StudioTech Live! 22: Chroma keying (Green screen) hints, tips and examples

StudioTech Live! 22: Chroma keying (Green screen) hints, tips and examples

Using chroma keying (or green screen) in your video allows you to enhance your videos with effects from simple backgrounds to more complex virtual studios. Mark and Vance discuss some basic tips on how to setup a video shoot and demonstrate a range of effects that can be achieved.

StudioTech TV Top Tips:

1 – get wall / cloth as even as possible

2 – light the background evenly, but not brightly

3 – get as much distance as possible from background to talent (at least 1M / 3 feet)

4 – light the talent separately

5 – don’t forget a backlight

6 – Be patient with the keyer settings.