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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: greenscreen - Recent Posts http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: greenscreen - Recent Posts en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:05:50 +0000 Christian Hegg on "3 minute short - I Need Green Screen Tips?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/3-minute-short-i-need-green-screen-tips#post-74696 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:19:38 +0000 Christian Hegg 74696@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ This is really good and very clean. We did something similiar but seem to have glow on it. Any suggestions for this? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNxZ2zxL-mk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNxZ2zxL-mk</a> michael9 on "Amateur to Amateur Advice...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/amateur-to-amateur-advice#post-74672 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:22:06 +0000 michael9 74672@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Thanks, great to find such a clear delivery of info. Cheers Michael birdcat on "3 minute short - I Need Green Screen Tips?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/3-minute-short-i-need-green-screen-tips#post-74581 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:41 +0000 birdcat 74581@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Watch this: <a href="http://downloads.digitaljuice.com/djtv/DJTV-TechKnow-s01e109-iPod.mp4" rel="nofollow">http://downloads.digitaljuice.com/djtv/DJTV-TechKnow-s01e109-iPod.mp4</a> DNSVideo on "3 minute short - I Need Green Screen Tips?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/3-minute-short-i-need-green-screen-tips#post-74579 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:50:34 +0000 DNSVideo 74579@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ What NLE are you using to edit this out with and do the chroma key effect with? The settings in green screen or chroma key area should have all kinds of sliders to get this effect done right. See my blue screen effect using My NLE, Pinnacle Studio and a nice Blue Sky for the effect. I shot this with a Canon ZR930 camcorder <a href="http://youtu.be/Hcw8svlNrow" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/Hcw8svlNrow</a> KenzoFKC on "3 minute short - I Need Green Screen Tips?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/3-minute-short-i-need-green-screen-tips#post-74578 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:04 +0000 KenzoFKC 74578@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Howdy! A buddy and I recently shot this short. We used a green screen set up. I lit the green screen up really well, and put decent light on the subjects. In the hair and beard you can see some green bleeding through, and sometimes the green reflects off of different objects in the foreground. Subjects are about 10 feet from the screen. I'm shooting on a Panasonic HMC-150. Anybody got any suggestions to suppress green spillage? Thanks! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSCwLnA0Wk8&context=C3a8ad29ADOEgsToPDskIm0y1KOecQBIDXFsBgFKrv" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSCwLnA0Wk8&context=C3a8ad29ADOEgsToPDskIm0y1KOecQBIDXFsBgFKrv</a> composite1 on "Amateur to Amateur Advice...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/amateur-to-amateur-advice#post-63978 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:11:03 +0000 composite1 63978@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Luis, Yup that's straight 'Guerrilla' brother! One way to cut down on heat on set is to use Compact Flash Bulbs instead of Halogens and Flood lights. CF Bulbs come in comparable wattages of 100, 150 and 300. You'll have to double to quadruple up on bulbs to achieve a certain wattage level (i.e. 600w = 6 100w, 4 150w or 2 300w) but, they're much cheaper and don't kick out anywhere near the heat. You can also get them in Daylight and Indoor (Tungsten equivalent). Be advised CF bulbs are 'off color temperature' from traditional bulbs. Indoor bulbs rate at around 2700K and Daylights rate at 6500K so make sure to do a good manual white balance and adjust your exposures accordingly. Halogens are best used outdoors for shooting. Indoors they do present a potential fire risk. SargeHero on "Amateur to Amateur Advice...