http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: desktop - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:46:47 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56203 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:08:00 +0000 composite1 56203@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Grinner, 'Cat &amp; 210pe,</p> <p>I'm with you all on the 'enhancing work done with a laptop'. Though I love my desktop w/2 28 monitors and quote, "yada, yada" but on short runs it's just not worth the pain &amp; suffering draggin' that stuff around. God forbid I have to go out of the country for a month or more! I've had to go through the process of getting gear through airports and customs with a crew by 'spreading' the gear out among them as checked baggage. Now it's a nightmare. </p> <p>My old laptop has an old copy of DV Rack on it so it serves as a portable monitoring station during controlled shoots the new one will perform in a similar fashion among other things. Having a laptop that could do many of the things my desktops can do in the field is invaluable. Just by virtue of it meaning I have to pack and carry a number of things less makes it worth the money.</p> <p>However, if in the field or on location I have suitable stable resources I'd dig being able to pull out one of those Dell Concept jammies (did you guys take a look at that thing?) out of one hardcase with an extra LCD, a couple of multi-TB SATA Raid enclosures, UPC, a couple of DSLR's and Hn4's, cables and be off to the races.</p> <p>The drawbacks I see with these 'desktop replacements' are power and heat issues. They're great long as you have stable AC power coming in. But if you're not running a generator and have to rely solely on battery power, that could be a major issue. It's a problem with much smaller laptops because editing eats up lots of power and makes even more heat.</p> <p>The most important drawback is unlike a desktop, if something goes south with your laptop making repairs in the field is a limited to zero sum option. I can't tell you how many times I've had to scavenge parts for a mac or pc to keep it running when the nearest civilization is 70 or a lot more Kilometers from our location. I've had laptops go down in the field and if it wasn't a software issue with a potential fix, it was a paperweight until we could send it off or get it back home. </p> <p>Replacing your desktop with one of these in my mind isn't particularly smart. As Grinner said of me in another post "You sound like some old guy...." In this case I have to agree. Some changes inevitable or not, need some serious thought before going ahead with it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56201 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:40:00 +0000 2ten 56201@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I voted no, but..</p> <p>I had both but prefer my desktop.  To be fair I am not comparing apples to apples here either.  My Vaio has 4GB RAM and 32bit Vista where my desktop has 8GB RAM and 64bit Vista.  I don't have much of a problem when I 'have' to use the laptop (remote edits for my church for example) but it is not as responsive and is much slower during render (especiallt HD footage). Not to mention the desktop is connected to my server with 3TB of space, has dual monitors yada yada...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56191 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:11:20 +0000 birdcat 56191@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My vote was no.</p> <p>I have edited on a laptop and as long as it's powerful enough it's not a problem.</p> <p>That said, I prefer to edit on my desktop - bigger monitor and keyboard, better cursor control (mouse), much more HD space (my desktops have 2.15 TB &amp; 1.5 TB respectively), plus they are more powerful and have more RAM. </p> <p>I realize you can attach external components to a laptop (some have nice docking solutions) but why bother.  I keep a 500GB portable USB HD attached to my desktop and just plug it into my laptop when I need to take it on the road.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56184 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:22:23 +0000 CraftersOfLight 56184@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I voted no. Not as a replacement but maybe to augment. Something to take in the field to preview/review the days shots and to catalog them. Leaving the desktop for the primary editing when you get back.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56170 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:18:45 +0000 composite1 56170@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Earl,</p> <p>I feel you on the 'not yet'. Particularly working in a Mac environment you're limited on how much in-house customizing you can do on your systems. And mac desktops like PC's potentially have way more horsepower in RAM, available hard drive space, graphics cards and on and on.</p> <p>Pseudo's reason is why I say not a chance as I can easily build systems specific to my co's needs for less than what I'd have to fork over for a similar laptop. Now with that in mind, the new rig coming doesn't look too shabby! Right now, 4GB sticks of Mobile RAM are pretty pricey (I bought 8GB for the main desktop NLE for less!)</p> <p>But, that Dell Concept did perk the old ears up. Properly outfitted I could easily see that thing with a field editor in a tent banging out the rough cut as the dailies come in.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56168 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:10:14 +0000 grinner 56168@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'll enhance my workflows with a good laptop at some point but I don't see replacing my main stream of income anytime soon.