menu and select the Analysis view mode which gives a color representation of the state of the matte. Solid foreground pixels will be orange and the transparent edge pixels will be blue. Pixels that show up yellow are on the verge of becoming transparent but will show up fully opaque in your final matte. To begin with, some of your background may be washed blue because it is not yet fully transparent. Note that using the Invert button with the Analysis view is a great way of picking up stray background pixels that are otherwise tricky to spot, so you may want to try that at the final clean-up stage of your matte.
Be sure to adjust all of these controls only as much as is necessary. If you go too far you will lose precious edge detail and that's something you really want to avoid.
On by default.
On by default.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 0.99 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.8 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Sets the point at which the FG Fill kicks in. Reduce it to add more transparency to the edges, increase it to solidify the edges.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0.9 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.5 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Works like a white clip control but earlier in the matte extraction process so the effect is more subtle. Reduce it to solidify the foreground, increase it to give the edges of the foreground greater transparency.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0.8 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.2 and 1 but you can type values between 0.01 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.2 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Limits the Level process to prevent dark parts of the FG from eroding. If you have a screen with dark patches that won’t clear then reduce the amount.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Off by default.
Bypasses the level control - may be required on some screens (especially very bright stock shots).
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
On by default.
Changes the basic curve used when comparing the screen to the foreground. For green screens we’ve come up with a custom curve - enabling Linear turns this off. Linear is on by default with blue screens. If when keying a green screen you find your edges are too soft you may wish to enable this. Note it will make it harder to clear dark parts of the backing but the level control can help here. NB. Enabling Linear also changes the way the Matte group gain and gamma controls work.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0.25 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Limits the Bias gain to the foreground. Allows you to push Bias Gain so as to keep the foreground solid whilst adjusting the Bias and Switch Bias controls in a way that clears the backing e.g you can switch Bias to use the min channel whilst maintaining a solid foreground.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Off by default.
Lets you specify the channels used rather than using the maximum and minimum. When enabled in HK5 Green 0 becomes the red channel and 1 blue and in HK5 Blue 0 is the green channel and 1 red. Like the main Bias slider this is a control best experimented with.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjusts the gamma and color (RGB) balance of the shot being sent into the keyer. Really useful for dealing with problematic shots. When used in tandem with the bias controls quite sophisticated results can be achieved.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gamma of the red channel.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gamma of the green channel.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gamma of the blue channel.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the minimum value of the input to the Primary key.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 2 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 1000 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the maximum value of the input to the Primary key.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Adjust the color space of the input to the Primary key.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
The following options are available:
Off by default.
Enable to display additional controls in the Primary group that allow you to refine and fine-tune the Primary key.
When you engage Secondary you have easy access to two keyers in one and it's a very easy job to break up your shot into two distinct areas so as to get the best result for each one. This is especially advisable for preserving hair detail which is usually the first thing to suffer when you try to make one key do all the work.
The controls for the trackable shape matte that is used to qualify the Primary and Secondary keyers can be found in the Shape group.
Off by default.
On by default.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 0.99 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.8 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Sets the point at which the FG Fill kicks in. Reduce it to add more transparency to the edges, increase it to solidify the edges.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0.9 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.5 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Works like a white clip control but earlier in the matte extraction process so the effect is more subtle. Reduce it to solidify the foreground, increase it to give the edges of the foreground greater transparency.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0.8 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.2 and 1 but you can type values between 0.01 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.2 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Limits the Level process to prevent dark parts of the FG from eroding. If you have a screen with dark patches that won’t clear then reduce the amount.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Off by default.
Bypasses the level control - may be required on some screens (especially very bright stock shots).
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
On by default.
Changes the basic curve used when comparing the screen to the foreground. For green screens we’ve come up with a custom curve - enabling Linear turns this off. Linear is on by default with blue screens. If when keying a green screen you find your edges are too soft you may wish to enable this. Note it will make it harder to clear dark parts of the backing but the level control can help here. NB. Enabling Linear also changes the way the Matte group gain and gamma controls work.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0.25 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Limits the Bias gain to the foreground. Allows you to push Bias Gain so as to keep the foreground solid whilst adjusting the Bias and Switch Bias controls in a way that clears the backing e.g you can switch Bias to use the min channel whilst maintaining a solid foreground.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Off by default.