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/amateur-to-amateur-advice#post-63975 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:54:45 +0000 SargeHero 63975@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Nice video Wolfgang. My greenscreen set have guerrilla written all over it, but it works great. Although the set temperature rise like 5 degrees, I turn the lights off from time to time and I put a fan in the side for a more "pleasant" experience. For chroma keying I prefer to use After Effects because its way more powerful than Premiere and I feel more comfortable with it. Check out my greenscreen guerrilla style set, enjoy <img src="http://api.ning.com/files/rkKEupXRKlRXnKX7I0heU9pTfiEVT5Mx0WAK76tlI70B3IO-aQP37wLEXxzq54i*JVOs5vpVk3yiqNyS7TLIhtk2R10dVKl6/DSC05565.JPG?width=737&height=552" width="350" height="245" /> <img src="http://api.ning.com/files/JqrgyMHgQmnw9NoNqnnnqOoHbB6yyUcIQChl3V0dQGDR6fsB2bI1f1eJFCCrsazPpqF3uSoHRE*ZFr5yv*K0-iJBy38YPVnT/DSC05571.JPG?width=737&height=552" width="350" height="245" /> <img src="http://api.ning.com/files/wC0ZJYtbZZ7PRoJw3BLYqc3BM7qrZUyiUEjaW98OmkV6Pg5da71CjT6RWw67KGrUpgMK57RnrRX13o9aUFiwKrHr9or9r1bF/DSC05573.JPG?width=737&height=552" width="350" height="210" /> <img src="http://api.ning.com/files/QRLV2bu-SV-p3b1Syuc7nO8YqroUfCLX8cWEIB-jt71YmLCGrq9m-BWzkFCBVcW5pB760HVzxmrqpd9Tug261OdMIoHALGfO/DSC05572.JPG?width=737&height=552" width="350" height="210" /> WSanford on "Amateur to Amateur Advice...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/amateur-to-amateur-advice#post-63971 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:32:24 +0000 WSanford 63971@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ That was great. composite1 on "Amateur to Amateur Advice...." http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/amateur-to-amateur-advice#post-63964 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:14:10 +0000 composite1 63964@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ As one of the many Pro and Intermediate Gurus here in the forums, I've given tons of tips and advice to tons of Amateur and newbie videomakers. It's always cool to find an Amateur or Intermediate who has the chops to put out good info that even we pro's can find useful. Here's a vid by Dave Dugdale on 'How to Greenscreen with Adobe Premiere CS5'. <a href="http://vimeo.com/16953620">How to Key Green Screen DSLR Footage in Premiere Pro CS5</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dugdale">Dave Dugdale</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>. XTR-91 on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49181 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:44:33 +0000 XTR-91 49181@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Here is an article on how to get a greenscreen background to display in real-time while recording. <a href="http://www.seriousmagic.com/">SeriousMagic.com </a>and <a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/">TigerDirect.com</a> were the ones suggested. <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/non-linear-editing-pc/6217-real-time-green-screen-compositing.html">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/non-linear-editing-pc/6217-real-time-green-screen-compositing.html</a> To get a live DVD recording from your camcorder, I would recommend getting a real-time "DVD Recorder" that connects to a TV - similar to a VHS recorder, only that it's digital on a DVD. nicomo on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49175 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:14:41 +0000 nicomo 49175@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ ok, it seems that it's still not clear what I want. I know about chromakey and light and all that ... so I don't need information about light, cameras etc ... I need information about hard or sofware that can do the following: - record a video where people are sitting infront of a greenscreen. the background will be keyed out and replaced by a video AND in the forground should be an overlay (in this case a car). - the result should be visable on a screen inrealtime while recording. - after the recording is finished, the video should be burned on a dvd. - the recorded scene is about 1,5 min. so the whole process (recording and burning) should not take longer then 5 minutes. I hope that it's clear now. please read my first post also. any ideas? nico XTR-91 on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49090 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:27:05 +0000 XTR-91 49090@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <a href="http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector/overview_en_GB.html?affid=2581_490_479_ENU_2_powerdirector&utm_source=FeaturedSoftware&utm_medium=FeaturedSoftware_2_powerdirector&utm_campaign=Homepage">Cyberlink PowerDirector</a> (and some other consumer editors) have Chroma Key capability and DVD burning. If you are looking for an NLE, you probably won't have to worry about whether or not it includes Chroma Key. If you want advice on a good camcorder, you'll have to post more details. Just about any video camera will record fine and give you a solid color in a well-lit greenscreen setup. nicomo on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49084 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:37:04 +0000 nicomo 49084@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ ok, I think I did not give you all the information needed. I will have to buy the equipment since we will use it on some kind of roadshow. we will do about 100 recordings a day and the people should