| | | | News: FOR-A to Intro HD/SD Chroma Keyer
by Cow News Droid on Aug 8, 2008 at 6:57:50 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
Unique design provides automated features that simplify chroma key operation (London, UK--August 8, 2008) FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, introduce the MBP-100CK Chroma Keyer at IBC 2008 in Hall ... | | | | |
| | | | key light grainy key..?
by Dave LaRonde on Mar 26, 2008 at 10:43:36 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
keyed footage, and turn off the upper layer. • Fool with the lower layer's Keylight settings until it looks like the subject looks fine, but is over a grayish, washed-out chroma key background. It'll take some doing, but you will ... | | | | |
| | | | Overlaying things...help!
by Mike Kujbida on Mar 25, 2008 at 12:30:02 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
the logo have an alpha channel? If yes, try right-clicking it, selecting Properties - Media and set the alpha channel to Premultiplied. If there's no alpha channel, use the Chroma Key FX to remove the black background. Make sure the ... | | | | |
| | | | News: Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Units
by Cow News Droid on Aug 18, 2008 at 4:41:47 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
BCC 5’s UpRez, Pan and Zoom, and Chroma Key Modules Now Available Separately (Marlborough, Massachusetts--August 18, 2008) Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced the availability of its new Boris Continuum Units ... | | | | |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Get Fast in Final Cut Pro -- FAST!
It does not make you a better FCP editor, but no matter what kind of work you do, speed still matters. Cow author Dustin Lau shares some tips and tricks to accelerate your work in Final Cut Pro that even the old dogs can learn from.
Tutorial
Author: Dustin Lau |
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| | | | moving a Still background video.
by Ariel Brener on Oct 2, 2008 at 11:41:40 am
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
Hell no, it should be very simple. I dont need to use chroma key in this case. since I have the background shot seperatly I do have the data to be removed.. its just that stupid Adobe didn't embed such ... | | | | |
| | | | AE alpha channel issues
by Dave LaRonde on Sep 23, 2008 at 7:16:03 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
If you have your background layer placed below your chroma key layer in the timeline, it sounds like you might be looking at your video in the layer window rather than the comp window. Don't expect to move that background ... | | | | |
| | | | TV Pro Gear Unveils Affordable Portable HD Studio at NAB
by Chan Mahon on Apr 11, 2008 at 9:37:04 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
the specifications professional HD productions require: the feature-rich eight input FOR-A HVS-500HS switcher with a standard configuration including one DSK channel with a chroma key function and the ability to output uncompressed 720P and 1080i, the innovative and rugged shipping ... | | | | |
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Sony CineAlta - XDCAM
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The Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camera: A Closer Look
Creative Cow Contributing Editor Dylan Reeve says that the EX1 is another Sony breakthrough. A truly professional camera, the XDCAM EX1 offers format and workflow advantages previously unseen in other small cameras. Dylan will show you how the camera works, and how the footage works with your favorite NLE, while also looking ahead to the PMW-EX3.
Review
Author: Dylan Reeve |
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| | | | Keying Advice
by Dave LaRonde on Mar 27, 2008 at 4:38:11 pm
in the Video Copilot Forum
You going to have troubles a-plenty, sir, and that's no joke. Whoever shot that video had no stinkin' concept of how to shoot for chroma key. No clue whatsoever. It's high-school quality. You can tell the shooter I said so, ... | | | | |
| | | | ProRes Export Question
by Chris Anderson on Sep 6, 2008 at 3:12:04 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
My project mainly consists of HDV 1920x1080 60i so my sequence settings are HDV but set to render in ProRes. All the After Effects graphics are being rendered as ProRes 1440x1080. For one chroma key segment, I shot in DVCPRO ... | | | | |
| | | | chorma keying hair
by Dave LaRonde on Oct 4, 2008 at 2:46:32 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
What kind of footage is it DV? HDV? If yes, you've got your work cut out for you. It'll help to simply do a search of this forum in the COW for the terms green screen, blue screen, chroma key, ... | | | | |
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AVID Editing
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AVID rolls out HD, 10bit and SpectraMatte
Creative Cow's Bob Donlon reports with up-to-the-minute news for Avid users who have wondered where the company was going in the world of HD and 10-bit support. In this report, Bob offers Cow members all the news penned within hours of attending Avid's New York City December 8, 2004 press event. While attending, Bob not only watched as Avid not only rolled out their HD plans and their 10-bit support for Media Composer Adrenaline users but Avid had another big surprise up their sleeves -- the just-announced SpectraMatte chroma keyer. Read on for all the latest from the Avid mothership in Tewksbury...
