In the keylight effect, which view shows 100% transparent as black, 100% opaque as white and everything else gray?

The keylight effect in Adobe After Effects is frequently used for chroma keying, enabling users to remove a specific color from a video layer, such as a green screen. In this context, understanding how transparency is represented is crucial for achieving clean keying results.

The correct answer is the "status" view. In this view, the transparency of the image is represented in a straightforward manner: areas that are fully transparent appear as black, fully opaque areas are white, and semi-transparent areas fall into various shades of gray. This visual representation allows users to easily assess how effective their keying is by clearly showing which parts of the image have been successfully keyed out and which parts remain.

This view is particularly useful during the keying process as it helps in refining the edges of the keyed area, adjusting the settings to achieve a more precise and natural-looking composite. Understanding the status view enhances the user's ability to make informed adjustments based on the transparency map, ultimately contributing to better overall results in compositing.

The other options do not represent the transparency of the keyed areas in this specific way. For example, the view option generally refers to different types of visual representations within the effect but does not specifically indicate the clear black and white representation of transparency. The alpha