Re: Chroma key challenge (read rules)
yeah I agree, I'm glad masking is accepted.
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yeah I agree, I'm glad masking is accepted.
(my brother and I took about an hour each).
I didn't take an hour. 
New rules actualized
1. No double entries, just editing the same shot
2. Masking is okay
3. Judging positions will always be open and the one who wins will choose the theme, and has the option to judge with no trial or anything and he will be in charge of the thread.
My entry. 
(No masking, by the way )
Last edited by MOL (March 5, 2010 (03:58pm))
Ooh, nice.
Those who have entered so far
filmyguy
PJ_pund
Greenscreener Studios
Bluescreener Studios
MOL
Adding a tiny bit of blur or feather to blend the image in is alright, but not having them in focus at all seems like a cop out.
Also, I don't think masking should be allowed, it's a lot easier to mask one frame, than to key it, and isn't the whole point of the contest to increase people's abilities at chroma keying? Knowing how to mask one frame exceptionally well, but not knowing how to key a clip of footage won't help you when you're brickfilming.
@The person who said keying and masking are the same: That's like saying drawing and painting use the same techniques because the results both make a picture. It takes a different set of skills to paint and draw, just the same as keying and masking.
But to contradict everything I've said, I usually mask things frame by frame rather than keying, because I've found that the reflections on Lego pieces are a nightmare to key out.
Last edited by Riley (March 6, 2010 (12:25am))
Meh, I can't be bothered to redo it. I did the greenscreening fine. If I had blurred out the city, you wouldn't be able to realize it was one.
Last edited by MOL (March 6, 2010 (09:51am))
Here is our entry:
Before:
After:
Note: We don't own a green or blue screen, so we just used a yellow piece of paper! 
My entry:
Before
And after
Yellow screening? Never seen that before.........
Yellow screening? Never seen that before.........
It's what you use if you don't have a green or blue screen... 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JomRBh0FIYE
In this example Nathan Wells shows orange screening for a never used scene for Driven
You really can chroma key with ANY color, as long as it is different from the colors of the objects you are trying to key.
what program do you use?
You mean us?
yes.
We use Adobe Photoshop Elements for still shots, and Pinnacle Studios for movies.
Here is my entry.
Original Shot]
Shot keyed and resized]
Shot desaturated. Color correction applyed. Finished]
What's with the dirt or grime in the bottom right-hand corner?
That was the bluescren
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