Lets you specify the channels used rather than using the maximum and minimum. When enabled in HK5 Green 0 becomes the red channel and 1 blue and in HK5 Blue 0 is the green channel and 1 red. Like the main Bias slider this is a control best experimented with.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjusts the gamma and color (RGB) balance of the shot being sent into the keyer. Really useful for dealing with problematic shots. When used in tandem with the bias controls quite sophisticated results can be achieved.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gamma of the red channel.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gamma of the green channel.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gamma of the blue channel.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the minimum value of the input to the Secondary key.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Set to 2 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 1000 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the maximum value of the input to the Secondary key.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
Adjust the color space of the input to the Secondary key.
Displayed when the Fine-Tune checkbox is enabled.
The following options are available:
Off by default.
Enable to display additional controls in the Secondary group that allow you to refine and fine-tune the Secondary key.
Set the shape matte that is used to qualify the Primary and Secondary keyers. Control the size and position of the shape matte with onscreen controls which replace the sliders used in Hawaiki Keyer 4.
NB. For the Shape OSCs to appear onscreen the plug-in must be selected. Click on the plug-in title in the Inspector/Effect Control panel to do this.
As with Hawaiki Keyer 4, when Secondary is enabled, the Secondary key is applied within the shape matte and the Primary key outside of it.
New in Hawaiki Keyer 5 the shape matte can also be used as a garbage matte (or, when inverted, holdout matte) with either the Primary or Secondary keys. By default when Shape is enabled and Secondary disabled the shape matte works on the Primary key.
Enable Secondary and disable Primary to have the Shape matte work with just the Secondary keyer. This can be a useful way to test different keying strategies by switching between the two keys.
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Off by default.
On by default.
Guide - When enabled a white outline showing the edge of the shape matte is displayed. When softness is greater than zero a grey outline is also shown.
NB. This is disabled automatically whenever the Final Key view is selected.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -∞ and +∞ by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.2 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the gain of the shape matte.
Set to 0° by default.
Value must be between 0° and 0°.
Off by default.
Inverts the shape matte.
Will swap the Primary and Secondary keyers when both of them are enabled or change the shape matte from a garbage matte to a holdout matte when only one is enabled.
Off by default.
Hawaiki Keyer now provides automatic tracking of the edges of your foreground subject as well as centre tracking. Both modes work with the new AI-powered face and object tracking.
Either track the centre of the foreground subject - setting the shape matte with the onscreen controls, or track the edges of the foreground automatically and refine with the Scale sliders that appear.
The following options are available:
Off by default.
AI-powered tracking of faces and objects.
Use the Track Target menu to choose to track either faces or objects (normally people).
Face tracking is useful for creating trackable head mattes that allow you to pull a secondary key on the subject’s hair.
Object tracking is an alternative to the standard Hawaiki Keyer tracking. It’s a good option when the screen doesn’t cover the entire shot, when a light or other fixture is in the shot or if the screen has a lot of tracking markers.
AI Track works with both centre and edges tracking modes. Centre works best for face tracking if the subject’s distance to the camera doesn’t change. If the subject is moving away from or towards the camera you can use the Edges mode and the scale controls to create a head matte that automatically resizes.
With Object tracking set to edges you can create a dynamic garbage matte that isolates the subject.
The following options are available:
Off by default.
Off by default.
Use the Target slider to pick the face or object to track. Targets are selected left to right.
When Multiple is selected you can choose which faces or objects to include using the Target sliders. Target 1 is the leftmost face, Target 6 the rightmost. The slider can be set to 1 - select the target or 0 - ignore the target. The controls are presented as sliders rather than checkboxes so they can be keyframed.
NB. The Track Area controls can also be used to exclude particular faces and objects.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 6 but you can type values between 1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.25 and 0.25 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.25 and 0.25 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Scale the tracked shape matte.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Scale the left edge of the tracked shape matte.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Scale the right edge of the tracked shape matte.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Scale the bottom edge of the tracked shape matte.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Scale the top edge of the tracked shape matte.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
On by default.
Enables Tracking in the X axis i.e the secondary matte will follow the horizontal movement of foreground elements within the Track Area.
Displayed when Mode is set to Centre
On by default.
Enables Tracking in the Y axis i.e the secondary matte will follow the vertical movement of foreground elements within the Track Area.
