What It Does
Despill Maestro removes unwanted color spill from green screen and blue screen footage in both Premiere Pro and After Effects. When a subject is lit in front of a colored backdrop, that color reflects onto skin, hair, and wardrobe. Despill Maestro suppresses that reflected color while keeping everything else intact.
It is a one-time purchase at $29.00, with a free trial available.
Key Features
10 spill suppression algorithms. Rather than a single one-size-fits-all approach, the plugin offers ten distinct algorithms ranging from simple averaging to specialized skin tone preservation and double green/blue bias modes. You pick the one that fits your footage, then refine it with controls for suppression strength, softness, expansion, and desaturation.
Color protection ranges. Independent Luma, Hue, and Saturation controls let you lock down specific colors so the despill process leaves them alone. Useful for subjects wearing yellow or orange wardrobe that might otherwise get partially stripped.
Color replacement. Once spill is removed, the plugin can fill those areas with a custom color while preserving luminance. You can add warmth, neutral gray, or any hue with precise strength and intensity controls, which matters when a subject is backlit by the green screen and needs a new edge color to match the composite background.
Alpha generation. The plugin can generate an alpha channel directly from spill intensity, with adjustable threshold and softness. This creates a matte based on where spill was detected, useful for isolating affected areas for targeted secondary correction.
GPU acceleration and full bit-depth support. Processes at 8, 16, and 32 bits per channel with GPU acceleration. Preview modes for spill maps, alpha channels, and protection masks let you see exactly what each setting is doing before committing.
Who It’s For
Anyone cutting or compositing green screen or blue screen footage in Premiere Pro will run into spill at some point. Despill Maestro is particularly useful for editors who need to correct spill without jumping to After Effects, and for compositors who want more algorithm choices and protection controls than what native tools offer. The alpha generation feature adds compositing flexibility that goes beyond basic despill utilities.
Pricing
Despill Maestro is a one-time purchase at $29.00, sold via aescripts.com with a single-user license. A free trial is available for download directly from the product page.