Fusion Alpha Channel Manipulations 201: Advanced Tips & Tricks

Part 2: Edge Masks For Improved Compositing and Lighting Effects

It’s one thing to set up a mask in a key or a composite that gets 95% of the job done, and it’s quite another to finesse that final 5% for seamless integration with the rest of the shot.

In part 2 of our series, we’ll look at many tips and tricks for creating advanced custom edge masks for better compositing and light effects. We will target the edges precisely with modified filter effects and use directional blurs and transforms to create custom shapes from existing masks.

These can really help with selling realistic-looking light wraps and fall-offs when compositing an element into a shot with strong directional light sources.

Targeting Only the Edges with Custom Edge Masks