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56165 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:55:29 +0000 pseudosafari 56165@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I started editing on a laptop and did some of my first projects with them.  I figured I needed a laptop for mobility, but now I simply have 2 desktops (one at work and one at home).  Can't beat it, with web-based mail and other applications.  I thought I'd never live without a laptop, but you never know.</p> <p>I will say that those laptops listed have come down in price a bit.  I built my current two machines, and probably didn't do it much cheaper than those laptops run using newegg.com parts.  But still, you can't switch out the parts as easily on a laptop, and if it breaks, you're without a machine (whereas with the desktop I can harvest parts and keep it limping along).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56163 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:50:06 +0000 EarlC 56163@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I SAID "no" but my actual vote would have been "not yet." A bit of upcoming "expansion" in my production future will more than likely require that I ACQUIRE one, but the likelihood of a laptop of ANY size, shape or description totally replacing my desktop(s) is teensy-weensy :-) I could, however, SEE a time when some type of laptop MIGHT wind up getting heavier use than those desktops churning away back at the office/editing bay.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/replace-your-desktop-with-a-laptop#post-56149 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:08:15 +0000 composite1 56149@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Recently I finally had to break down and get a new laptop. My old (2005) HP Pavillion workhorse which still works just as well as when first purchased can only handle DV. So I wanted to get something that could not only handle HD, but was 64-bit based, had a 17" screen and a Duo Core fast enough to push HD video without wheezing. In my search I not only found a unit within my proposed budget, it had a Quad Core, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Blu-Ray ready, a 7200rpm harddrive and a whoppin' 18.4" screen.</p> <p>Now I'm thinking, 'that's a big screen!' But a little more investigating turned up the biggest laptop screen (so far) is 20"! Before I started to get a bout of 'screen envy' I realized that these large format laptops are called "Desktop Replacements". I thought about the new unit I just purchased as a potential replacement even for my oldest desktop needing to be replaced for about 7 or 8 seconds. Not a chance. </p> <p>My desktops stay in the shop unless I'm on a shoot for a few days or more and we're doing heavy editing then I'll just bring one of the NLE's. The new laptop will take the place of doing that, but for my admin computers, graphics and main NLE's there's no way I'd change those out for a laptop.</p> <p>Now after looking at Dell's new concept 'Laptop/Desktop' I can see the potential for a 'mobile office' particularly on big jobs. Here's a look at the Dell XPS Mobile Concept and some of the latest units in the desktop replacement class:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/go/5044/picture/18872/">http://www.gizmag.com/go/5044/picture/18872/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/1659/top_10_power_laptops.html">http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/1659/top_10_power_laptops.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49507 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:50:07 +0000 composite1 49507@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Norman,</p> <p>I'm on the fence on the AMD vs Intel debate. I happen to have had good results with both brands. Now that more programs are developed with AMD in mind, the main things I'm looking at are; speed, price, stability and flexibility. Right now, Intel has the advantage in the flexibility dept. while AMD has the advantage in pricing. Both produce very stable chips but Intel seems to be winning the 'core wars'. I currently am using an Intel Quad in my latest system and don't necessarily have any plans to build anything with an AMD in it. However, that could change.</p> <p>Concerning your fine argument for HDD backup vs Tape; numbers wise, it is much cheaper when you put it the way you did. But, you also have to figure real-world components into the equation like; power, medium stability and reviewing capabilities. </p> <p>Power issues are mighty important. With no power, you can't view the footage from a harddrive particularly with the bigboy's you mentioned. With tape, if need be I can take a battery powered camera and a tape, plug it into a battery powered laptop and still keep working. As an aside, you can do the same thing if you have your materials archived on solid-state media (but those are more expensive than tape.)</p> <p>Medium stability is a major factor as well. Long as the tape was in good condition initally, you use a VTR with clean undamaged heads and store it properly, digital tape will last a very long time. Harddrives are also very good for archiving but you are completely at the mercy of the hdd's mechanics and file system. At any given time you connect your drive to power and to your system it could fail catastrophically. It's a regular occurrance no matter what platform you work with ergo the 'many redundancies' used to back up volatile digital footage. Unless a tape broke, I've never seen one 'crap out' like the many harddrives I've had to recover or lay to rest.