Interlacing

by Dyske Suematsu  •  October 5, 2006

As you can see below, Ultimatte handles interlacing quite intelligently, however, any footage that are to be treated digitally, you want to avoid using interlacing whenever possible. Interlaced footage cannot be scaled, rotated, or repositioned without losing half of its resolution.

Also of note: the green spill on the right shoulder is suppressed nicely by Ultimatte. This spill is unique to using Chromatte. The white shirt picked up the green from the LED ring because the key light is being blocked by his hand and head. When using Chromatte, it is recommended that you light the subject from both directions in order to avoid any shadow areas. Any areas that key lights are not reaching, the LED lights will.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

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