Chroma effect

An actor behind a green screen and the final result with 4 others different layers.

What is Chroma effect ?

• Chroma key is used to select a color or range of colors to give the video clip a transparency.

There are several approaches to give Chroma effect to your video :

First of all you need to have a video or need to film your actor or the subject behind a screen.This can be achieved by using a Blue,Green Or White,etc. background.The color of the screen should not match the color of the actor or subjects like the clothes or any.

The software to achieve chroma you have to use the following multilayer video editing software or any other which supports multilayer:

1. Adobe Premier Pro
2. Sony Vegas Pro
3. Ulead
4. Avid Express

Apple/Mac Users

1. Apple Final Cut Pro
2. Apple I Movie

Open any multilayer video editing suite.

On the first layer add the background video that you want behind your subject (Eg. Image,3d animation,etc.).

On the second layer on the top of the first layer add the second video which contains the subject which has a static background and then add the chroma effect on the second layer.

If you don't have a video which does not have a static background.
Then use composting software's like
Adobe After effects,
Combustion, etc.

You have to work frame by frame and believe me is a hard work.It will take lots of time just to edit a one minute clip which may also take several days to remove the background or unwanted stuff.

*Note*

The Basic are same but the way of applying video effects- VFX varies from software to software.

A Vision

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Various Film Making Institutes In India

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Web and Graphics Designing Software

Graphics:
Adobe Photo Shop
Coral Draw
Gimp
Adobe Illustrator
In design
Adobe Page Maker
Ms Paint
Microsoft Office Picture Manager
Microsoft Photo Editor
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Nero Photo Snap Viewer; ETC...


Web Designing:
Microsoft Front Page
Macro Media Dream Weaver
Notepad
Macro Media Flash

Popular Multimedia Software

Sound Editing Software:
Avid Pro Tools
Sony Acid Pro
Sony Sound Forge
Sound Track Pro

Music:
Pro Logic
Fl Studio 10

Video Editing Software:
Final Cut Pro

Avid Media Compresor

Adobe Premiere Pro

Windows Movie Maker

I-Movie

Uleas

Pinnacle Studio

Nero Vision

Composting:
Adobe After Effects
Apple Motion
Apple Shake
Combustion
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Smoke 
 

Animation:
Adobe Falsh

Toon Boom

Optical Disc Buring (DVD/CD):

IDVD (Mac)

Burn (Mac)

DVD Studio Pro (Mac)
Adobe Encore (WIN/Mac)

Nero (Win)

AVS to DVS (Win)

Image:

Disk Utility (mac)

Image Burn (Win)
ISO

Linear vs Non Linear Editing

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In the early days of electronic video production, linear (tape-to-tape) editing was the only way to edit video tapes. Then, in the 1990s, non-linear editing computers became available and opened a whole new world of editing power and flexibility.

Non-linear editing was not welcomed by everyone and many editors resisted the new wave. In addition, early digital video was plagued with performance issues and uncertainty. However, the advantages of non-linear video eventually became so overwhelming that they could not be ignored.

In the 21st Century non-linear editing is king and linear editing is widely considered to be obsolete, or at least primitive. This is an understandable attitude considering the advantages of non-linear editing, but we urge you not to be too judgemental. Linear editing still has some advantages:

1. It is simple and inexpensive. There are very few complications with formats, hardware conflicts, etc.
2. For some jobs linear editing is better. For example, if all you want to do is add two sections of video together, it is a lot quicker and easier to edit tape-to-tape than to capture and edit on a hard drive.
3. Learning linear editing skills increases your knowledge base and versatility. According to many professional editors, those who learn linear editing first tend to become better all-round editors.

Although the "linear vs non-linear" argument is often subjective and some editors will disagree with the statements above, there can be little doubt that increasing your skill base is a good thing. There is nothing to be gained by completely rejecting linear editing, and much to be gained by adding it to your repertoire.

*linear editing - you edit by cutting and pasting the film positives.
*non linear - you capture the footage and edit using a software.

The Evolution of Modern Non-Linear Editing: Part 1 - From Tape To Digital http://vimeo.com/66531658

The Evolution of Digital Non-Linear Editing: Part 2 - the Digital Revolution http://vimeo.com/66531655

Essential video and audio codec for computer

If your computer can not recognize the codec or it says, it's a missing codec then download the software's to resolve your problem:

1. K-lite
   
2. Div X
   
3. Real Player
4. Winamp
5. Adobe Flash player,
6. Shock Wave Player and plug in's