MasterK Settings

Primary Sample colour pot

Activates a pick cursor. Use to sample an area of the image.

Mix field

Displays the mix between the primary and secondary sample. Drag right to include more of the secondary sample or left to include less.

Secondary Sample colour pot

Activates a pick cursor. Use to sample an area of the image where you do not want any softness in the matte.

Patch1 button

Enable to isolate a range of colours to be included in, or excluded from, the key. This button is active when an area of the image is sampled and Patch1 is selected in the Sampling box.

Patch box

Select the areas of the matte to which the patch is applied.

Patch Range field

Displays the colour range value. Editable.

Patch Softness field

Displays the softness value. Editable.

Patch2 button

Enable to isolate a range of colours to be included in, or excluded from, the key. This button is active when an area of the image is sampled and Patch2 is selected in the Sampling box.

Patch box

Select the areas of the matte to which the patch is applied.

Patch Range field

Displays the colour range value. Editable.

Patch Softness field

Displays the softness value. Editable.

Patch3 button

Enable to isolate a range of colours to be included in, or excluded from, the key. This button is active when an area of the image is sampled and Patch3 is selected in the Sampling box.

Patch box

Select the areas of the matte to which the patch is applied.

Patch Range field

Displays the colour range value. Editable.

Patch Softness field

Displays the softness value. Editable.

Degrain button

Enable to modify the grain and de-sharpen the edges of the key.

Size field

Displays the size of the grain in the image. Editable.

Edges field

Displays the level of sharpness of edges in the image. Editable.

More button

Enable to increase the overall Degrain effect.

Sampling box

Select the sampling method required to refine the key.

Reset button

Resets sampling parameters (excluding the mix value and key colour).

Primary Reference colour pot

Activates a pick cursor. Use to sample an area of the image.

Secondary Reference colour pot

Activates a pick cursor. Use to sample an area of the image where you do not want any softness in the matte.

Colour Settings

Luma field

Displays the luminance value. Editable.

Edge Size field

Displays the range for the blend. Both the Luma field and the Edge Balance trackball are affected. Editable.

Spill colour pot

Displays the colour to suppress in the clip. Editable.

Range field

Displays the range for the removal of colour spill along the edges of the key. Drag right to soften the edge and remove colour spill further into the key. Drag left to harden, or create a thinner, edge.

Hue field

Displays the hue value. Editable.

Auto Colour Correct button

Enable to apply colour settings to the front clip.

Reset button

Resets the colour settings.

Result Output

Result Output button

Select the output mode for the result.