[Lynda.com / Luisa Winters] Premiere Pro Guru: Compositing and Masks [2015, ENG]

Getting Started
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. What Are Alpha Channels?
Alpha channels: How color and transparency work in video
Two types of alpha channels: Straight and premultiplied
Keying and matting, what's the difference?
Creating and modifying alpha channels
Using garbage mattes
Codecs that support the alpha channel

2. Using Ultra Key to Key Green and Blue Screen Footage
Isolating footage with masks
An overview of the automatic settings
Matte generation and keying footage
Removing color casts with spill suppression
Improving the image with color correction
Tips for better keying

3. Using the Track Matte Key to Affect a Moving Piece of Video
What's the difference between track mattes and masks?
Creating a matte to fit your footage
Adjusting the motion of the matte
Tips for better matte keys

4. Exploring Other Keying Effects
Using any color to create a composite with Color Key
Creating a composite with the Difference Matte key
Using Luma Key to create a composite based on brightness
Understanding the Non-Red Key effect
Using the Alpha Adjust effect

5. Adjusting Blending Modes to Change the Character of Your Footage
What are blending modes and how to use them effectively
Understanding the Normal category
Darken your footage using the Subtractive category
Lighten your footage using the Additive category
How to use the Complex category
Create colors using the Difference category
Transfer luma or chroma using the HSL category

6. Using Masks to Affect a Portion of Your Footage
Understanding effects that use masks
Creating masks using Bezier curves
Understanding mask feather, opacity, and expansion
When your mask needs to move: Tracking
Tips for better tracking

Conclusion
Goodbye