green screen

[brianmacc50]

I have an idea for putting myself into an old movie for a funny youtube idea and have a question. I have the quicktime movie that I want to drop myself into and have PhotoShop CS3 which will let me bring in video layers so that I can compose the movie.
Question is: What's the best way to mack the video of my self so that I ca work with it-so put the 2 different movies together.
Its sort of an Enrie Kovaks-old televisio look to it, so if it looks a bit
shacky, that will be OK.
Thanks.

brianmacc

 

[puckhead193]

does photoshop CS3 have green screen capabilities. You might need more professional software.

 

[P-Worm]

If you're going to do this with Photoshop, you will have to do it frame by frame. I think getting some different software would be your best bet.

P-Worm

 

[AviationFan]

Photoshop CS3 Extended has the concept of video layers, which might make this possible. I've never tried to use them for keying, though - would certainly use different software for this purpose.

- Martin

 

[bigandy]

I wouldn't even think of using Photoshop for this. There are so many other programmes out there to do a decent job of it.

Final Cut Pro, Shake, Final Cut Express... there's even an iMovie plugin....