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Subject: Re: YET ANOTHER SUGGESTION NEED
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>This really isn't an answer, but I just thought of something... I
>saw the Ultimatte system in operation at NAB, where instead of a
>straight clip, the system generated a _transparency map_ (or alpha
>image, if you must be technical!) to use as a key. Something like
>this could easily be written as a plug-in, and maybe even license
>the keying algorithm from Ultimatte themselves...
It's not "easy"...but you'll find something almost EXACTLY like this coming