Displayed when Mode is set to Centre
On by default.
Track the left edge of the foreground. When disabled the position of the shape matte will be set by one of the onscreen controls.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
On by default.
Track the right edge of the foreground. When disabled the position of the shape matte will be set by one of the onscreen controls.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
On by default.
Track the bottom edge of the foreground. When disabled the position of the shape matte will be set by one of the onscreen controls.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
On by default.
Track the top edge of the foreground. When disabled the position of the shape matte will be set by one of the onscreen controls.
Displayed when Mode is set to Edges.
Set to 0.5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
New Sensitivity slider (most useful when Mode is set to Edges) : Increase sensitivity to expand what the tracker sees as foreground - useful to pick up areas with heavy spill that the tracker is excluding such as the edges of hair. Decrease Sensitivity to reduce what is defined as foreground - can be helpful if stray lighting and reflections are being picked up as foreground.
NB. This slider is not shown when Face Track is enabled.
Set the maximum part of the frame that is used when tracking to either the whole frame, the area defined in Crop or to the onscreeen controls (setting to OSCs is best used when Track Mode is set to Edges). Then further refine with the Left, Right, Bottom, Top sliders which work relative to the box defined in Track Area.
Red lines will appear on screen to show the area being tracked.
NB. You will generally want to exclude from the Track Area: anything in the frame that is not going to be in the final composite e.g lights,mics, areas of the frame not covered by the green screen; static objects; moving objects you don't want masked by the Shape matte.
The following options are available:
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Onscreen Control for the bottom left of the shape matte.
Onscreen Control for the top right of the shape matte.
The Matte group comprises a variety of tools for cleaning up, refining the matte and dealing with specific problems - these are all best used once you have done everything you can with Density and Pre-Qualify. The tools include Black and White Clip, Gamma, Matte Shrink,Matte Blur and Matte Cleaner (with Fill Holes option), and Outer Matte.
On by default.
Enable the matte controls.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 3 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0.01 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between 0 and 0.99 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0.01 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -5 and 5 but you can type values between -50 and 50 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
You shouldn't ever really need to shrink (or grow) your matte, as Hawaiki Keyer gives you so many great tools for creating a great-looking edge, but if you do need to shrink it for any reason, then use the Shrink - Grow slider. Again, try to ration yourself as much as possible - a matte that has been visibly shrunk is not a professional-looking matte! If you facing the kind of desperate situation where Shrink - Grow is needed, you may need to use it in conjunction with a small amount of Edge Blur (see below).
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Blurs the matte using a gaussian blur. The slider sets the blur radius.
In general, you want to avoid blurring your matte wherever you can to preserve as much fine detail as possible, but sometimes if your green/blue screen is not as good as it should be, you'll have unwanted "stepping" or aliasing of your edges, or some of the processing you have applied may have made them look a bit too sharp. If this is the case, your first step should be to make sure you have enabled Denoise (see above) which is specifically designed to deal with this type of issue and will handle it really beautifully and smoothly without compromising your matte. If your footage is really poor and Denoise doesn't get you far enough only then should you consider using Blur - after having first fired your cameraman and/or thrown away your camera!
If you are encountering serious aliasing problems, it usually means that you've over-processed the matte somewhere or other. Make sure you go back and review your previous decisions to see if you can improve on them before trying Blur. Hawaiki Keyer gives you more options for refining your matte than any other keyer so you should usually be able to find a good way of treating the problem without having to resort to blur.
Off by default.
Matte Cleaner is designed to help you deal with problem areas in your foreground that refuse to go solid. At extreme settings you can use Matte Cleaner to force fill "holes" in your foreground caused by reflections or foreground colors that too closely match the background screen color. Check the Matte Cleaner switch to enable this option, and adjust the Amount slider as necessary. For advanced hole filling operations you will probably also want to use the Fill Holes slider which helps to force the filler into more of the holes.
Note that while Matte Cleaner is a really powerful tool, like any keying control you want to make sure that you only use as much as you actually need and no more - at extreme settings you can risk compromising your edges, so keep an eye on them to make sure you're doing enough but no more.
COMPOSITING TIP: If your foreground holes are caused by reflections, it's worth knowing that filling them in is not always the best-looking option. Being reflections they should ideally be reflecting your environment, and in your final composite that environment isn't the flat color of your despilled green/blue screen (which is what it will be if you fill them in), but rather it ought to be the color of the new background and any detail it may contain. Hence leaving your holes see-through will often have the effect of making them look more like real reflections and your composite will look better as a result.