be able to take away the recording on a video-DVD. so it should be possible to burn the recording to a video-dvd directly after the recording. I know what chromakey is and how to setup light etc. what I'm looking for is the soft or hardware that gives my the funktionallity of recording and burning like described in my first post. nico XTR-91 on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49070 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:22:37 +0000 XTR-91 49070@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ What kind of equipment are you looking for? Green screens, lighting, camcorder, editing software? The setup will need to be evenly and fully lit in order to get a good solid color. The software detects colors that are near to matching the specified chroma color - that's the function of the Chroma Key. zoobie on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49068 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:13:47 +0000 zoobie 49068@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ it sounds like you best contact a little studio with all the proper equipment and let them produce it for you for a few thou... nicomo on "live greenscreen recording and transfer to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/live-greenscreen-recording-and-transfer-to-dvd#post-49061 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:25:44 +0000 nicomo 49061@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ hi, I would like to produce videos with chromakey (blue-or greenscreen). the video should be a virtual citytour. the background is preproduced, and the people will just sit on a bench infront of the greenscreen. it should look like the people are sitting in a truck driving through the city. for my understanding, the video with the citytour should be played in the keyedout background and the truck (car) has to be an overlay ontop of everything so that it looks like the people are sitting in the truck. what I would need is some hard or software that can archive this. the real challenge will be, that the video should be burned to vido-dvd direktly after recording in the shortest possible time. so it would be greate to record it directly as mpeg2 to avoid extra encoding. I already did some research and found sugestions like the tricaster pro and adobe visual communicator. before I start to spend a lot of money, I really would like to here some advice on how to archive good results. the budget would allow me to buy a tricaster pro (about $ 8.000). thanks for your help! nico NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46904 Sun, 17 May 2009 10:27:46 +0000 NormanWillis 46904@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Comp. Here is my letter to Victor Milt (lower case) and his response (IN ALL CAPS) If Foam Core is not resistant to heat, is thin (1/4") plywood an option? HEAT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE CFL LAMPS. THEY BURN WARM TO THE TOUCH BUT NOT HOT. Or would that just be too heavy? ABSOLUTELY TOO HEAVY - FIND FOAM CORE 3/16" FOR DOORS AND 1/2" FOR BACK. IF YOU FOLLOW THE VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS, IT WILL TAKE YOU ABOUT 3 HOURS TO DO YOUR FIRST LAMP. I HAVE USED THE FIRST LAMP WE BUILT NOW FOR FIVE YEARS. IT'S STILL "GOOD TO GO" ALTHOUGH I'VE PATCHED THE TAPE BINDINGS ONCE OR TWICE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC 'EGG CRATE' ON THE FRONT. AN INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT - TOTALLY WORTH THE TIME TO BUILD. DON'T RUSH - DO IT RIGHT AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. I USE IT FOR EVERYTHING! AND EVEN CLIENTS DON'T NOTICE THAT IT'S ALL FOAM CORE AND GAFFER TAPE - THE LIGHT IT GIVES IS MAGNIFICENT - DON'T FORGET THE ENTIRE MOVIE "LIGHT IT RIGHT" WAS SHOT WITH THE NANOLIGHT. IN FACT THE BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS WERE AN AFTERTHOUGHT SINCE THE LIGHT ITSELF WAS SO FINE. ENJOY. NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46892 Sat, 16 May 2009 23:34:37 +0000 NormanWillis 46892@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Comp. How much does the foam core weigh? My concern is, if the foam core will melt if one gets it too hot, then will it work to build the nano light out of 1/4" plywood, instead? And will a good quality tripod hold the weight of the nano if it is made out of 1/4" ply, if it has a good counter-balance weight? Or would think plywood just be too heavy? Thank you, Norman NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46827 Thu, 14 May 2009 21:51:01 +0000 NormanWillis 46827@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ >>The eggcrate is an interesting option. >>If you aren't confident in your manufacturing skills then you'll be better off buying a light kit with a softbox(es) included. To be honest, it is not that I do not have tools, or know how to use them. It is just that I find that it pays to task anything out that can reasonably be tasked out. (i.e., in "make or buy", I generally choose buy, unless