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DV chroma key
Have a shoot coming up. Thinking of doing a green screen with talking head subject. Have to shoot DV, can I get a clean chroma key with DV? Should I just shoot a standard background if I want the best results possible with DV? Thank you!
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4 Replies
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Keying DV can be challenging…and PPro doesn’t do it very well by itself.
I use AE or Serious Magic Ultra for keying. By taking an extra step or two in AE with Keylight, Serious Magic does a god job also if you want to own a standalone keyer. You can do pretty well with DV as long as the shot is lit well…and I use actual chroma key paint, which I think makes the process much easier.
TimK,
Kolb Productions,
Creative Cow Host,
Author/Trainer
http://www.focalpress.com
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So, given a choice, would you prefer not to do it with DV? I have AE and chroma key paint, and I think I can get it lit well. Thank you Tim.
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I think you’ll probably be fine.
Given a choice…(How often does THAT happen…?), sure, I’d like to use a 4:2:2 system like Digibeta or DVC Pro50.
TimK,
Kolb Productions,
Creative Cow Host,
Author/Trainer
http://www.focalpress.com
http://www.classondemand.net -
You might want to do a test or two first. DV is much harder to key with. Serious Magic is the only software that gave us a good result.
If you do a test with DV, try varying the exposure a half or full stop either way to see which gives you the best results.
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