KeyWest Technology MXB-AV Manual page 33

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you to add odd shapes or "floating" text and objects over other pages and backgrounds. Color-
Key can also be turned off to ensure all of your chosen colors show at playback.
If you desire a color be keyed out, you can either
enter the standard hexadecimal value of your color
(if you have this value handy) or click on the
COLOR button, and select your key color from the
pallet.
This window will initially open in basic view—to
open the expanded view as shown in the picture to
the right, click the DEFINE CUSTOM COLORS
button.
Pick Color From Screen
Another option for selecting which color to key (or cut) out of an image is Pick Color From
Screen. This option allows you to select a color from anywhere on your screen to serve as the
key color—so if you have created a graphic with a large red field that you wish to be transparent,
you can use Pick Color From Screen to select that exact color. This is extremely useful if the
colors you are using for keying are unknown (their exact RGB values are unknown).
To use, first click the NONE check box in the Color Key area of the attributes window to remove
the check mark. Next, click the PICK COLOR FROM SCREEN button:
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