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Expert: - 12/28/2006


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What is Luma key ? How it works ?

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Luminance values of individual pixels in an image most times can range between 0 and 255, where 0 is no light and 255 is the brightest light.  If you do a luminance key, it will key out parts of the image based on how bright or dark they are (their luminance value).

It is similar to doing a key based on color (or hue), except it is taking a different set of data into consideration.

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Andre Hickman

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3d Studio Max beginner to expert levels...After Effects complex compositing techniques...Photoshop expert level...Illustrator intermediate level. I can also answer questions for general animation, motion graphics design, and video editing/composition.

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Logo and simple character animation, motion graphics, video composition in After Effects, as well as Photoshop, and Illustrator techniques, and the use of all of the above in a workflow, to achieve a final design element or production.

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Freelancer--Turner Studios, Atlanta, GA Owner--Andre Hickman Creative, LLC

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Turner Studios Govenor's Protege/Mentor Program Georgia Institute of Technology--B.S. Mechanical Engineering Morehouse College--B.S. General Science

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