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terrymate123456 [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Dec 20, 2011 01:18 Messages: 4 Offline
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This is what I wish to achieve. Use chroma screen, record myself walking let us say two or three steps, and then use that footage to put in a background, but instead it showing me walking few steps, it loops as if I'm walking all steps across screen in one direction.

I have a moving background, lets say a long street. I want to be able to be seen walking in the long street from right to left of the screen. I know the trick is to use chroma screen effect with the green material. That is solved and is possible. However, how can I play with the video tricks using cyberlink powerdirector to show that I'm walking from one end to another, while just recording at certain length? For example, is there a way that can loop my walking steps endlessly so it shows I keep walking from one end to another (while reality I just walked two or three steps) recorded and then it shows I keep walking on screen?

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James1
Senior Contributor Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Joined: Jun 10, 2010 16:20 Messages: 1783 Offline
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Hi,
I would put the video of the 'Street' movie ( or whatever) in track one, you walking (green screen track two), then just extend track one to whatever length you desire.
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terrymate123456 [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Dec 20, 2011 01:18 Messages: 4 Offline
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That's perfect but how can I align (video two) so that I walk the complete length Is there a loop or something that can show me continue the walk despite in actual just recorded within the green screen, which might be shorter than a street length?
James1
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Stretch the timelines to match....you may have to experiment a bit..
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ynotfish
Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline
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Terry -

Do you have it set up in PD yet? Posting a screen shot of your workspace would help.

If you've only recorded walking a few steps, it'll be difficult to make it "look like" you're walking the length of the street. The way you record your green screen scene will have a huge impact on the quality of the final product.

Cheers - Tony
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terrymate123456 [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Dec 20, 2011 01:18 Messages: 4 Offline
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Hello Tony and Jim,

I haven't done the recording yet but it is something I have been thinking about for sometime now i.e. if were to record myself walking in a big island. How can I able to achieve that if what I only have is a fixed size of green screen?

So one screen is simply a street, a long street running from left to right of screen. Another is me walking left to right, but because I have a fixed green screen behind me, I can't walk long.

So, can I have a system or technique in which it loops or streches my walk, from right to left, without being fixed to the size of green screen

Another thing is, did you see the movie Matrix part 1, where he was walking in a big white space (empty room but full white space). How can I achieve that, where I walk around a big white space, right and left, where nothing is in there.

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ynotfish
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The guys who threw Matrix together have been at it for a long time... & they're using pro level gear. We mortals have to set our sights a bit lower! Can you imagine the size of the green screens???

Have you ever watched Michael Jackson dance? Moon walking? You can do that in reverse. It'd be challenging to make it look like a natural walk. Ever seen The Wiggles TV show? They use green screening a lot for that. They're quite obviously walking on the spot, but it looks OK in that context.

Cheers - Tony
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BarryTheCrab
Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline
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You'll have to do your "walking" shot several times, to have several versions of the same thing.
Find which 2 clips, or even a single clip, that you can place next to each other that appear to make a smooth transit, if necessary a very short fade transition between the 2 clips.
With events in the background as a distraction, it might work.
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you not happen to have one of those track exercise machines in front of a green bed sheet do you? RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
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ynotfish
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Great idea - just remember to paint the exercise machine green!
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