Green Screen Room Setup

This article will take you through the step by step process of setting up your green screen or chroma key in obs.

Green screen room setup.

We both do a lot of videos and when you have a setup at home it can be a major pain. I m looking to set up a green screen in my basement for a drug trip out effects for a scene in our adaptation of a million little pieces. From your main screen press the plus icon located. How to make your own green screen.

Purchase green screen paper for a cheaper option. Green screen has come a long way since lawrence butler won an academy award for his special effects in the 1940 film the thief of bagdad. Typically you find yourself working in a spare room a basement or a garage. Usually you need to set up the lights the green screen and the camera every single time you want to make a video and then pull them all down when you re done.

A green screen allows you to seamlessly blend animation with live action footage which erases many of the limitations posed by low budget films. Planning and setting up your green screen studio space. X research source every green screen is different however so start with this basic setup and move the lights as necessary to adjust. Doors windows and walls aren t always located in the ideal places.

This can be a major chore. There are a few things you need to know before you attempt to set up your own green screen studio or take green screening on location. But on to my question. Green screen is really the same concept but will typically provide a more professional result.

Install and open obs. If you need to cover a whole wall you can tape multiple poster boards together using clear packing tape. Even if you are able to save a bad chroma key shoot it may take hours of frustrating work to fix your final product. When setting up a green screen studio in your home you often don t have a lot of options.

Set up a green screen in obs. If your screen is particularly large and the lights on the side can t reach all of it place an additional two lights at the bottom of the green screen pointing up. The cheapest way to set up a temporary green screen is to buy neon colored construction paper. However i don t have the best camera in the world and although the room is about 14 x 25 feet the camera zooms in too far to even see the entire wall from the other wall.

Adding green screen required a lot of time and highly specialized. Back then the process was quite complex. We did this so we can have a dedicated video room. For information about green screens and how to set them up read our guide how to set up a green screen for streaming.