July 27th
www.learningdslrvideo.com Almost from the start I have been following Fstoppers.com, yes I know it’s mostly a photography site and not about DSLR video, but actually it relates to video more than you think. If you ever watched some of their featured videos like the one with the Iphone or even the Lee Morris wedding photography video you will notice that not only do these guys take awesome pictures, but they also create some awesome BTS videos as well. Patrick Hall from Fstoppers contacted me and asked if I would create step-by-step green screen tutorial for Premiere CS5, and I told him I would be honored. Just a quick disclaimer for those not familiar with me and my site, I’m an amateur and I show all the mistakes I make as I learn how to shoot video on a DSLR. That being said, I have been doing green screen work for about 4 years now, but I am totally self taught – so I am not a pro at this. I use cheap halogen work lights for my setup. First up is my 250watt hair light which provides some depth by providing a nice rim light on my shoulder and hair, I made the barn doors out of sheet metal. Next up is my 1000 watt key light that’s high up and pointing through a window frame made from nylon stop fabric. My fill light is set to 500 watts which also is using the same screen frame. After that I have two work lights for lighting the green screen, and as you can see they do a bad job, one of these days I’m going to replace them with something better but Premiere Pro does such …
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How did you add the crop?
wow.. awsome.. I thought it will be very difficult.. I was wrong.. Thank you very much for showing me how simple it is. THANKS!
I don’t get it
Hi Dave, I would recommend using a four or eight point garbage matte rather than cropping as it gives you more flexibility as to where you actor is. I would also add that if you simply select the aggressive setting within the Ultra Key effect you will get a nice and quick key. Great video, keep up the good work!
can u tell me the best settings for maintaing dslr footage quality. Ive tried rendering as a avi uncompressed but it changes to sd oppose to hd
you should blur the backround image slightly so it looks as if youre really there if u know what i mean
Wow, I found the perfect video.. I’ve been using Vegas for Green screen things… and I’ve just bought Premiere Pro cs5.5 and found this video.
What is the mercury playback engine? I just got Premiere and I need some help! haha
What does it mean when the line is red and not yellow?
Thanks for this tutorial. I’m doing green screen work today, but i only have 3 lights. I’m gonna need to make it work somehow!
Hi … I need a question answered! By the way,, awesome video! When i bring in pictures to the timeline… and try to view them in the playback window ,,, they are way too big. I click on fit and it adjusts the video playback area ,,not the video itself (pic) i have to manually drag the pictures to make them smaller. Can you help??
@findamir PC, you can see all my stuff on my gear page.
Quick question Dave: What platform are you working with? I am assuming Mac. Also what video card are you using for your computer? Thanks!
I do like some of the other Adobe products as well such as Onlocation, Photoshop and After effects as well as Premiere.
@kk6downing check out my gear page on my site it has all that info.
What kind of computer set up you have, and Video card?
THANKS
Nicely done.
nice tutorial i used ur technique and tried my own also sent you a video i did .i know its a bit beginner but ill progress over time…thanks…
VERY VERY GOOD
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Hi. Thanks for your help. How did you encode the video to have such hi quality before the upload? Thanks for helping.
Hi. Thanks for your help. How did you encode the video to have such hi quality before the upload? Thanks for helping.
You’re picture is really crisp…and the play back is smooth…are you working from an avrage laptop or do you have extra things that enhance you’re system…because my once I had a background or effects my play back gets chopy…is there anything you would suggest?
wow – I am astounded at how crisp and sharp your picture is while still looking flat.
I’m really struggling with my picture even under proper lighting.. im going to try and find your settings on your site
Looks amazing
Thanks Dave! This video saved me some time and frustration during the editing process while creating my new production company intro.
Wow, great video – both in presentation and quality. I mean, it looks perfect at 360p! And you’d only been using Premiere for 2 weeks? I’m impressed!