The EFX Keying-Alpha Plugin Suite for After Effects designed to aid in the process of keying in After Effects has recently updated to version 1.03 adding Alpha Math operations and the ability to blend between the original alpha and the effect. The update to the EFX Keying-Alpha Plugin Suite for After Effects also includes a new plugin, the Despill Brute. For more information on the EFX Keying-Alpha Plugin Suite for After Effects check AEScripts here.
New features in version 1.0.3
- Alpha Math:
- new operations: clear alpha, fill alpha, fill alpha (color)
- the ability to blend between original alpha and the effect
- the ability to multiply the alpha channel by a float
- Keyer HSL:
- increased Hue threshold max value to 360 – helps with selecting white
- New plugin: Despill Brute
This suite of plugins consists of many tools developed over many years of compositing when off-the-shelf effects in After Effects would not provide satisfactory results. Some of them solve small problems, like softening an edge of a matte, others evolved into full blown keying solutions.
