Chroma-key/Green Screen?

Published January 8, 2012 | By Bman

Question by Upon this rock: Chroma-key/Green Screen?
How do you make movies w/ green screen/chroma-key…i mean does the CAMERA matter, or the PC software. Can i just go out and buy a green screen & software for greenscreen, & keep my hard drive camera or what??? I’m guessing the camera has nothing to do with it. PLEASE HELP…

Best answer:

Answer by Vig90
It has nothing to do with the camera. It is an “effect” in the editing software (Avid, FCP) that allows you to key out the color while superimposing another video track as the background. You can also get After Effects which has blending modes just like Photoshop which works in a similar manner (with a white or black screen) but can create even more advanced superimposes because of the different blending modes.

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