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HVX200 and Green screen
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Have you tried the beta of the new chroma sharpening plugin yet, Noah? I wonder if that works better, or if the two in conjunction work best still??
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP
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Have you tried the beta of the new chroma sharpening plugin yet, Noah? I wonder if that works better, or if the two in conjunction work best still??
What is the chroma sharpening filer? How is it different from the G Nicer filter?
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Works differently, does a similar thing though – reconstruct the chroma based upon the luma. It’s in early beta now for inclusing in the next Film Effects. I sent it to Noah as he’s doing a lot of DV chroma key.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP
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Not yet- I’ve just received all of the material for our next kid video and am scheduled to go over it with the director next week. Look forward to trying the new beta!
Noah
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All these recommendations you are getting are excellent. The way I look at green/blue screen is that is like a cocktail combination that requires that all elements work together accordingly. Independent of the format this is what works for me:
1.Screen: Blue for blond and very light hair color, green for the rest. I find the green does not have enough contrast for perfect sharp compositing with blond people. You can do it, but I think they look better on blue if I have a choice.
2.Lighting: As they say, the most important part. Stop and half under for screen, the 70 IRE rule is and the zebra also works for me. Space lights for big spaces, Kino Flo -
Try the BCC plugin for FCP. That keyer works better accidentally than the one in FCP does on purpose. I’ve keyed in three clicks using it under difficult circumstances, like black leather jackets, which tend to pick up reflected color…
Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
mitch@insightproductions.com
http://www.insightproductions.com
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