Set to 0.1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 20 but you can type values between 0 and 50 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
The Outer Matte helps take care of the outer regions of the background and makes them fully transparent. The Outer Matte is disabled by default - use the checkbox to turn it on.
The Outer Matte keeps clear of the edges of the main matte so as not to lose any detail, but you can increase the clearance if necessary using the Expand slider.
Note that the Outer Matte is usually large enough (or can be expanded enough) to keep well out of the way of the Main Matte in most cases. However, if you have lots of large areas of transparency that you need to keep, it's best to leave the Outer Matte turned off to avoid fighting with those areas.
Set to 20 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 5 and 50 but you can type values between 5 and 400 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
The spill suppression provided in Hawaiki Keyer is very powerful with a lot of fine control of the results - more than you'll find in most keyers at any level. Spill suppresssion works by isolating the areas of your foreground that are contaminated with excess amounts of the background screen color and replacing it with something less offensive.
Overview - Unlike some well-known keyers, the despill operation in Hawaiki Keyer is entirely separate from the matte extraction operation and will not be affected by the matte that you pull. Obviously a softer matte will show more of the despilled background than a very hard matte that crunches away too much of the edge detail but other than that there is no interaction between the two operations, and it is our view that this is a much better way of working. Too often with other systems, you end up chasing your tail between getting the matte right and getting the despill right and Hawaiki Keyer takes away that frustration.
Because despill by definition is removing green (or blue), an unmodified despill process inevitably results in a darkening of the despilled areas (less green/blue means less overall luminance). For this reason, Hawaiki Keyer 5 uses an automatic process to adjust for this, which is designed to compensate for the darkening (and also the desaturation). However the automated process is simply designed to get you close enough to a sensible starting point with the option to over-ride the result manually as required.
This is because there is obviously no "ideal" setting that will make a perfect composite for every shot - if you have a dark background, you want the despilled edge to be dark and if you have a bright background you want it to be bright. This is where the deep layer of control within the despill section really comes into play - you can manually over-ride the brightness, as well as the saturation and even play with the color balance.
On by default.
Enable the Despill operation.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -5 and 5 are allowed.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
This controls the amount of the automated luminance correction. A value of 1.0 matches the luminance of the despilled image to the luminance of the source. A value of zero turns off the auto process.
NB. You may need to increase Brightness or increase Restore Luminance (you can enter values above the max slider value of 1) to match very bright backgrounds.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 2 are allowed.
Set to 0.25 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.25 and 0.5 but you can type values between -0.25 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
When setting up the spill suppression operation it's a good idea to use the Spill Map view to see exactly what's going on and fine tune the despill process to the demands of your particular shot. The Spill Map defines the specific areas that will be de-contaminated and with Hawaiki Keyer, unlike most keyers on the market, you have total control over how this works.
Reading the Spill Map view - Looking at the straight Spill Map view first, where the foreground is cyan, there's no spill being removed but the more pink there is, the more intense the despill process. And the spill map view will update as you make changes to the Amount, the Spill Map Depth, or the Balance.
Despill works by referencing the red, green and blue channels and removing any green (or blue, as the case may be) that exceeds the value of either (or both) of the other two. In this way you can control not only which areas are being despilled but also have some control over the resulting colors.
Use the Spill Map Depth control to increase the intensity of the Spill Map as necessary. This will enable you to target areas with only slight contamination but which you still want to despill.
Set to 0.75 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 2 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 2 are allowed.
Adjust the color space used in the Despill process.
Rec.709 Linear (the default) provides the most neutral look, even with HDR material. Select Rec.2020 Linear, ACEScg or Display P3 Linear for a different look - normally the resulting despilled image is slightly warmer.
The following options are available:
Off by default.
Use Background uses the color of the Background image to colorize the areas of spill on the edge of the foreground. The area of the foreground replaced can be seen in the Use Background view, which will update when you adjust the controls below.
NB. The Use Background view will also update when the main Despill parameters are changed.
Areas of the foreground are only replaced where there is spill, shown as pink in the Spill Map view (more precisely, the Use Background matte is the intersection of a custom edge matte with the Spill Map). This means that areas of the Spill Map that are cyan will not be colorized. It also means that changes to the Spill Map controls will change the intensity of the Use Background process.
