[Devinda Fernando]

Hi Warren, thanks for the reply. I saw the reviews of the Magic Lantern firmware and I guess what I mean by 2K is actually HD (1080 x 1920) which is what I believe the Sony FS700 also shoots. That is in terms of Frame Size. The Sony FS700 Sensor is also full frame 35mm, so unless one records more “detail per square inch” so to speak, they would both be even on that aspect, right?

But is the quality of the 5D better than the Sony? – and by that I mean is it a higher resolution, or a better color space recording? I’m going to assume that 14 Bit is better than 12 bit but was hoping someone had actually used these two formats in a real life situation and could testify from experience? I would love to test it out still waiting for my Sony to arrive, I currently shoot with a 5D MK3 but I really don’t see much of a difference between the quality of normal H.264 footage converted to Apple Pro Res and 2K Raw using the Magic Lantern firmware?

[Devinda Fernando]

Hi Dave, you seem to be the defacto Guru for chroma keying here so I was wondering what sort of tips would you recommend for properly setting up the lighting and camera settings during the shoot to avoid the sort of nightmares in post production work that seem to be discussed here. I usually shoot with a 5D MKIII or a Sony FS700.

My biggest issues when using Ultra Key in Premiere Pro (or Primatte Keyer in AE) is the Green Spill on the subjects hair and side of the face… or even the reflection on objects like shirt buttons and glasses and even in the subjects’ eyes themselves. Any solutions to reducing this prior to shooting? Type of lighting, or perhaps color of the chroma key background?

Also… during green screen shoots with a lot of movement – like Music videos, there is a lot of green spill onto the motion blur of fast moving body parts (Fingers are my biggest headache). I was told that if I shot in Slo-motion and then subtracted the additional frames returning the footage back to regular speed that the motion blur can be reduced/eliminated (I have yet to try this technique) – any truth to that, or is there a better solution?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[Devinda Fernando]

Hi Eric,

What about shooting Green/Blue Screen using the Sony FS700 and recording onto the Odyssey 7Q in 2K Raw….? I believe that uses a different codec with much better color sampling.

[Devinda Fernando]

Hi Nick,

I noticed you mentioned that the 5D MKIII using the Magic Lantern firmware allows you to shoot 14 Bit 2K raw footage… am I to assume then that the 5D MKIII Raw footage is of higher quality than the Sony NEX-FS700 that records 12 Bit 2K Raw footage using the Odyssey 7Q Monitor/Recorder?