Semi-Transparent Keying

Posted by on Sep 19, 2011 in Blog | 8 comments

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I’ve been experimenting with some advanced chroma keying methods to specifically deal with reflections and subtle details like this car plate.

Often times we use keylight to get rid of everything that is green but in some cases we want to keep some of the reflections to make a shot more realistic.  Some of these tips are quite noteworthy because the footage being used is from a Canon 5D which can be particularly noisy due to compression artifacts.  Pulling a good key is already challenging enough but leaving in small details without flicker is even more problematic.  I think I have figured out a few good methods and we even filmed another behind the scenes video to show how we setup the shots. Look for the video and tutorial soon.

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8 Comments

  1. maxi | September 19, 2011

    wow, you are really so generous sharing all this tips with us…

  2. Joe F. | September 19, 2011

    Looking forward to it!!

  3. 21 abu adel | September 19, 2011

    Good job. We are waiting

  4. AJ_21 | September 19, 2011

    Simply awesome.
    Just one question, if you change the angle, and the camera´s lens is reflected, could you still apply this same technique?
    Saludes desde Honduras y muchas bendiciones.(Greetings from Honduras and many blessings)

  5. James | September 19, 2011

    this will be very helpful. i’ve tried this numerous times. looking forward to this.

  6. Dan Evans | September 19, 2011

    This is definitely helpful. I’m working on something similar which requires a tear from someone’s eye to roll down their face and freeze. To shoot it I got a face mask used in theatre and painted it green. I then dripped water onto the eye and tilted the mask so it dripped. I would then composite this onto the actors face. Keying wasn’t so bad but it practically leaves nothing behind as water is clear.

  7. Anthony | September 19, 2011

    Linear Color Key!!!!

  8. Thane Pierson | September 19, 2011

    Now that is impressive! I can’t wait