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  • Chroma Key Not Big Enough

    Posted by Ozal Harp on March 17, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Hey,

    Based on my situation, I need to film my entire body for a shot that requires a chroma-key background. My problems are:

    1. Not having enough space on set for my cameras ratio (the camera picks up the adjacent walls because the room is small)

    2. Not a big enough green screen

    The thing is, the camera isn’t moving for the shot. So it ends up being a perfectly fine center shot with two vertical borders (the walls). In theory (since I don’t move past the green screen), I could just draw them out (they never move).

    Is this possible? How would you overcome this feat?

    Let me know,

    – Ozal

    Steve Rhoden replied 11 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Steve Rhoden

    March 17, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    You can easily use the mask tool to cut out those areas extended
    beyond the green background.

    Steve Rhoden (Cow Leader)
    Film Maker & VFX Artist.
    Owner of Filmex Creative Media.
    Samples of my Work and Company can be seen here:
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia

  • John Rofrano

    March 18, 2015 at 2:04 am

    As Steve said, use the Mask tool. It can be found in the Pan/Crop window. Just mask the areas outside of the green screen.

    ~jr

    http://www.johnrofrano.com
    http://www.vasst.com

  • Steve Rhoden

    March 18, 2015 at 11:55 pm

    Speaking of green screen, Boris ChromaKey Studio filter in
    Continuum complete is now the best and most effective keyer
    available for Vegas Pro…

    Steve Rhoden (Cow Leader)
    Film Maker & VFX Artist.
    Owner of Filmex Creative Media.
    Samples of my Work and Company can be seen here:
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia

  • John Rofrano

    March 19, 2015 at 12:26 am

    Yes it is and that would be perfect for this if the OP had the budget to buy it. But it can be down with Vegas Pro alone, just not as good.

    ~jr

    http://www.johnrofrano.com
    http://www.vasst.com

  • Steve Rhoden

    March 19, 2015 at 2:35 am

    True, its not for the once in a while editor, its an investment
    for fulltime content creators.

    Steve Rhoden (Cow Leader)
    Film Maker & VFX Artist.
    Owner of Filmex Creative Media.
    Samples of my Work and Company can be seen here:
    https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia

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