We had a large area to cover with green and with the lack of a studio, this “mobile method” was the best we could do.

Sadly, not all of the green was the same color of green. Once green screen fabric was hung around the vehicle, we were ready to shoot (see picture above).Īs you can see in the image, green screen fabric was placed around the majority of the car. The passenger side of the car was 11 inches from a glass wall and the driver’s side gave us free access to the vehicle. IN USEīecause of the Henney’s rarity (this particular car is the only one known to still exist) and its location on the third floor of the America on Wheels Museum, we had to utilize green screen technology. Of course, there are dozens of other small tweaking adjustments to make your Key perfect, but trial and error will get you the flawless Key. The “Clean Background” icon removes problems in your background, and “Clean Foreground” eliminates issues with your subject in front of the Green Screen. But, at least in my case, Auto Define Key was faster. You may also do this process “manually” in Primatte Keyer like you would in Premiere and After Effects by selecting the eye dropper and clicking on the green you want removed. Select “Auto Define Key” and immediately the “green” in your green screen is replaced with your background with almost no artifacts. When you first open Primatte Keyer, drag the effect onto your video.

I won’t go into detail on how to set up a green screen shot on your timeline, instead I’ll just explain the operation of Primatte Keyer itself. It spells everything out visually as well as aurally and talks you through some of the fine-tuning features. I highly recommend viewing their “ Getting Started with Primatte Keyer 6 (opens in new tab)” available for download on Red Giant’s website. I do understand both Premiere and After Effect’s keyers and they function quite well, but Primatte Keyer is easier and, in my opinion, faster. One of the reasons I initially chose Red Giant over the other green screen software programs was the almost idiot-proof method of operation.

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