</p> <p>Lastly, you have to factor in what you're viewing it on. If you need a quick look at some archival footage, you can keep a small rechargable player or camera in your archiving area. Whereas with HDD's you are committed to connecting them to a computer or laptop for external drives. The cost of the computer / laptop has to be factored into your overall costs of useage along with it's power usage and time accumulated in it's use (start-up, shutdown, etc.)</p> <p>Don't get me wrong, I like and utillize HDD storage, but still will store footage on tape as well until the solidstate technology reaches the economical / storage capacity of current HDD's before I make a 100% switch over.</p> <p>Oh, and I am unaware of anyone who's built a Xeon system.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49423 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:33:12 +0000 NormanWillis 49423@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Comp.</p> <p><em>&gt;&gt;Backing up is my main beef with a fully tapeless workflow. You have to put all of that footage onto a drive and drives are fragile.</em></p> <p>I think the key here is redundancy.  You can get a 1TB external USB Seagate Free Agent for $129.00 right now through Tiger Direct, and prices keep dropping.  So that's $129.00/1000 GB = $0.129 cents per gigabyte of storage in hdd's, versus $7.00/13GB =$0.54 per GB with HDV tape, or something like, I dunno, 400 times cheaper?  So even if you have three external hdd copies of everything (just for redundancy's sake), you are still at least 100 times better off, in the long run.</p> <p>But I do have a couple of questions for you.  Earlier you said that Sony Vegas was optimized for AMD.  How big of a factor is that, considering the fact that Intel processors currently outrun/outperform the AMD ones?</p> <p>And does anyone ever home-build a Xeon?</p> <p>Norman</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49317 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:09:14 +0000 composite1 49317@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Norman,</p> <p>Yeah the Apple/Jobs thing is a real factor. Seeing how the bean counters over there are already rolling with 'iLife' and 'iThis' and 'iWannapuke'. It may well be innovative software, but it will be interesting to see what happens when Jobs ultimately steps down or passes on. Not to mention they're coming out with 'Snow Leopard' and they make some ballsy claims about it's max system requirements. How they are going to back all of that up while still using the FAT32 file system will also be interesting.</p> <p>Yeah, Avid has their own weirdness going on as well typically, because the bean counters are looking at 'what sells' not 'why it sells'. They seem to be under the auspices that their primary market is big-time Hollywood. But, like they implied in those discussions all that's starting to change.</p> <p>The Sony/Adobe combo is a pretty good fit. Encore is alot like Cinescore, but I believe the latter is a lot easier to use. I much prefer ACID for the freedom to create with premade loops or your own. Takes a bit of tweaking to make it line up but I think it's much better. Encore has not impressed me. Glad to hear V9 has been stable for you.</p> <p>Backing up is my main beef with a fully tapeless workflow. You have to put all of that footage onto a drive and drives are fragile. Maybe when the solid-state harddrives become prevalent, larger in capacity and much cheaper they will be a stable option. I find that any savings in time not digitizing is lost in how many redundancies of backup sources needed. Even the vaunted Blue-Ray technology is already obsolete as you can't store any real amount of stock footage on a BR disc. 40GB max for a dual-sided BRD is still going to come out to quite a large and expensive pile when archiving a 500GB+ Drive full of uncompressed HD footage.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49280 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:30:02 +0000 NormanWillis 49280@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>That MacVideo that said ProApps was going down along with Steve Jobs' health really made me think twice about going Apple, or Avid.  I had no idea that Avid is going down, and that bit the guy said in the end about Adobe quietly but steadily improving CS4 and 5 really made me think hard.</p> <p>I am looking forward to getting into Creative Suite, but right now I am just trying to learn all of the ins and outs of Vegas.  The software does so much.  I will probably build my next machine, and although I will probably build a machine that could run Avid (with "Intel everything", as John Rofrano is recommending) I don't see much reason to spend big bucks on their software.  What makes more sense is just to learn Vegas, and then pick up CS-whatever after that.</p> <p>So far Vegas Pro 9 has been really stable.  It is on a fresh install of Vista 64 Ultimate (b/c I need the language support), and not one crash so far.  Way better than I expected.  I did get an external USB drive for 'drive wipes' like you suggested somewhere; and if the machine ever gets unstable, then a clean install is only a couple of hours away.</p> <p>So it looks like I also will be heading for the Vegas/CSX combo....</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49253 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:12:32 +0000 composite1 49253@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Norman,</p> <p>You voted your mind at the time. It's been a long thread and a great deal of info and research on your own later. Pre-built systems obviously have their uses or they wouldn't be as prevalent. If you think about it, though there are tens of thousands of in-house built units out there the number wouldn't scratch the paint on the number of pre-built's that get made each year.