IMPORTANT NOTE: - It's important to note that in order to use this feature, you need to add your background image to the Background source well. Without a background image being fed to the plug-in, you won't get the desired result.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 20 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 5 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Allows you to white balance by picking either an area of white/grey or skin. You can choose to balance the Matte input (which can assist with pulling the key if the White Balance is badly off), or the Image (as a starting point for color correction and/or to assist the despill process) or both.
Off by default.
Off by default.
Choose white to pick an area of the image that should be white or grey, choose Skin if you are picking an area skin. The Skin Red and Skin Yellow sliders will appear.
The following options are available:
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Hawaiki Keyer gives you an entire color correction suite so you can polish your composite all from within the one plug-in.
Off by default.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -5 and 5 but you can type values between -16 and 16 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -100 and 100 but you can type values between -120 and 120 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -100 and 100 but you can type values between -200 and 200 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Angle set to 0° by default.
Value must be between 0° and 0°.
Set the Color Space of all of all Color parameters below this menu.
NB. Exposure, Temperature, Tint and Hue operations are always performed in the default linear color space of the plug-in.
The following options are available:
Set the Tone Curve (transfer function) of all Color parameters below this menu.
The following options are available:
Set to 1.96 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 3 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0.5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -100 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -100 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -100 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -100 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -1 and 1 but you can type values between -2 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 10 but you can type values between 0.1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the pivot point for the lift sliders. Values above this are left unchanged.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 100% by default.
Control the overall effect of the parameters in the Color group.
The Edge Tools group provides a range of custom tools for refining your edges.
Hawaiki Keyer Tutorial: Edge Tools
Adjust the Width and Density sliders to taste - it's a very good idea to do this while looking at the Edge Matte view so you know exactly what you are doing. Normally the default edge width and density should be enough, but you may need to increase the values for problematic foregrounds or high resolution footage. Note that the Edge Matte view is not the matte used in Light Wrap.
Set to 5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 2 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 5 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
If you enable Qualify, you will see the Center, Angle and Spread controls appear and the Edge Matte view change with purple on the left hand side and yellow on the right, representing the two halves of a gradient matte. This is used in Edge Replace and Edge where additional controls will become visible.
When you enable Qualify, you will see the Edge Matte view change with purple on the left hand side and yellow on the right, representing the two halves of the gradient. The Value A sliders will now control the areas that are purple and the Value B slider sthe edges that are yellow.
You can adjust the Angle of the gradient any way you like - so for example you could have Value A at the top and Value B at the bottom by entering an Angle of -90 degrees. You can adjust the center of the gradient with the Center slider - negative values move the center closer to Value A and vice versa. Finally, the Spread slider allows you to adjust the spread of values across the gradient and hence the softness of the mix between the A and B values - a lower Spread value will make for a more abrupt transition between the two sides and a larger value will spread it out further.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 0° by default.
Value must be between 0° and 0°.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 4 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Edge Replace allows you to replace the edge of the foreground with pixels further from the edge. Useful for dealing with a noticeable dark or light edge caused by excessive in-camera sharpening and chroma subsampling as well as the real world light wrap that is present in some shots.
It does this by eroding - Sample In - then blurring - Fill - the foreground and replacing the original foreground with these synthesized pixels in the area defined by the main Edge Matte. Amount controls the blend of the replacement with the original - a value of 1 replaces the original foreground entirely (providing the Edge Matte value is also 1).
NB. You can refine the area affected by Edge Replace with the Edge Matte controls.
You need to increase Sample In enough to avoid sampling the edge artefacts (by default Sample In is set to zero because the Fill process suffices for a lot of shots) and then push Fill just enough to ensure the edge pixels are replaced. The ideal setting for these controls is very much dependent on the color of the surrounding foreground pixels as well as the color of the background in the area you are replacing.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 30 but you can type values between 1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 20 but you can type values between 0 and 50 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
When The Edge Matte is qualified you have the option to qualify Edge Replace with a gradient matte and the B controls appear. The A sliders will now control the areas that are purple and the B sliders the edges that are yellow. This allows you to target specific problem areas.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 30 but you can type values between 1 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 20 but you can type values between 0 and 50 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
You can adjust the color (RGB Balance, Brightness and Saturation), transparency and blur of the edge. Note that unless Qualify is enabled, the A sliders are the master controls for the various edge corrections and the B sliders are not shown.
