Can someone help me fix my green-screen color error--- it keeps fading clothes...

Mr E

Newbie Joined: Apr 15, 2017 02:29 Messages: 29 Offline

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Feb 11, 2022 06:22

Hey all. I used a green screen for a recent video that I am trying to fade out so I can replace it with a background. The problem is it fades the speaker's clothes along with it. His top is gray and it looks awful when I get to the point of cutting all the green out. This is hours of footage I'd rather not have to re-record. Is there any way to salvage this? I've tried using all three PIP tracks and it's terrible. If I could color the black spots on my top in it might work since that's the primary problem. It looks like I've dropped black ink on the speaker's shoulders... but it's not even steady. It twinkles which makes it look worse.

As an alternative, I've considered maybe trying to change the color of the jacket and the green screen but the Mac version doesn't have Color Director. Is there any way to do that and would it even work?

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks a ton!

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Feb 12, 2022 15:32

It would really help to see what your source clip looks like. Maybe take a screenshot of it on the project timeline so we can at least see what you're up against.

It would be more helpful if you could share the clip (or a short produced section without the chroma-keying) here on the forum so other members can see if they can find some more workable settings.

killertomato

Newbie Joined: Nov 28, 2018 22:23 Messages: 43 Offline

Feb 15, 2022 16:13

Quote Hey all. I used a green screen for a recent video that I am trying to fade out so I can replace it with a background. The problem is it fades the speaker's clothes along with it. His top is gray and it looks awful when I get to the point of cutting all the green out. This is hours of footage I'd rather not have to re-record. Is there any way to salvage this? I've tried using all three PIP tracks and it's terrible. If I could color the black spots on my top in it might work since that's the primary problem. It looks like I've dropped black ink on the speaker's shoulders... but it's not even steady. It twinkles which makes it look worse.

As an alternative, I've considered maybe trying to change the color of the jacket and the green screen but the Mac version doesn't have Color Director. Is there any way to do that and would it even work?

Any advice would be helpful. Thanks a ton!

I responded to you in your other post, but long story short with just 2 sliders available PowerDirector is woefully incapable of keying out anything but a perfectly lit green screen.

Do make sure the green sceen is as evenly lit as possible and try your best to avoid shadows. That said PowerDirector still won't be up to the job. Look at OBS or Resolve which actually have the controls you need to properly key out a green screen including the crucial despill, something sorely lacking in PD.

2 sliders is a joke and woefully inadequate, it's most likely the software to blame here.

Cheers,

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Feb 15, 2022 16:36

You can add up to 3 chromakeys per clip. In my experience, that lets you tackle most of the not-quite-there shades.