what I want cannot be readily found, or adapted). I learned a ton by surfing for purchase. One of the things I learned is how good the Kino Flo's and the Chimera's are, and all the nifty features that they have ready-made...and how much they cost. If I had the $$ I would jump for that...but I don't. But I also learned a ton about what is available out there, and what kinds of features I want build into my nano and green screen soffits, by spending some time to surf what is out there. One of the things I realized is that these lights are really highly specialized tools, much like a painter's brushes, or specialized wrenches. You might be able to hunt everything with a .30-.30, and lots of guys do, but some situations are better served by a .22LR, a .223, a .257 or a 7mm Magnum. When I went to the Light Tools website, the guy gave me four or five options about what kind of egg crate I wanted; i.e., how tight or how loose I wanted the diffusion pattern to be (20 degrees off direct, 40 degrees off direct, etceteras). It occurs to me that these egg crate deals are really like specialty brushes, allowing one to paint specialty this, or specialty that. I do not know how much he is going to want for the egg crate, but if the cost is reasonable, it might be worthwhile to pick up a slightly wider diffusion pattern as well, just to get the most flexibility out of the light. (And that way one could have a tight/directional grid, and then have a less directional grid, and/or one could also remove the grid). I would appreciate hearing your input. Norman NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46826 Thu, 14 May 2009 21:37:43 +0000 NormanWillis 46826@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Comp. >>If you are setting up a serious studio where clients will be coming on set you want your gear to look as pro as you can. I agree. That is one reason I am trying to hard to find a pre-manufactured light with egg crate. At the moment (i.e., at the start), I expect it will be just me. However, I have never been able to predict the future with any degree of certainty. I expect I might end up doing some guest interviews as time goes on. Hopefully the studio will not always be in my bedroom...but for right now, I have to begin where I am. But if possible, I want to get a light that will look pro. Norman composite1 on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46824 Thu, 14 May 2009 21:01:48 +0000 composite1 46824@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Norman, The eggcrate is an interesting option. Concerning the size of the nano, the standard size demo'd in the DVD works just fine for me. Depending on the bulbs I use it puts out a substantial amount of light and is quite portable. Your space you described will be well served by 1 or 2 nanos depending on what bulbs you use. I paid less than $70 on my initial build of a nano (I did spend a little more as I tweaked the design.) You are not going to find a comparable and versatile softbox for that kind of money. If you aren't confident in your manufacturing skills then you'll be better off buying a light kit with a softbox(es) included. Here's an inexpensive ready built option: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465550-REG/Impact_FL_2K_Fluorescent_Two_Flood_Light.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465550-REG/Impact_FL_2K_Fluorescent_Two_Flood_Light.html</a> You'll be able to use vellum sheets as diffusion material. Vellum is tough (I use it over halogen bulbs and they have yet to scorch), you can get it in various colors and you can use it with your other lights. Concerning the nano should you decide to build I didn't run across any bulbs that stated they were 'dimmable'. 3ways yes, but no dimmable. I used a straight on off switch similar to what you find on prebuilt light kits. That's worked out quite well. If you are setting up a serious studio where clients will be coming on set you want your gear to look as pro as you can. Since you're working out of your bedroom, use what will do a good job as inexpensively and safely as possible. NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46823 Thu, 14 May 2009 20:33:35 +0000 NormanWillis 46823@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ >>you could find out which breaker(s) shut off you studio by running a radio in the room and flip breakers one at a time until the radio goes quiet. Leave that breaker off and find another working outlet in a nearby room (check the other outlets in your studio as well). Run an extension cord from that outlet to your studio (I would unplug this cord when not in use). That would give you a second line to work with (don't forget to turn the studio breaker back on at the box). Nice. Practical. Thanks. Norman CraftersOfLight on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46822 Thu, 14 May 2009 20:09:05 +0000 CraftersOfLight 46822@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â "So basically, unless I want to pay a lot of money to upgrade