Chroma Key

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Effect Category
Key
Apply to
Transitions, multilayer segments
Parameters
Key – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness
Secondary Key – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness
Spill Suppression – hue, saturation, luminance, gain, softness
Foreground – level, swap sources, reverse animation, invert key, show alpha
Scaling – height, width, fixed aspect
Position – horizontal position, vertical position
Crop – top, bottom, left, right
Transition Parameters – transition effect alignment and duration
Description
Replaces one part of the video image with another video image based on color. The key color in the video on the higher track is replaced with the video from the lower track number. Chroma Key is used most frequently with a foreground image shot in front of a highly saturated color screen.

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