Ron Lindeboom
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COW Coins
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Blue is not necessarily a better or worse color. The background key color should be chosen based on what is *not* in the scene. If your actor is in blue clothing, then blue would be a terrible choice for a keying color. People often limit things to either green or blue but with today’s powerful keying software, I have seen people shoot and key with red backgrounds and other colors based on the shot.
As Jamie Cunningham pointed out, the secret to pulling a good key is to well and evenly light the background and get the talent far enough away so that your background lighting is not spilling over onto the talent.
Best regards,
Ron Lindeboom
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Why am I hearing the Twilight Zone music right now???
;^)
Ron Lindeboom
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When I first got my old AG-DVx100 it did the same thing and I thought it had been damaged in shipping. It hadn’t. It is just that when powered up, the lens no longer does this.
I believe that Jan and Team engineered this into the lens so that you can find it should you sit it down and misplace it somewhere — it’s sort of like The Clapper that you see on TV where the guy claps and the lights go on and off. Only in this case, if you clap loud enough, you can hear the lens rattle and find your camera. Handy for those moments when you set it down in a busy subway train and forget where you left it. Just start clapping and suddenly, boom, you have found it. ;o)
Now where are my old Foghorn Leghorn cartoons…???
Best,
Ron Lindeboom
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What a wonderful piece of work, John. Very nice.
Ron Lindeboom
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What a wonderful piece of work, John. Very nice.
Ron Lindeboom
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We appreciate what you said in the beginning and ending of your post, unfortunately it was what was contained in the middle that caused the rub. The real point in all this was that by not really giving enough forethought to what you were doing, you sent a message to those who may possibly be considering submitting a tutorial, that they are going to be pulled apart — not a way to encourage most people. This is only the second time in the history of the site that we have had this happen. The first time, the guy had us take down his tutorial and he’s never participated in the site again. Fortunately, I talked with Jay yesterday on the phone and Jay just shrugged it off with a good natured aside and said it was all okay with him. We were happy that he wasn’t put off by it but this isn’t about any single writer or tutorial; there’s a bigger picture to consider and it is one in which people can offer techniques without having to run the gauntlet because they offered them. This is a learning site, not a pontificating site. Learning is sometimes dirty business and is a process that requires participation. It’s easy to criticize, it takes time to create a tutorial.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best regards,
Ron Lindeboom
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We appreciate what you said in the beginning and ending of your post, unfortunately it was what was contained in the middle that caused the rub. The real point in all this was that by not really giving enough forethought to what you were doing, you sent a message to those who may possibly be considering submitting a tutorial, that they are going to be pulled apart — not a way to encourage most people. This is only the second time in the history of the site that we have had this happen. The first time, the guy had us take down his tutorial and he’s never participated in the site again. Fortunately, I talked with Jay yesterday on the phone and Jay just shrugged it off with a good natured aside and said it was all okay with him. We were happy that he wasn’t put off by it but this isn’t about any single writer or tutorial; there’s a bigger picture to consider and it is one in which people can offer techniques without having to run the gauntlet because they offered them. This is a learning site, not a pontificating site. Learning is sometimes dirty business and is a process that requires participation. It’s easy to criticize, it takes time to create a tutorial.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best regards,
Ron Lindeboom
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It will be great to finally meet you, Aanarav.
Ron Lindeboom
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I didn’t reply to your post because I wasn’t referring to your post, jwedit. I took absolutely no offense to your remarks whatsoever. Your comments and tact were well within all the lines of decorum and community here at the Cow.
But thanks for caring, we appreciate it.
Ron Lindeboom
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I didn’t reply to your post because I wasn’t referring to your post, jwedit. I took absolutely no offense to your remarks whatsoever. Your comments and tact were well within all the lines of decorum and community here at the Cow.
But thanks for caring, we appreciate it.
Ron Lindeboom