Review
Author: Bob Donlon |
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| | | | News: Snell & Wilcox Introduces Kahuna 1 M/E HD
by Cow News Droid on Aug 8, 2008 at 6:50:00 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
quality for live mobile, studio, and news productions. In addition, the Kahuna 1 M/E HD provides large input and output capacity with four full effects keyers (each with chroma keyer) and resize capabilities. "The Kahuna 1 M/E HD brings the ... | | | | |
| | | | HDV Green Screen
by Graeme Nattress on Apr 3, 2006 at 9:50:59 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum
Yes, those tools do help for HDV also. There's even an HDV 4:2:0 mode in them. I'd shoot HDV for best chroma key, and if you do the key in HD and then downconvert afterwards, you'll get the best key. ... | | | | |
| | | | Hair Problem
by Paris MkVI on Mar 29, 2007 at 5:15:51 pm
in the Adobe ULTRA Forum
dialing those back and going with smaller adjustments all they way around. Also, how was your lighting? Ultra can fix a LOT of things, but bad lighting will alway put you in chroma key "hell". Jon _______________ Lack of preparation ... | | | | |
| | | | Gremlin in the Works?
by Martin Banks on Oct 1, 2008 at 5:49:43 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
Hi, I have been working on a project for a while. Deadline's coming up and I'm almost done....however....something odd seems to have happened. I had complete a compostion of a chroma keyed dancer moving around, and I had been positioning ... | | | | |
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Adobe ULTRA
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Serious Magic's Ultra2
CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin 'Kino' Gil writes a review on Serious Magic's ULTRA 2 Professional Keying Software with Vector Keying Technology and tells readers, ''[Before ULTRA2] each matte had to be calibrated separately and the values adjusted almost on a frame by frame basis in order to get details like loose strands of hair, bluish shadows and reflections, grains of sand and other minutiae. Yes, it took forever [and] no motion tracking software, either. All of that effort, [and hours of work] very seriously done, is made moot today with this software tool from Serious Magic. ... The key is perfect to the extreme of perfectly keyed fine strands of hair, transparency and translucency.''
Review
Author: Joaquin Gil |
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Adobe After Effects
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Creating Super Tight Junk Mattes
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares a method of quickly and automatically creating extremely precise junk mattes/gargabe masks for use in the keying process.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Aharon Rabinowitz |
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Adobe Premiere basics
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A Primer on NLE Video Quality
In this article, Ron Shook attempts in a relatively non-techy way to put some perspective on a range of quality issues inherent in today's Non-Linear Editing technology. Perhaps as you shop for your next NLE or the services of an NLE/editor, you will have a better background for asking significant questions and separating the important stuff from the selling hype.
Editorial, Tutorial
Author: Ron Shook |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Capture Cards and Codecs
Thinking of going uncompressed? Well this article focuses on the different uncompressed hardware solutions available for Final Cut Pro. Marco Solorio attempts to answers questions such as: ''What Capture card should I buy and do I even NEED an uncompressed system?'' Also included is a side by side evaluation of the quality and functionality of each uncompressed hardware solution on the market today.
Review, Tutorial, Feature
Author: Marco Solorio |
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AJA Kona
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AJA Kona SD v2.1
CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the new AJA Kona SD v. 2.1. For those seeking the latest uncompressed capture card for your Final Cut Pro system, this may be the answer you're looking for. With version 2.1 in public release, this system has unique features that other capture cards can only dream of.
Review
Author: Marco Solorio |
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Adobe After Effects
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NAB Post Plus NY Review
In this combination podcast and video report, Aharon Rabinowitz takes Creativecow members on a tour of last week's NAB Post + Show in New York City, where he presents both an inside look at the latest industry technologies and in-depth interviews with 2 of the experts featured at the show. Download the podcast and listen to his report, then watch the movies and take note of the show notes if you want to follow up on anything he said.
Author: Aharon Rabinowitz |
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Adobe Premiere Pro
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High-bit Color Support in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
What does the new color depth capability in Premiere Pro 2.0 actually do? How does it differ from its sibling applications? And most importantly, what can it do for you? In this article from Timothy Kurkoski, we're going to explore the enhanced color features in Premiere Pro 2.0 and find out.
Tutorial
Author: Timothy Kurkoski |
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