Ultra is a professional-grade keying tool capable of producing outstanding compositing results, making excellent background replacement possible with minimal effort. Because of the vector processing that Ultra performs, you can achieve excellent results even with source video that is less than perfect.

Keying methods

Improving a background in the input clip

Set Key

Setting Key Points (Apply Points Method)

Cropping and spot masking the source clip

Fine-tuning the Keyer settings

Ultra provides three methods of setting the key. The method that you should use depends on several factors. The following procedure should help you determine the method to use and whether additional manual refinements are necessary.

1. If the color of the background is not well saturated, first enhance the color of the background.

2. If there is at least one frame with just the background, use the Set Key Method. If not, continue to Step 3.

3. If the color of the background is very consistent, use the Single Key Point method. If the color is not consistent, use the Multiple Key Points method.

4. After applying the appropriate keying method, fine-tune the key if necessary.