my electrical circuitry, I need to go fluorescent?" you could find out which breaker(s) shut off you studio by running a radio in the room and flip breakers one at a time until the radio goes quiet. Leave that breaker off and find another working outlet in a nearby room (check the other outlets in your studio as well). Run an extension cord from that outlet to your studio (I would unplug this cord when not in use). That would give you a second line to work with (don't forget to turn the studio breaker back on at the box). NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46810 Thu, 14 May 2009 16:11:35 +0000 NormanWillis 46810@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hey Comp. What size do you think is ideal for a nano? Steve Kaeser sells a six light Cool Flo for $179.00. It is not dimmable, and it is only 32" x 32". <a href="http://www.skaeser.com/servlet/the-659/900-WATT-COOL-dsh-FLO-SOFTBOX/Detail">http://www.skaeser.com/servlet/the-659/900-WATT-COOL-dsh-FLO-SOFTBOX/Detail</a> Then to get egg crate, you have to modify some Photoflex egg crate, to cut it down to 32" x 32", and then swe in the velcro. <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=145113&is=REG">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=145113&is=REG</a> I found the place that makes the egg crate, and they are making me a custom bid for a 32" x 32", but I have not heard back from them yet. <a href="http://www.lighttools.com/">http://www.lighttools.com/</a> If I could get the whole thing for $250.00 and be done with it, would 32"x32" be a good size? Or would a 36" x 48" nano be better? The Steve Kaeser model would not be dimmable per se, but it would be adjustable, because you have three bank switches in the back, and you can either switch banks on or off, and/or you can also unscrew a bulb, and even swap bulb sizes. Plus it would be collapsible, in case you ever wanted to take it somewhere. May I please ask your opinion? Thank you, Norman NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46808 Thu, 14 May 2009 15:37:34 +0000 NormanWillis 46808@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Comp. >>If you decide to make your nano, I strongly suggest adding an on/off or dimmer switch. Is it advisable to add both, in line from each other? Or is that not advisable? That way, if you want to turn the lights off, and the dimmer is set to a certain level, then you can turn it off without messing up your dimmer. Norman NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46807 Thu, 14 May 2009 15:35:37 +0000 NormanWillis 46807@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Comp, >>If you decide to make your nano, I strongly suggest adding an on/off or dimmer switch. I have been scouring the market, and cannot find anything ready-made that has exactly the qualities I need. They make softboxes with egg crate for halogen, but not for fluorescent. None of the fluorescents I have seen have egg crate, except for the Kino Flo, which is way outside my price range. However, I have a handyman friend who might be willing to make me a nano (and some vertical-standing green screen light soffit boxes) for not too much money. I was checking out Edison-base (screw-in) dimmable compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs for the nano. Apparently they come in the 2700K and 5100K flavors (as well as a few others). I think I would probably go with 150w = 40w bulbs. Are the bulbs that they have at Wal-Mart dimmable? Or do I have to special order off of the Internet? I think my main concern is about the integrity of the foam core, and also about the stand. I wrote Vic, and he recommended the following stand: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=513014&is=REG">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=513014&is=REG</a> How much weight can a good tripod handle? And how would it work to use some thin (3/16ths") plywood instead of the foam core, as backing? Or how would it work to use some thin (3/16ths") plywood on the outsides of the foam core? Norman composite1 on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46805 Thu, 14 May 2009 14:50:15 +0000 composite1 46805@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Norman, The nanolight would suit your setup well because you would be using quite well. One on each side of your screen with up to 100w equivalent flourescent standard (not daylight) bulbs would be more than enough light for your small room. Just keep in mind the nano's as described in the DVD use 60w (actual) sockets so your flourescent bulb's actual wattage cannot exceed that. The good news is a 60w flourescent = 13w, 100w flourescent 24w, 150w = 40w and a 200w = 65w. Remember these are 'equivalents' not 1-1 wattage ratios. The wattage equivalent is the amount of light put out is equivalent to a traditional tungsten bulb meaning it puts out nearly as much light as its equivalent bulb. Also, flourescent bulbs color temps are short a few degrees kelvin than a traditional tungsten or video/film specific bulb. The diff is around 500 - 1000 degrees kelvin less color temp. However, long as you do a good white balance an expose properly few if any will be able to tell the difference between whether you used a pro bulb or one you got from wal-mart. Be careful of consumer bulbs marked 'Daylight'. They have an extra 'blue' tint to them that can be seen with the naked eye. They are a 'poorman's' substitute for pro daylight bulbs and the rules of white balance and exposure apply. They would mainly be used to simulate daylight, though you may need a correcting filter or spend some extra time in post to make them match up with a scene shot outdoors. Do not mix them with standard flourescent bulbs! You will be sorry. 