Chroma key software options

[David Jimerson]

Originally Posted by Jon Fairhurst

Good tips. We used fluorescents above and below the screen. One problem is that we mixed electronic and transformer ballast units - they have different temps. We'll get more electronic lights before our next shoot. We're also lacking in the foreground light department. We've picked up a Lowell catalog at NAB and after going through the lineup, we've got our wish-list items circled. (The same units my son was leaning towards before NAB.)

Well, I meant the color temperature of the background video you're keying in, rather than the color temp of the green screen. You had, for example, some daylight (very blue) as background, while your car was lit very orange. If it doesn't look like your background and foreground are lit by the same source (the sun, in this case), it's much easier to spot the key.

[Jon Fairhurst]

Originally Posted by David Jimerson

Well, I meant the color temperature of the background video you're keying in, rather than the color temp of the green screen. You had, for example, some daylight (very blue) as background, while your car was lit very orange. If it doesn't look like your background and foreground are lit by the same source (the sun, in this case), it's much easier to spot the key.

Agreed. We applied some correction, but our lighting options were limited.

[Magnus Helander]

Originally Posted by Douglas Spotted Eagle

4:2:0 keys very well.
Just because it has 4:2:2 in front of it means almost nothing by comparison to what it once meant.

Hi DSE,
long time since I posted, business is rocking and I now have three kids to take care of. We did some amazing stuff with Ultra and a HVX in DVCPRO50 SD mode... have a look at
http://www.modernafilmer.se/ebuilder/
and practice your swedish... :)

Ultra 4ever! But we are looking at Reflecmedia/Chromatte...

/magnus