Color matte generators, Legal info – Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 5.0 (Win 64-bit for CS5 or CS5.5) User Manual
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Set the effect so that the Input Black is 16 and the Input White is 235. You can leave the
other settings, you want the Output Black to be 0 and the Output White to be 255.
The matte layer will now properly key the video elements involved in the matte key.
Square pixel elements in non-square pixel sequences
Final Cut Pro and After Effects deal differently with the problem of a square-pixel
element in a non-square-pixel sequence/comp (and vice-versa). As a result, you will see
a visual difference between the Final Cut Pro canvas and the After Effects composition
window. You will also receive a warning of an unsupported effect, this is because Final
Cut Pro uses the Aspect Ratio control in the Distort section of the motion tab to deal
with pixel aspect ratio differences, and Aspect Ratio is not a supported effect.
Color Matte Generators
Only Color Matte is supported of the shape/pattern/color generators available in Final
Cut Pro. When a Color Matte is used in a Final Cut Pro sequence, Pro Import AE
translates it into an After Effects solid layer. The color of the color matte generator is
carried through and the solid layer matches the color!
Legal Info
Automatic Duck and Pro Import are trademarks of Automatic Duck, Incorporated. Avid
and OMF are registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Incorporated. QuickTime and
Final Cut Pro are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Incorporated. Other
trademarks are the property of their respective holders. MXF support utilizes the freemxf
library by Matt Beard, et.al.; see
for more information.
© Copyright 2011 Automatic Duck, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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