I learned a long time ago that if you really want to turn editing into a smoother experience then don’t begin editing until you are organized. If there is any area in which you can gain some time and truly reduce the stress levels of editing then it has to be that of organization. Sometimes it seems that you start a session and by the time you finish and come out, the kids have grown up, moved out and are now introducing you to your grandchildren! There simply is no getting around the fact that video editing can be at times one of the most tedious activities you can engage in. ![]() It runs a little over 20 minutes but he really covers exactly what you need and what you really need to do to make green screen a relatively painless process resulting in the kind of effect that you have always thought you wanted.įunny how I came across this article this week because I had just received a question from a reader on why he felt it was taking him so long to execute what he wanted to do in editing. If you have any interest in this subject then this is the video for you! This week over at the Basic Film Makers YouTube Channel he has put together a long tutorial/rant on the subject. ![]() The truth is that there are many points to consider when it comes to green screen with anything you do in software being easily last on the list. This is so far from the truth it would be funny if it wasn’t so disingenuous. What I find misleading is that nearly all of those same software makers present green screen as some kind of awesome feature that the software handles for you almost automatically and you can achieve amazing results with the click of a button. Most, if not all of the main players offer a module to facilitate the color keying that is needed to achieve this effect. What I have repeatedly said as an intro to those articles and videos is that the last thing you need to worry about when it comes to green screen is the software. OK, over the last few weeks I have managed to find a few good tutorials on the subject of green screen. If you have an iPhone, take footage of your friends and then apply a LUT that promises a “cinematic” look you will not get that result if the LUT was designed for a Canon DSLR! Got Green Screen? ![]() I mention this because some sites offering free or paid LUTs promote or at least describe them based on the look they are intended to achieve. The important point to remember here is that for a LUT to be effective, it has to be configured on the basis of the camera that it taking the footage in order to get the desired result coming out the other end. The video below gives a great explanation using of course, cats to show how they work. They can be used to given a uniform “look” to an entire video project or to certain parts of it. LUT stands for Look Up Table and is a table of preset settings to handle color in a particular way. One of the more advanced features of this software is that it allows you to use LUTs. If you happen to be the proud owner of a version of CyberLink PowerDirector that has the color grading module, Color Director attached then you may find this to be of interest.
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