60w equivalent bulbs are okay in a nano as a keylight but you'll need to open up more. I like using 100w's which is more like a 600w softbox which is just fine for a keylight. If you decide to make your nano, I strongly suggest adding an on/off or dimmer switch. Though they build up a fraction of the heat traditional bulbs do, they still get warm. Add the enclosed space within the built-in softbox and your foamcore doors will start to sag when you use 100w or 150w equivalent bulbs. Do not use 200w equivalent bulbs in a nano! At 65w actual they exceed the max wattage of the sockets, you can't fit 6 bulbs in the unit (4 only) so the max you could have would be an 800w softbox, they're heavy and they generate a lot of heat which will compromise the unit (and probably set it on fire.) Having the on/off switch will allow you to turn off the unit without having to unplug. Your subject can be lit by a third nano or traditional lighting with no prob. NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46798 Thu, 14 May 2009 11:00:29 +0000 NormanWillis 46798@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Thank you for that formula. I will try to bear it in mind while designing the studio, so as not to exceed 15 amps continuous. I appreciate your help. Norman NormanWillis on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46791 Thu, 14 May 2009 08:01:49 +0000 NormanWillis 46791@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ >>Norm With the talk about all these lights and converting a bedroom into your studio, I would like to point out a potential issue. Unless you plan on routing electric from other rooms (need to be careful about this too) you do have a current limit to what you can run in lighting and other electric needs. Most homes have a about half a dozen 20amp circuits or less supporting the whole house. And are wired so that several rooms share the same circuit (is why you need to take care in "borrowing" power from another room). With a 20amp circuit you do not want to run more then about 15amps for any great length of time as this will wear down a circuit breaker over time. This also allows an intermittant use of electric in that other room(s) on the same circuit. A quick way to figure roughly what your electric requirementsor availability are use this formula; Amps = Watts divided by Volts (house voltage in the US is around 120) so one 800Watt lamp needs (800/120=6.67) about 7 amps, almost half you power allocation. Or 15 amps X 120 volts is about 1800 watts so you can subtract Light wattage (for each light) from 1800 and stop adding lights when you get near zero. Hi Crafters. So basically, unless I want to pay a lot of money to upgrade my electrical circuitry, I need to go fluorescent? I guess I will have to do that. So that rules out getting soft boxes for the Tota heads. Thank you for the tip. Norman CraftersOfLight on "Need advice configuring studio with greenscreen" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-configuring-studio-with-greenscreen#post-46779 Thu, 14 May 2009 04:43:09 +0000 CraftersOfLight 46779@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Norm With the talk about all these lights and converting a bedroom into your studio, I would like to point out a potential issue. Unless you plan on routing electric from other rooms (need to be careful about this too) you do have a current limit to what you can run in lighting and other electric needs. Most homes have a about half a dozen 20amp circuits or less supporting the whole house. And are wired so that several rooms share the same circuit (is why you need to take care in "borrowing" power from another room). With a 20amp circuit you do not want to run more then about 15amps for any great length of time as this will wear down a circuit breaker over time. This also allows an intermittant use of electric in that other room(s) on the same circuit. A quick way to figure roughly what your electric requirementsor availability are use this formula; Amps = Watts divided by Volts (house voltage in the US is around 120) so one 800Watt lamp needs (800/120=6.67) about 7 amps, almost half you power allocation. Or 15 amps X 120 volts is about 1800 watts so you can subtract Light wattage (for each light) from 1800 and stop adding lights when you get near zero.