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Description of all Commotion Clip FX
Using the Smooth Screen effect
The figure below shows a bluescreen image before and after applying Smooth Screen.
Uncorrected bluescreen; smoothed screen
Note that the areas of light and dark blue in the left image are removed, leaving a field of relatively solid
blue.
The effect that Smooth Screen can have on matte creation is astounding. The image below shows two
examples of a standard color key. In both examples, the keyer is using identical settings. In the right
image, however, Smooth Screen was applied, resulting in a substantially cleaner matte.
Matte before and after applying smooth screen