Color Correction Techniques for Greenscreen Compositing
When it comes to greenscreen compositing, most people know that a clean and natural-looking matte is crucial to getting good results. Hours are spent tweaking the various controls, and many cups of coffee are drained trying to get that “perfect” key. The truth is that our elusive “perfect composite” is rarely achieved, no matter how much you tweak the controls in your favorite keying application, and the reason is very simple. Without effective and targeted color correction, no composite will look proper, much less perfect.
This tutorial focuses on color correction techniques for greenscreen compositing, including the construction of artificial highlights to add an extra layer of realism to your shots. But before we leap headlong into the fun stuff, a little bit of learning is required.
Very cool article / Tutorial about using color correction techniques to improve the quality of your green screen composites.
When faced with making a green-screened subject appear in a different environment, the compositor is challenged with matching them up to convey the most realism possible. This tutorial covers some effective techniques. It is based in Adobe’s After Effects, but the principles can be used in Final Cut Pro as well.
