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Does anyone know any websites where I can get some free green/blue screen filmed stuff that I can use to practice chroma keying. The only website I found charges like $129 just for some footage of someone jumping its rediculous.
 
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I know Detonation Films has a ton of free chroma key footage. Its all of explosions, smoke, missiles, etc. though. (no people or characters) It should be good place to start.


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you'd be surprised at how easy it is to key out a flat background... as long as it's lit correctly.

basically, you can get away with other color flat backgrounds - they don't have to be blue or green. those colors are easy to key talent around because they are uncommon in clothing.

lighting is VERY important - probably the most important and there are no set parameters regarding chroma, gain and other secondary suppressors to tweak the key. if you are seeing grain around talent, adjusting chroma and gain levels back and forth will help eliminate that. check for an auto-setup and aim it at the most saturated part of the picture (before the key), and you'll get a good key to start tweaking and experimenting.

when lighting for chroma key, you have to make sure that the light isn't bouncing off of talent, or you will see it in the key.

i hope this kind of makes sense.

sorry if it's too TV.

again, lighting is the most important thing. other than that, it's not too hard of a process to tweak.
 
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yeah...agreed. the actual computer process of chroma key replacement is very simple. Just a few clicks, and maybe a few tweaks in a handful of frames. The real part that requires the majority of practice, is setting up your characters and green screen appropriately so you can light them separately and avoid spill, etc


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Just a few clicks, and maybe a few tweaks in a handful of frames.


that's awesome you can tweak the chroma key on individual frames. it makes perfect sense. coming from the tv world where we set up chroma keys on video switchers, it's something i never considered until you brought it up. amazing.
 
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Thanks for that link man its awesome! Thanks for the advice too.

I know how to do chromakeying, I have avid and have watched a really nice video tutorial about it i'm just dying to get some footage to practice with.

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FOOTAGES FOR COMPOSITING
Eg – Croma,wire removal, sky replecment,set extenstion , Green Screen already keyed out…ect..etc
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part02.rar
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sujonline i luve u thx for so much, can u pls upload some more stuff about the following: i need prekeyed or greenscreened cars building trees broushes and some animals for eg birds or bats and some insects also... thx
 
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woops forgot to reply read above thx Big Grin
 
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i hv part 2 as well

http://rapidshare.com/users/27BMEL


eg-:stock_footage_for_compositing.part11.rar DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS TYPE OF RAR

STOK_FOOTAGES_FOR_COMPOSITING_PART2.part05.rar This is part 2 eg YOU have to download all Part2.rar
i hope u understand
 
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shure thx
 
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by sujonline:
Smile
FOOTAGES FOR COMPOSITING
Eg – Croma,wire removal, sky replecment,set extenstion , Green Screen already keyed out…ect..etc
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part07.rar
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please send me the part 40 links

thank u

i like u all stuff


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Originally posted by sujonline:
Smile
FOOTAGES FOR COMPOSITING
Eg – Croma,wire removal, sky replecment,set extenstion , Green Screen already keyed out…ect..etc
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part12.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part16.rar
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http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part44.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/21...mpositing.part45.rar
 
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Yes, find a good website that can offer free green/blue screen filmed stuff is very difficult.
 
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hey buddy...sorry to bug u at this time...just wanted to ask u if part 40 of the whole compositing links series that u posted here, was possible or not...iam really looking forward to workin with all the files that u posted here...just need part 40...
thanx a lot for yer time...
 
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Hey buddy...can i get part 40 of this whole series of compositing videos that u hav put up here...??? i wud be really very thankful for yer generous help send me the link on "anirban.dimensions@gmail.com
 
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