Table of Contents
- What is Chroma Key?
- How to use Chroma Key?
- FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Source (s) and
- Final Words
- Related Articles
What is Chroma Key?
Chroma Key is a VFX technique which is used to mask or remove the background by selecting a colour. Usually Green colour. Chroma Key may also be called as a Green Screen. Chroma Key is widely used all over the modern cinemas. Sci Fi movies such as Avengers or Iron Man etc. All uses the same technique to manipulate a Foreground with a Background. And not only through a green background or q green screen. With KineMaster Pro Video Editor, you also get the option to select any colour of your choice. But green does work quite well.
You can try this yourself by using your camera. You can also use your own smartphone camera. All you have to do is hang a green sheet of maybe bedsheet? to your wall. And ask someone to stand and or act for your clip. Once recorded. Import the video in KineMaster and tap on the chroma key icon. Done! You can now see only your character and the whole green background is gone. Filmmakers use this same technique to move a character from one location to the other. Specially the background. Nevertheless. Let us learn the actual procedure of working with Chroma Key in KineMaster in the following paragraphs below.
How to use Chroma Key?
In order to use Chroma Key in KineMaster Pro Video Editor, follow the instructions provided below.
Step 1 : Film a short clip.
You will first need to have a short clip of green screen. You can create your own just how it was mentioned earlier. Or you can simply visit to Google and search for Green Screen Footage. Download any of your choice just to get the work started. The video above is just a single tap with the index finger. You can find the download link later in this tutorial.
Step 2 : Import the clip in KineMaster.
Go to media and import any image or video before actually importing the actual green screen. Now tap on Layer and import the Green Screen Footage. Do make sure to import the green screen footage as a layer and not the original layer.
Step 3 : Open Chroma Key.
Tap on "Chroma Key" option to open up the chroma key interface. The chroma key option automatically pops in once you import any video clip with a green background, probably.
Step 4 : Enable Chroma Key.
You will first have to enable chroma key by tapping on "Enable". Do refer to the image displayed above. You can now add effects, texts or even adjust the transparency of the green screen layer right through KineMaster. You can also resize the clip by pinching in and out. As well as move the clip anywhere on the screen.
Step 5 : Save your progress.
Now export your short video by tapping on the share button. It's the same design as android share button, Facebook share button etc. Once you tap on the share button. You will be asked to choose the export size and quality. Depending on your device, you'll get different resolution sizes. Just choose 720p, 8 Mbps bit rate, and 30 FPS. Once the export is complete. Go to your gallery and play the video.
So that was exactly how you can get yourself started with green screen. So now let's answer some of the most Frequently Asked Questions in the paragraphs below.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q. Can I use green screen in the free version?
Ans. Yes you can use green screen in the free version of KineMaster.
Q. Can I make adjustments to my green screen layer?
Ans. Yes you can make adjustments to your Green Screen layer.
Q. Why I don't see the chroma key icon?
Ans. You won't until and unless you import a clip with a green background (most probably).
Q. Can I import a green screen clip as short as 1 sec?
Ans. Yes you can import short clips in KineMaster.
Q. Why does my green screen clip look smaller compared to the original clip?
Ans. Just pinch in and out on the green screen clip or layer to adjust the size.
Source (s)
- App : KineMaster Pro Video Editor
- Image 1 : Green Screen
- Image 2 : Sparrow
- Footage 1 : Single Tap
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