Enhanced Matte Controls
The Ultimatte 500 incorporates modified matte algorithms to extend the ability of accurately separating the FG subject from the backing.

Matte Correction and Sizing
In addition to standard Matte Sizing, the Ultimatte 11 incorporates Matte Correction, which analyses all matte transitions, and applies the appropriate amount of correction to the transitions which need modification.

Ambiance
With Indirect and Direct‡ lighting features, the Ambiance controls in the Ultimatte 11 allow the ‘lighting’ and the colours of the new background to have a subtle or a strong‡ impact on the brightness and colours of the FG subject. Ambiance allows the FG subject to be more naturally and realistically placed in its new environment.

Fg and BG colour controls
To create more realistic composits, the Ultimatte 500 provides the user with a full range‡ of FG and BG controls. With the Master and RGB‡ controls for White and Black levels, Contrast (gamma) and Saturation, the user can match the levels and colours‡ of the FG subject to the BG scene, or vice versa.

Four-input Router
The Ultimatte 500 has four Inputs with active loop outputs, The user can assign which of these inputs is to be the Foreground, the Background or the external Matte.

Dual External Mattes
The Ultimatte 500 allows the user to input two external Mattes (4:0:0) simultaneously, and assign how each of these mattes will be used. One external Matte could be used as a garbage matte (force BG), while the second external Matte could be used as a holdout matte (force FG). Alternatively, both external Mattes can be multiplexed into one signal (4:4), thus utilising the full bandwidth of the SDI signal.

Monltor Output
In addition to the two FG+BG outputs and the Matte output, the Ultimatte 500 has a Monitor output. This output allows the user to view different stages of the compositing process [FG+BG, FG, BG, Combined Matte, Internal Matte, PRFG (processed FG)] without changing the viewed images on the FG+BG and the Matte outputs. The Monitor output can also be used as a ‘talent monitor’ output, where the viewed image can be mirrored (horizontally) to allow the talent to interact with the new background in a more ‘natural’ way

Additional Specifications
All internal processing: 4:4:4:4
(Setup) Files: 90 files
(User) Preferences: 20 files
Custom Menus: 4 menus per Preference file
Quick Save / Recall Files: 5 files