Real time chroma key hardware? at DVinfo.net

Zvonimir Miksic · March 8th, 2008, 07:18 AM

Can you please recommend affordable real time chroma keying hardware? I need to pull real time blue screen for the news and weather forecast backdrops. Right now I need SD keying but real soon I will also need HD. I was looking into Ultimatte products but they seem a little pricey. Thanks.

Nick Jushchyshyn · March 9th, 2008, 04:28 PM

Not sure what equipment you have already or what your full budget is, but Conduit Live for the Mac can provide a real-time keying option at a relatively low cost:
http://www.lacquer.fi/conduit/live.php

It's available as part of the Coduit suite from dvGarage as a $199 software solution: http://www.dvgarage.com/prod/prod.php?prod=conduit2

If you don't have the hardware to run it, then obviously that would have to factor into your "system cost", but it might be worth a look.

As a disclaimer .. I realize that my last two posts have directed people to this software, but it's only because I've seen and used this software and do believe that it is a useful option to look into. I'm not employed by dvGarage or Lacquer and receive no form of "kick back" for posting. I'm just one dvInfo member trying to help others. :)

Have fun.

Giroud Francois · March 9th, 2008, 06:33 PM

if you can find for cheap a VIDEONICS MX-1 video mixer, there is a nice chroma key feature.

March 8th, 2008, 07:18 AM	#1
Zvonimir Miksic New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sisak, Croatia Posts: 9	Real time chroma key hardware? Can you please recommend affordable real time chroma keying hardware? I need to pull real time blue screen for the news and weather forecast backdrops. Right now I need SD keying but real soon I will also need HD. I was looking into Ultimatte products but they seem a little pricey. Thanks.

March 9th, 2008, 04:28 PM	#2
Nick Jushchyshyn Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Posts: 548	Not sure what equipment you have already or what your full budget is, but Conduit Live for the Mac can provide a real-time keying option at a relatively low cost: http://www.lacquer.fi/conduit/live.php It's available as part of the Coduit suite from dvGarage as a $199 software solution: http://www.dvgarage.com/prod/prod.php?prod=conduit2 If you don't have the hardware to run it, then obviously that would have to factor into your "system cost", but it might be worth a look. As a disclaimer .. I realize that my last two posts have directed people to this software, but it's only because I've seen and used this software and do believe that it is a useful option to look into. I'm not employed by dvGarage or Lacquer and receive no form of "kick back" for posting. I'm just one dvInfo member trying to help others. :) Have fun. __________________ Nick Jushchyshyn Matchmoving, Compositing, TD imdb

March 9th, 2008, 06:33 PM	#3
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	if you can find for cheap a VIDEONICS MX-1 video mixer, there is a nice chroma key feature.