ROBUSKEY® Installation Guide

for Video ( Macintosh Windows )

June 26, 2015

[for Windows Users] [for Macintosh Users]

Table of Contents


What is Installation Guide for

This document describes the installation procedure of ROBUSKEY. If you are very new to ROBUSKEY, or if you have any difficulties on using it, please refer to this document.


What is ROBUSKEY for Video?

ROBUSKEY® for Video is a plugin software which uses a chroma key algorithm(†1) developed proprietarily by ISP that is specifically matched to people's hair characteristics and skin tone.

Creates matte images that are perfect for natural‐looking image synthesis without the time or trouble, and expands your creative imagination.

(†1) With green backgrounds, high-precision chroma keying is affected by specific yellow color regions. Please refer to Operation Guide for detail.


How to Install ROBUSKEY

ROBUSKEY is a chromakey plugin which runs on softwares shown below.

OS Host Applications
Macintosh Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015
Final Cut Pro 7, X
Motion 5
Windows Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015
EDIUS 6, EDIUS Pro 6.5, 7, 8 (†2)

(†2)for EDIUS users, see Install Guide for EDIUS


To install ROBUSKEY, please follow the steps below.
  1. How to Install Plugin
  2. How to Activate ROBUSKEY


How to Install Plugin

Here describes how to install ROBUSKEY plugin. The following procedure must be done with administrative privileges.

Check Plugin File

If ROBUSKEY plugin is not shown on the host application, please check if ROBUSKEY plugin files are properly copied.

By default, paths of plugin folder are shown below. For After Effects (other than CS5 or later) users or users specified another folder on installation, please substitute it.

for Macintosh

Destination Folder
Host Application File Path
After Effects CS3, CS4 /Applications/Adobe After Effects CS3/Plug-ins/Effects
/Applications/Adobe After Effects CS4/Plug-ins/Effects
After Effects /
Premiere Pro
CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/CS5/MediaCore
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/CS5.5/MediaCore
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/CS6/MediaCore
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore
Final Cut Pro /Library/Plug-ins/FxPlug

Plugin Files to be Installed
Host Application Plugin File Name (†3) Description
After Effects
Premiere Pro
RobuskeyMovieGreen.plugin Plugin for green background synthesis
RobuskeyMovieBlue.plugin Plugin for blue background synthesis
ClipAlpha.plugin Plugin for ClipAlpha
Final Cut Pro 7 RobuskeyGreen.fxplug Plugin for green background synehesis
RobuskeyBlue.fxplug Plugin for blue background synthesis
Final Cut Pro X RobuskeyGreen64.fxplug Plugin for green background synehesis
RobuskeyBlue64.fxplug Plugin for blue background synthesis

(†3) File extension may not be displayed.

for Windows

Destination Folder
Host Application File Path
After Effects CS3, CS4 C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS3\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
After Effects /
Premiere Pro
CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC 2014, CC 2015
Robuskey C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\CS5\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\CS5.5\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\CS6\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\7.0\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
ClipAlpha C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS5.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS6\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC 2014\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC 2015\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects

Plugin Files to be Installed
Host Application Plugin File Name (†3)Description
After Effects CS3 RobuskeyMovieGreen.aex Plugin for green background synthesis
RobuskeyMovieBlue.aex Plugin for blue background synthesis
ClipAlpha.aex Plugin for ClipAlpha
After Effects CS4,
After Effects / Premier Pro CS5・CS5.5・CS6・CC・CC 2014・CC 2015
RobuskeyMovieGreenGPU.aex Plugin for green background synthesis (GPU accelaration supported)
RobuskeyMovieBlueGPU.aex Plugin for blue background synthesis (GPU accelaration supported)
ClipAlpha.aex Plugin for ClipAlpha

(†3) File extension may not be displayed.

Notice on Installing Plugins

While you are intalling ROBUSKEY for Premiere Pro for Windows, a message shown below may be displayed.

Error on installation into Premiere

In this case, installation procedure is needed to be done manually, for its destination folder is not found.

ROBUSKEY plugin files are located in "plugin" folder of a folder contains License Manager (RobuskeyForMovieLicenseManager.exe).

Destination Folder and Source Plugin Files
Source Plugin Files After Effects/
Premiere Pro
\plugin\AE_CS5\bin\RobuskeyMovieGreenGPU.aex
\plugin\AE_CS5\bin\RobuskeyMovieBlueGPU.aex
\plugin\AE_CS5\bin\ClipAlpha.aex
Destination Folder After Effects CS5
Premier Pro CS5
\Adobe\Common\CS5\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
After Effects CS5.5
Premier Pro CS5.5
\Adobe\Common\CS5.5\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
After Effects CS6
Premier Pro CS6
\Adobe\Common\CS6\Plug-ins\MediaCore\
After Effects CC/CC 2014/CC 2015
Premier Pro CC/CC 2014/CC 2015
\Adobe\Common\7.0\Plug-ins\MediaCore\


How to Activate ROBUSKEY

After installing ROBUSKEY, please activate it within 30 days. Otherwise, ROBUSKEY will not work.

Users can install/activate ROBUSKEY upto 2 computers (must be the same platform (Macintosh / Windows).


How to Deactivate ROBUSKEY

Deactivation is needed for transferring license.


How to Uninstall ROBUSKEY

Deletes all the ROBUSKEY plugin file and deactivates.


Troubleshooting

For further information / questions about ROBUSKEY, please contact ROBUSKEY Support Desk.

Support Information

All the enquiries about ROBUSKEY® are welcome via email.

For the latest information of ROBUSKEY, please check our website.

ROBUSKEY® Support Desk
e-mail: imaging-contact@isp.co.jp
ROBUSKEY® Website
http://www.isp.co.jp/en/products/robuskey/

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†Apple and Final Cut Pro are registered trademark of Apple Incorporated. in United States and other countries.

†Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Coporation in United States and other countries.

†ROBUSKEY® is a registered trademark of Research Institute of Systems Planning Incorporated.

Other names / company names / product names mentioned above are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

†ROBUSKEY License Manager uses "CLX C++ Libraries". Hereafter is its license terms below.

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