Bluescreen Compositing

Master The Art And Technique Of Blue And Greenscreen Compositing With This Comprehensive How-to Course In Creating Effective And Realistic Composited Scenes In Video Formats. You Get Clear, Understandable Explanations Of The Different Types Of Keying Techniques And How They Work, Including Real-world Examples And Tutorials. Topics Include Setting Up A Greenscreen Studio, How To Light The Screen Effectively, How To Light The Talent Or Foreground Material, And Matching Lighting To The Composited Background Plate. Complete Tutorials Of Each Of The Major Software Keyers Walk You Through The Proces Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 The Basics Of How Compositing Works; Terminology; Creating The Matte; 3 Types Of Keying Processes; Under The Hood; Blending Modes; 4 Simple Non-action Compositing Solutions; Fixing Flaws; Motion Tracking A Matted Overlay Fix; Manual Tracking; Digital Glass Paintings; So What's The Big Deal?; 5 Setting Up A Chroma Key Studio; Planning Your Studio; Chroma Key Paint; Fabric; Paint, Tape, And Fabric; Background Lighting; Temporary/portable Solutions; High-tech Alternatives; 6 Lighting For Chroma Key Basics Of Lightinglighting The Background; Checking The Evenness Of The Lighting; Lighting For Luma Keying; A Final Word About Lighting; 7 Costuming And Art Design For Color-based Compositing; Blue Or Green-or Red?; Selecting Foreground Colors; Non-color Factors; 8 Video Format Problems; And Now...hdcam!; See For Yourself!; 9 Creating The Plates; Previsualization; Creating The Foreground Plates; Real-world Background Plates; Working In 3d Programs; Lighting; Chroma Content And Color Balance; Resolution; Aspect Ratio; 10 Problems In Post; Cleaning Up Those Edges; Eliminating Jaggies Removing Spillfixing Problem Mattes; 11 Live Keying; Switchers, Special Effects, And Keying; The Production Switcher; Digital Video Mixers; Toasters And 'casters; Dedicated Keyers; Weathercasting; Virtual Studio; 12 Tutorials; Tutorial A: Nonlinear Editors; Tutorial B: After Effects; Tutorial C: Keylight; Tutorial D: Primatte And Walker Effects Light Wrap; Tutorial E: Zmatte; Tutorial F: Boris Red; Tutorial G: Ultimatte Advantedge; Tutorial H: Serious Magic Ultra 2; Tutorial I: Apple Shake; 13 Creating New Visions With Changing Technology; So What Works? Upping The Ante: Hd And The Big Screennew Opportunities, New Challenges; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Building A Permanent Cyclorama; Appendix C: Calibrating Your Monitor; Calibrating An Ntsc Smpte-c Phosphor Crt Video Monitor; Calibrating Other Types Of Monitors; Appendix D: Manufacturers; Index; Dvd Credits John Jackman. Dvd Rom Included. English