How do I create a stroke on a color key?

Hey there,
I've got some video of an athlete behind a greenscreen. I basically just want to see a silhouette of him with a red stroke outlining his body shape. Does anyone know if there's a plugin I can use for this in Final Cut Pro?
Thanks,
Caleb
This is how I've got it to currently display. The only difference is I want the red stroke and then I'll put it behind a flashier background.

Cool idea...
Hope this is a solution for you:
http://sight-creations.com/fxexchange/AlphaOutline.zip
[install in ~/Movies/Motion Templates/Effects/<create category or place in Keying category>/ <place entire Alpha Outline folder inside> ]
Ok - this effect works two ways:
1) anywhere there is alpha an outline of the opaque media will appear (no alpha - no outline.) So, this effect will outline any keyed material.
You have a control for the outline "Radius"; a Color control; a Blur control (nice for making "auras") and an Outline Mix control.
2) if you choose to use the black/white mask (a.k.a. "matte") mode of the Keyer (which is completely opaque by the way), you will need to use the Luma Key Section of the effect (normally, just turning it on should suffice, but a few extra tools are included to help clean things up, if needed.)
Parameter overview (with Luma Key Section turned on:)
The line containing Luma Key Section is just a text only placeholder - the "menu" has no other use than to separate the sections. Toggle the use with the matte view of the keyer with Luma Keyer. The rest of the parameters are associated with the luma keyer that could be pubished (and that might be useful in this context.)
It's free to download and use...
HTH

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