</p> <p>As I mentioned at the begining of this thread, building your own is not for the casual user or the technically disinclined. You must have a strong background in computer usage and understand the basics of how they work. Once you get past the concept of the unit being 'sacrosanct', you'll be able to 'crack open' the case and find the computer is just a machine that can be altered. With practice, you'll get to the point where you'll see a pre-built and either know you could build a better one or be ready research you could.</p> <p>Yeah, Avid has been at this since the beginning. That Apple has been able to gain on them is because of their initial association and their similar tightness on the technology. Avid really stepped away from them when they went cross-platform. If apple ever unpinched their sphincters and allowed some of their software to go crossplatform, they would probably dominate for a while. Lately, I've changed my mind about going back to Avid. I've been working with the Adobe Suite for the last year and it's really a pro setup. I'm still a hardcore Vegas Suite user (haven't gotten 9 yet) and find that there are things Premiere can do and Vegas can do so I use them both. The combination of the two suites allows me to do some serious finishing work and with certain compatible hardware options, I can do similar work at far less expense than putting together a Media Composer setup. Now that money all around is much tighter, that is a serious consideration.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49217 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:48:00 +0000 NormanWillis 49217@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Yeah, well at least I finally understand why Avid specs their machines out like they do.</p> <p>I wish I knew how to go back and change my vote from 'modified Dell' to 'home-built'!</p> <p>Norman</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49216 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:36:21 +0000 composite1 49216@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Norman,</p> <p>Nice article. I too 'graze' at the Cow from time to time. Yeah, there are a lot of myths as to what causes instability with windows products. The biggest cause is as you mentioned coming from parts that don't play nice together due to driver issues. The great advantage of building your own can also be the biggest disadvantage. Being able to 'mix and match' parts can save you time and money up front. But, if you don't do proper research on the system requirements and driver compatibilities, you'll end up 'paying' those savings back by having to replace parts and or time spent on reconfiguring.</p> <p>Mr. Rofrano is on point about in-house built systems. I personally do not recommend them for the casual user. For the professional editor, freelancer or production house I strongly recommend them provided they have the technical resources and personnel to maintain their systems which by the way they would need anyway. </p> <p>Yes, the closer you stay to recommended system requirements/compatibility the better. That goes for AMD chips and mobo's as well. So far my latest build has been quite stable. The only oddities have been; CS3 glitches involving the licensing and Vista's protection protocols (fixed), minor weirdness with the 'Gadgets' panel on the desktop after startup (fix by hitting refresh) and the very rare startup stall (fix by restarting system.) I'm just sorry we currently don't have room for that 'super system' I spec'ed out!</p> <p>And you're welcome.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/to-build-or-not-to-build/page/6#post-49187 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:16:48 +0000 NormanWillis 49187@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Comp.</p> <p>I thought you would appreciate this.</p> <p>I have been on Creative Cow a lot (grazing).  John Rofrano of VASST is telling me that he and all of the people he knows use in-house built PC's.  He says that because MS and Intel work so closely together, that so long as one sticks to an Intel processor, an Intel motherboard, and uses RAM and components that Intel recommends, one essentially has the equivalent of a 'closed system' Mac, for a lot less money; and with more possibilities.</p> <p><a href="http://www.johnrofrano.com/pcequipment.htm">http://www.johnrofrano.com/pcequipment.htm</a></p> <p>Apparently it is not Windows that is unstable, but deviations from the MS/Intel standard combinations that causes instability.</p> <p>I just thought I should pass that along.</p> <p>I appreciate all of your help in this thread.</p> <p>Norman</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48357 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:18:43 +0000 cyorkgo 48357@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> The best program to do this is Serious Magic. Unfortuantely Adobe purchased the company and doesnt sell it anymore. If you can find a copy on Ebay or on the net grab it. It also has a built in teleprompt so you can read your lines while taping and a simple drag and drop feature to change scenes. It was an awesome program. Check this video out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g468Jtp3-Oo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g468Jtp3-Oo</a></p> <p>Google Serious Magic Ultra Key</p> <p>Craig</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48351 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:09:58 +0000 The shooter 48351@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Yeah, your're right.