Each of these methods uses the same very thin matte which only encompasses the very edges of your foreground. Using this matte you can make detailed adjustments to the edge as required to help the foreground sit better into the background, compensate for edges that have been over-lit, or create special effects. The really powerful and unique feature of Edge in Hawaiki Keyer 5 is that you can divide the edge in two and affect either side independently, using the Qualify option.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 3 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the blur radius with the Blur sliders. Edge Blur has a more subtle effect than the main Matte Blur.
In general, you want to avoid blurring your matte wherever you can to preserve as much fine detail as possible, but sometimes if your green/blue screen is not as good as it should be, you'll have unwanted "stepping" or aliasing of your edges, or some of the processing you have applied may have made them look a bit too sharp. If this is the case, your first step should be to make sure you have enabled Denoise (see above) which is specifically designed to deal with this type of issue and will handle it really beautifully and smoothly without compromising your matte. If your footage is really poor and Denoise doesn't get you far enough only then should you consider using Blur - after having first fired your cameraman and/or thrown away your camera!
If you are encountering serious aliasing problems, it usually means that you've over-processed the matte somewhere or other. Make sure you go back and review your previous decisions to see if you can improve on them before trying Blur. Hawaiki Keyer gives you more options for refining your matte than any other keyer so you should usually be able to find a good way of treating the problem without having to resort to blur.
NB. Changes to Edge transparency and blur change the matte and as such will be reflected in the Matte view
When The Edge Matte is qualified you have the option to qualify Edge Replace with a gradient matte and the B controls appear. The A sliders will now control the areas that are purple and the B sliders the edges that are yellow. This allows you to target specific problem areas.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Use the Brightness slider to adjust the brightness of the edge up or down as required.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 3 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjusts the saturation of the edge as required.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the red channel of the Edge.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the green channel of the Edge.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -1 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Adjust the blue channel of the edge.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Edge Transparency is a great way to soften any hard edges in your matte and give you a smoother-looking composite. It uses the same thin edge matte as the rest of the edge features and allows you to reduce the opacity of the foreground in that small area.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set the blur radius with the Blur sliders. Edge Blur has a more subtle effect than the main Matte Blur.
Displayed when Edge Matte - Qualify is enabled. Works on areas of the Edge Matte that are coloured yellow.
Set to 1.96 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 3 but you can type values between 0.01 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Edge Brightness and RGB can now work in a gamma space which you can set with the Tone Curve Gamma slider - defaults to the Final Cut Pro default of 1.96. Colour adjustments are more fine grained especially when when the foreground is dark. Set to 1.0 to revert to the current behaviour in HK 4.5 Edge Tools.
Off by default.
Fine Edge allows you to darken the outer edge and brighten the inner edge of the foreground’s semi-transparent (grey matte values) pixels. Quite sophisticated results can be achieve with a look that differs from the main Edge brightness.
NB.Use BG requires the Background dropzone to be populated as it uses the luminance of the background image to adjust the process.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 2 but you can type values between 1 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 0 are allowed.
Off by default.
Set to 0.5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 2 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Background Match automatically adjusts the edges of the foreground to match the color and brightness of the background. If a foreground pixel is darker than the background it will be brightened and if lighter than the background, darkened but only in the area defined by the Edge Matte. Background Match can be used as an alternative or complement to Light Wrap.
IMPORTANT NOTE: - It's important to note that in order to use this feature, you need to add your background image to the Background source well. Without a background image being fed to the plug-in, you won't get the desired result.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 3 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
On by default.
Set to 0.5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 2 but you can type values between 0 and 3 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Light Wrap simulates the indirect illumination of the scene, which is where the background colors wrap themselves around the edges of the foreground. This can be very useful in helping the match between the keyed foreground and the new background.
Toggle the Light Wrap switch to enable this feature, and adjust the amount, depth (the distance that the Light Wrap overlaps the foreground), the brightness and the saturation.
Select from five different blend modes for light wrap: Screen, Add, Overlay, Soft Light, and Multiply.
Just remember that a little of this effect goes a long way, so it's best not to overdo it - gauge the amount you need depending on the illumination level of the new background.
