I think a basic starter video series would be great. I have used it but it is far more complicated than, say, Microsoft Clip champ. There are many icons which are not labelled and I quickly forgot what any of them do.
Thanks for the suggestion, @gerarbara! I have some more short Davinci Resolve videos in the pipeline, but then I want to make a longer and more comprehensive "For Beginners" video. Keep an eye on this space :)
Trent, I’m a huge fan of your simple and straightforward tutorial style. Many of your Affinity tutorials have helped me tremendously. I really appreciate the content you produce. If I may offer some criticism, this green screen removal one is still a bit lacking. Even after cranking despill, the foreground footage still looks pasted on top of the background footage, particularly the lines around the couch. This is relatively easily solved in Fusion, but many people are put off by the Fusion page. Any thoughts about how to resolve this in the Edit page alone? Do you think a slight blur on the foreground footage could resolve this? Thanks again for all you do.
Hi @mattlewin72, thanks for the feedback! Yes, I agree this tool by itself is often not enough to make the result look finished. Successful composition also requires matching saturation, color temperature, lighting, perspective, and focus. For this video, I just wanted to show the basic method. I hope to make future videos that dive deeper into more composite techniques. Stay tuned!
Thank you Trent, great short tutorials to get us all started! Would this also work if the background was a video as opposed to static? Or would we see bleeding of edges etc.? Would it work with same steps, or is it a different work process? Thanks 🙂
Hi @Roboto-chan_1402! Yes, it will work with a moving background, too. The realism will depend on how well the perspective and lighting of the two clips match. Hope this helps!
Trent, I use a green screen background for my portrait work and have developed Affinity Photo procedures for its removal. However, it isn't nearly as efficient as what you do in Davinci Resolve. Do you have an efficient method for AP? Thanks very much.
Hi Elliott! There are a couple ways you could do it in Affinity Photo. One way is to use a "Hue Range Mask." This lets you mask on a certain color. It is used by right-click on the Mask icon (at the bottom of the Layer tab) and choosing Hue Range Mask. I have a video on it here: th-cam.com/video/HhALRLQHYc8/w-d-xo.html Another method is to use the Selection Brush, refine it, and then output to a new layer with mask. This will try to de-fringe the green from the edges. You can see a video on that here: th-cam.com/video/A2vngHe7hr0/w-d-xo.html Hope these help! Trent
Hi Bill! For video editing? I think Davinci Resolve is great. The free version does everything I want. The UI is modern and performance is good, too. I recommend giving it a try!
I love this series, I have been wanting to learn to make more professional videos.
Thanks, @bryerra!
I think a basic starter video series would be great. I have used it but it is far more complicated than, say, Microsoft Clip champ. There are many icons which are not labelled and I quickly forgot what any of them do.
Thanks for the suggestion, @gerarbara! I have some more short Davinci Resolve videos in the pipeline, but then I want to make a longer and more comprehensive "For Beginners" video. Keep an eye on this space :)
Trent, I’m a huge fan of your simple and straightforward tutorial style. Many of your Affinity tutorials have helped me tremendously. I really appreciate the content you produce. If I may offer some criticism, this green screen removal one is still a bit lacking. Even after cranking despill, the foreground footage still looks pasted on top of the background footage, particularly the lines around the couch. This is relatively easily solved in Fusion, but many people are put off by the Fusion page. Any thoughts about how to resolve this in the Edit page alone? Do you think a slight blur on the foreground footage could resolve this? Thanks again for all you do.
Hi @mattlewin72, thanks for the feedback!
Yes, I agree this tool by itself is often not enough to make the result look finished. Successful composition also requires matching saturation, color temperature, lighting, perspective, and focus. For this video, I just wanted to show the basic method. I hope to make future videos that dive deeper into more composite techniques. Stay tuned!
Thank you Trent, great short tutorials to get us all started!
Would this also work if the background was a video as opposed to static? Or would we see bleeding of edges etc.? Would it work with same steps, or is it a different work process? Thanks 🙂
Hi @Roboto-chan_1402! Yes, it will work with a moving background, too. The realism will depend on how well the perspective and lighting of the two clips match. Hope this helps!
Trent, I use a green screen background for my portrait work and have developed Affinity Photo procedures for its removal. However, it isn't nearly as efficient as what you do in Davinci Resolve. Do you have an efficient method for AP? Thanks very much.
Hi Elliott! There are a couple ways you could do it in Affinity Photo.
One way is to use a "Hue Range Mask." This lets you mask on a certain color. It is used by right-click on the Mask icon (at the bottom of the Layer tab) and choosing Hue Range Mask. I have a video on it here:
th-cam.com/video/HhALRLQHYc8/w-d-xo.html
Another method is to use the Selection Brush, refine it, and then output to a new layer with mask. This will try to de-fringe the green from the edges. You can see a video on that here:
th-cam.com/video/A2vngHe7hr0/w-d-xo.html
Hope these help!
Trent
@@TechnicallyTrent Thanks for responding. That's what I've been doing - always looking for a better way.
Which program is best
Hi Bill! For video editing? I think Davinci Resolve is great. The free version does everything I want. The UI is modern and performance is good, too. I recommend giving it a try!