How to Use the Chroma Key in Adobe Premiere Pro
- 1). Open Adobe Premiere Pro. Click the "Open Project" icon. Locate your video project and click "Open."
- 2). Click the video clip in the project time line you want edit using the chroma key tool.
- 3). Click "Video Effects" in the left menu pane. From the drop down menu, select "Keying" then "Chroma Key."
- 4). Drag the Chroma Key plug-in from the Effects panel to the highlighted clip in the Video 1 channel.
- 5). Adjust the Chroma Key plug-in settings by clicking "Window" in the top menu bar then "Effect Controls." The Effect Controls dialog box contains three settings that you can adjust to mask your video. You can view your changes in the monitor window as you adjust your chroma key values.
- 6). Drag the "Eyedropper tool" in the Color setting onto the area of the clip in the Monitor window you want to make transparent. Release the mouse to sample the color. Continue masking each color in your background until the background is a solid color.
- 7). Click "File" then "Save" to save changes to your project.
