"Joel" <Joel@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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> tony cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>> These steps are easily researchable on the web. It's recommended to
>> place the subject about 4' in front of the chroma green background and
>> to light the background from the sides to eliminate color spill and
>> shadows.
>
> What you both say is just part of the very BASIC of photography, or it has
> nothing to do with green-screen specific but Photoshopy (Video as well)
> technique. BTW, I do not against what you two saying, but just add some
>
>> My question is about the software. Many companies offer software to
>> use in conjunction with a green screen. I can't figure out if they do
>> anything different than what Photoshop does.
>
> YES, there are plug-in for photoshop which get the idea from VIDEO, or
> green-screen is original designed for Video. And the problem that some
> of
> you guys (not you specific but in general) don't want to hear thing you
> don't want to hear. So I will try to give a little more detail
>
> - YES, there are several and they cost $400-800+ a pop.
>
> - NO, you do not need to spend any extra $$$ on any of them because they
> ain't any more special than Select Color with few extra tool to deselect
> some area with similar color (green).
>
> - It's much wiser to use regular Masking plug-in, or learning to use
> Photoshop's built-in tool which is capable of doing the hundreds of $$$
> can.
> YES, the regular Masking plug-in has more advance than Green-Screen
> plug-in
>
>> Some will remove the green (or blue) and replace it with a background
>> image, but that seems the same to me as popping in a background image
>> as a layer.
>
> GREEN (a special green not normal green) because we won't see that kind of
> green in our daily life, making thing much easier to separate. That's it!
>
>> I have the impression that the software is for those who don't have
>> Photoshop, but I'm trying to verify this.
>
> .. and if the foreground is GREEN then you may find WHITE background is a
> much better choice than Green-Screen background. Or I am trying to make
> the
> WHITE more special than GREEN-SCREEN.


I did not see Tony's post
for some reason he was on my blocked list