Configure external compositing

External compositing is a legacy compositing mode which allows you to do the compositing downstream.

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Learn more about the different Compositing modes

Setting up external compositing for AR

In Director

  1. Add 2 Media outputs in the routing panel

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  2. Change the Output type of the 2nd output to "Key"

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Fill
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Key

Make sure to not have separate Video Outputs set up! Using External compositing together with General > Video Outputs can bring unexpected results.

Setting up external compositing for VS

In Director

  1. Add 2 Media outputs in the routing panel

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  2. Keep both Output types to be "Fill" even though Output2 will be used as Key

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In Editor

  1. Open Pixotope World Settings

  2. Add two Video Outputs

  3. Set the

    • first one to use

      • Output 1

      • Graphics Only

    • first one to use

      • Output 2

      • Feathering Mask

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  1. Add masking actors and adjust their feather options

    • FeatherGarbageMatte

      • can be combined using the Invert option

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    • ChromaScreenParametricWithPlane

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