To add the explanation of the new keys and equalize the presentation
to what was done for ChromaKey-HSV, I updated the manual for the
ChromaKey plugin. You just need to replace the entry in Latex.
\subsection{Chroma Key}%
\label{sub:chroma_key}
\index{chroma key}
This effect erases pixels which match the selected color. They are replaced
with black if there is no alpha channel and transparency if there is an alpha
channel. In this case, you create a matte in the alpha channel, which is not
visible to us. The selection of color model is important to determine the
behavior (figure~\ref{fig:chroma-key}).
\begin{figure}[htpb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{chroma-key.png}
\caption{Chroma Key control window}
\label{fig:chroma-key}
\end{figure}
Chroma key uses either the lightness or the hue to determine what is erased.
\textit{Use value} singles out only the lightness to determine transparency
(Luma Key).
\textit{Color section}
Select a key color to erase using the \textit{Color} button. Alternatively a
color can be picked directly from the output frame by first using the
\textit{color picker} in the compositor window and then selecting the
\textit{Use color picker} button. This sets the chroma key color to the current
color picker color.
Be aware that the output of the chroma key is fed back to the compositor, so
selecting a color again from the compositor will use the output of the chroma
key effect. The chroma key should be disabled when selecting colors with the
color picker.
\textit{Key parameters section}
If the lightness or hue is within a certain \textit{threshold} it is erased.
Increasing the threshold determines the range of colors to be erased. It is not
a simple on/off switch; it'a a range color. As the color approaches the edge of
the threshold, it gradually gets erased if the \textit{slope} is high or is
rapidly erased if the slope is low. The slope as defined here is the number of
extra values flanking the threshold required to go from opaque to transparent.
The \textit{Default} button returns Threshold to the value $10.0$; Slope to the
value $0.0$; and Color to black ($#ff000000$). The \textit{Reset} button and
the \textit{reset} icons next to the sliders always return to the value $0.0$.
Before the sliders are the \textit{input boxes} so that the precise numerical
values can be written.
Normally threshold is very low when using a high slope. The two parameters tend
to be exclusive because slope fills in extra threshold. The slope tries to
soften the edges of the chroma key but it does not work well for compressed
sources. A popular softening technique is to use a maximum slope and chain a
blur effect below the chroma key effect to blur just the alpha.
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