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Green screen on-the-go

A green screen kit is handy for many video projects, but you may not own one because it seems costly to purchase or a pain to set up.  I thought the same thing when starting out, but after the expense of renting time at a local studio and renting kits

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Gear Review: Angler Collapsible Backdrop, 5×7′

Collapsible backdrops are great for location shooting and small studios — even large studios use them for convenient and inexpensive options for backdrops. The video below shows the 5×7′ chroma key backdrop. You can use chroma key backdrops to replace the background in your photo or videos, but Angler also has

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Is White the New Green Screen for Portrait Photographers?

Green screen backgrounds are used on movie sets to remove the background and add special computer-generated imagery (CGI) effects. The idea is simple. Shoot on a single color backdrop (blue or green is often used) and make that color transparent—replacing it with other video clips, graphics or a still image.

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Extracting From A Green Screen – The LAB Trick

If youre shooting in a studio for compositing with Photoshop then you may be using a grey or green backdrop. I was spending a long time making masks until I saw this cool tip from Photoshop trainer Dave Cross, the time its saved me, thanks Dave! Open the images For

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Using a FlexiFill ChromaKey Backdrop

Want to do chromakey shooting? A FlexiFill backdrop is very useful for quick chromakey jobs. This spring loaded type backdrop offers both a blue and green surface for shooting and is virtually wrinkle-free. This is good because wrinkles cause shadows which lead to a bad key. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhvHYAJRgE This specific tutorial

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