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48349 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:53:39 +0000 jerronsmith 48349@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Shooter,</p> <p>Assuming he wants it done in real time like the news. I don't think Final Cut will work.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-put-desktop-imagesfeatures-into-video#post-48345 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:49:12 +0000 The shooter 48345@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We already have that question on the forum. Recent. http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48340 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:29:18 +0000 The shooter 48340@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You're right, but a switcher is very expensive. You can have the same result with final cut.</p> <p>Antoine</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-put-desktop-imagesfeatures-into-video#post-48337 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:51:19 +0000 XTR-91 48337@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Are you trying to perform a greenscreen with your computer desktop as a background? If you have a second camcorder or extra video capture device, S-Video (or monitor) output can be streamed with the apropriate cable converters into your recorder. With only one camcorder, I'd look around for some free screen capture software off of the Internet.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-put-desktop-imagesfeatures-into-video#post-48327 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:59:26 +0000 cfulton 48327@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You mean like connecting your computer to another display (or projector) and running both at once (mirrored)? That wouldn't be done in software. Most video cards support mirroring and would be able to handle this.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48323 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:27:48 +0000 jerronsmith 48323@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sounds like you would need a video switcher. The way the weather works is that the person is shot in front of a greenscreen and the green is removed either using the switcher itself or another production time keying technology like ultimatte. This becomes your first video feed. The graphics of the weather or whatever are created separately and shot on a second camera or feed in through a computer system. The Switcher can them take both streams and superimpose them to create the image you see on TV. Usually the person bign shot is looking at a video feed so that can know where to point.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48290 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:49:12 +0000 mitchstevens 48290@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am familiar with Final Cut, but use a PC. Is there anything that you know of that allows the use of a PowerPoint or whatever is on the PC screen to show up behind the speaker in real-time? (like the weatherman), 2. Doesn't require a high level of technical skill so a novice can use it? and 3. Has a fast turnaround time and can easily be done in-house?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48280 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:43:56 +0000 The shooter 48280@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>See Hypercam:</p> <p><a href="http://images.snapfiles.com/screenfiles/hypercam.gif" rel="nofollow">http://images.snapfiles.com/screenfiles/hypercam.gif</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48279 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:42:48 +0000 The shooter 48279@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ok, for the green screen you can use almost any good editing program ( I use Final cut) . To get the screen in your edititing program either han fiming it, you should use an on-screen recorder. One I know is a program called HyperCam wich will film what is on your screen. I'ts not the best quality, but it's an option. You an try to find other program like this. They are free programs that make movie files that you can insert in your  timeline under your chroma key. For Mac you use Copernicus for on-screen recording.</p> <p>Good luck, Antoine</p> <p> &lt;p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"&gt;<img alt="hypercam.gif" src="webkit-fake-url://FA603801-7DD3-49FE-B053-97EC6979299A/hypercam.gif" /></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48274 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:11:47 +0000 mitchstevens 48274@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I guess what I need to know is: Which programs allow you to project whatever is on the computer desktop behind you by using a digital camera and a green screen?</p> <p>I am working with Windows, but am open to all suggestions. Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-green-screen-video-applications#post-48271 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:46:22 +0000 The shooter 48271@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In the term "Green screen", it doesn't mean that the subject is in front of a computer screen. It's more like a wall or a sheet. You can buy some very cheap at tape tupe. </p> <p><a href="http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/tubetape/the-1/chromakey-background-backdrop-greenscreen/Detail" rel="nofollow">http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/tubetape/the-1/chromakey-background-backdrop-greenscreen/Detail</a></p> <p>Futhermore, if you shoot your computer screen, black lines will appear. For the software, please tell me if you work on Mac or Windows.</p> <p>Antoine</p>