Keying with Motion tutorial?

I've looked quite a bit, and only found a low rez YouTube tutorial on keying:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gPPoopE6dY&feature=related
Can someone recommend one that deals with moving subjects such as dancers against a green screen - and all the problems involved? Will be shooting in 4:2:2 color space 1920x1080 24p.
I'm torn between trying to use Motion, buying Shake, or a 3rd party solution like dvMatte Pro. I'd of course prefer to use tools already included with FCS2.
Thanks!

dv Matte Pro is a very good product IMHO, and works great with Motion

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