The following options are available:
Set to 0.25 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 10 but you can type values between 1 and 20 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between -0.5 and 0.5 but you can type values between -0.5 and 1 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1.5 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 3 but you can type values between 0 and 5 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 5 but you can type values between 0 and 100 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Edge Blend is a really sophisticated compositing technique used by visual effects artists to put the finishing touches to a great composite. It works by taking another very thin matte that encompasses the composited foreground and background, and then creates a subtle blend of foreground and background just in that small area. It's a great way of making your keys look more photorealistic and less artificial.
In general, the only control you will need to adjust for Edge Blend is the Amount slider, which determines the intensity of the effect. The Blend slider adjusts the blend of foreground and background, but in almost all cases you will find that the default value of 3.0 is the right blend amount for your needs. However, you might need to increase this value when using source footage that is 4K and upwards.
IMPORTANT NOTE: - It's important to note that in order to use this feature, you need to add your background image to the Background source well. Without a background image being fed to the plug-in, you won't get the desired result.
Set to 3 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 10 but you can type values between 1 and 20 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 2 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 4 but you can type values between 0 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Off by default.
Combines the background and foreground where the matte is transparent.
IMPORTANT NOTE: - It's important to note that in order to use this feature, you need to add your background image to the Background source well. Without a background image being fed to the plug-in, you won't get the desired result.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
Pick the color used by the On Color view and when Use Color is enabled.
Lets you provide additional media to the effect.
The user interface varies by host:
Drop Zones in Final Cut ProSet the background image used in Edge Tools and Despill - Use Background.
Off by default.
Resize the background image to match the foreground. Check the new Background view to see the results.
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
On by default.
On by default.
Lets you provide additional media to the effect.
The user interface varies by host:
Drop Zones in Final Cut ProHK5 gives you the ablity to bring in an external matte for use by the keyer.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For External Matte to function correctly, it's really important that your external image is formatted correctly - if for any reason it's not the exact same size and aspect ratio as your timeline, please make sure to create a compound clip of it (Final Cut Pro), put it in a flattened group (Motion), nest it (Premiere), or precompose it (After Effects). The plug-in is expecting to see an image that is the same aspect ratio as your timeline - the host application has no way of telling the plug-in that you have used something different. If you have applied any kind of spatial transform (position, crop, scale or rotate) to your external matte, the same thing applies and you will need to preformat it in the same way. And the same thing applies if you have applied a spatial transform to the shot that you are trying to key. In each case, preformatting will give you the correct result, while failure to do this will mean that the images are out of register with each other.
Use the dropdown menu to select how the External Matte is combined with the matte generated by the keyer.
There are many uses for this option, but an obvious use for Add (or Max) is to create a hold-out matte, and for Multiply (or Min) to create a garbage matte. Replace is useful if you simply want to use the spill suppression and other finishing options of Hawaiki Keyer but the matte from another instance of Hawaiki Keyer or another keyer.
The following options are available:
Pick the channel of the external matte to use as a matte: Red, Green, Blue or Alpha.
NB. HK4 always used Red and expected a black and white matte.
The following options are available:
Off by default.
Enable clamping of output values.
Set to 0 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -10 and 10 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Set to 1 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 0 and 10 but you can type values between 0 and 1000 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
On by default.
Maintain consistent effects when changing resolution.
The baseline parameter can be used to set the relative strength of the parameters - increasing will decrease the strength. Or you can set it to match the behaviour you are used to in Hawaiki Keyer 4 - simply match the Baseline to the resolution of your footage. Lastly, if Resolution Independence is not enabled and you then copy and paste an instance of the keyer to a clip with a different resolution - enable Resolution Independence on the new clip and set the baseline to the width of the first clip - this will ensure the parameter strength matches.
Resolution Independent Parameters :
The following options are available:
Set to 3840 by default.
The slider is limited to values between 1 and 8192 but you can type values between 1 and 16384 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.
Presets contain a snapshot of your effect configuration. While no built-in presets are available, you can still save and load your own preset files.
When you save parameter configuration to a file on disk, this file can later be loaded to recreate the same effect configuration. Presets generated in one video application can be used by the same plug-in running in a different video application.
How do I use the presets popup menu?The built-in presets allow you to save any of your keys for future use, or you can customise a default layout of the plug-in.
