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Can we copy chroma keys from one clip to another?
bjch512 [Avatar]
Member Joined: Jul 21, 2021 23:32 Messages: 91 Offline
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Hi,

Just wondering... would it be possible for PD 19 Ultimate to copy all 3 chroma keys including their Color Range and Denoise attributes from one clip to another, like what we can do for coping keyframe attributes from one clip and past them to another?

Please see attached screenshots for details. If we manually pick chroma keys and their attributes for two seperate clips, it's not easy to make two clips match 100%.

Thanks & regards.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Sep 05. 2021 17:26

optodata
Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline
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When keyframe attributes can't be copied, the other way to accomplish that is to place a copy of the "master" clip elsewhere on the timeline then drag and drop the clip you'd like to match from the Media Library directly onto the copy and choose Replace.

For specific color matching, you can also try selecting the "master" clip and an unedited additional clip then click on the Color Match button. Make sure you have the correct clip in the lefthand Reference window - use the double arrow button above the divider if you need to swap the Reference and Target clips.

You can then select reference frames in each clip and tweak the level and 3 other settings to get the best match
bjch512 [Avatar]
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Thank you for your quick response.

Quote When keyframe attributes can't be copied, the other way to accomplish that is to place a copy of the "master" clip elsewhere on the timeline then drag and drop the clip you'd like to match from the Media Library directly onto the copy and choose Replace.


Wow, this is a nice trick. After drage a clip from Media Libray and drop it directly over the "master" clip and select Replace, the chroma keys and their attributes are transferred to the dropped clip.

The two clips we are trying to match chroma keys are actually trimmed from the same originally recorded (long) clip. Then we spent time to adjust positions for both clips. Next time we really should apply chroma keys to the original clip first before trimming them. This way, we don't have to worry about copying chroma keys from one clip to another.


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For specific color matching, you can also try selecting the "master" clip and an unedited additional clip then click on the Color Match button. Make sure you have the correct clip in the lefthand Reference window - use the double arrow button above the divider if you need to swap the Reference and Target clips.

You can then select reference frames in each clip and tweak the level and 3 other settings to get the best match


This procedure is very useful. What I can see is this procedure only matches color of two clips, but not copy chroma keys from one clip to another. Hope I didn't miss anything here.
optodata
Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline
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Quote This procedure is very useful. What I can see is this procedure only matches color of two clips, but not copy chroma keys from one clip to another. Hope I didn't miss anything here.

You didn't. I think the first method is ideal for your specific situation, while Color Match is better suited when you need to quickly match one clip to another. I wanted to make sure you (and future readers) knew about both options.
bjch512 [Avatar]
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You didn't. I think the first method is ideal for your specific situation, while Color Match is better suited when you need to quickly match one clip to another. I wanted to make sure you (and future readers) knew about both options.


Thank you for your confirmation.

Regards.
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