{"id":65101,"date":"2015-10-23T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=65101"},"modified":"2016-09-13T15:07:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T20:07:50","slug":"pulling-a-clean-green-screen-chroma-key-in-davinci-resolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/pulling-a-clean-green-screen-chroma-key-in-davinci-resolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulling a Clean Green Screen Chroma Key In DaVinci Resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"davinci-resolve-may-be-known-as-one-of-the-worlds-best-color-grading-platforms-but-its-compositing-chroma-key-tools-are-just-as-impressive\">DaVinci Resolve may be known as one of the world\u2019s best color grading platforms, but its compositing\/chroma key tools are just as impressive.<\/h2>\n<p><em>Top image: background from <a title=\"Dume Studios\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dumestudios.com\/assets\/malibu-green-screen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Dume Studios<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In some cases when working as a colorist, you may be given pre-keyed footage. Your editor or VFX artist may have already gone ahead and keyed out a green screen shot for you, and will simply send you a composited shot to color grade.<\/p>\n<p>In other instances though, you\u2019ll need to pull the key yourself. If you\u2019re like many colorists who are <a title=\"DaVinci Resolve\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/products\/davinciresolve\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>DaVinci Resolve<\/strong><\/a> experts, but don\u2019t necessarily have a lot of experience with other VFX software (such as <a title=\"Nuke\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefoundry.co.uk\/products\/nuke\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Nuke<\/a> or <a title=\"After Effects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/aftereffects.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">After Effects<\/a>), you\u2019ll likely be tempted to pull your color keys right inside of <strong>DaVinci Resolve<\/strong>. The good news is that <strong>Resolve<\/strong> has an extremely powerful keyer built right in, and you can absolutely use it for your chroma key work. This short tutorial from <a title=\"FilmmakerCentral\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/FilmmakerCentral\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">FilmmakerCentral<\/a> will show you just how to do it:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/siO62NeXtgA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of the steps in the video:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1-set-up-your-timeline\">1. Set up Your Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>Before getting started with your chroma key work, you need to set up your timeline by <strong>placing the background plate on track one and the green screen shot on track two<\/strong>, just as you would in any other NLE.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2-use-the-qualifier\">2. Use the Qualifier<\/h3>\n<p>Once you move back into your \u201ccolor\u201d tab on <strong>DaVinci Resolve<\/strong>, you\u2019ll want to use the eyedropper\/qualifier tool to isolate the green background. You can use the highlight visualizer to show you a black and white image of what\u2019s selected vs. what isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"3-invert-your-selection\">3. Invert Your Selection<\/h3>\n<p>By default, your selection will of course be on the green elements in the frame. For the purpose of this process, you need to invert your selection in the qualifier tab. <strong>The goal is to have your background appear completely black, and the subject fully white.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"4-fine-tune\">4. Fine Tune<\/h3>\n<p>With your selection still highlighted and inverted, <strong>adjust the threshold of your settings in the qualifier tab<\/strong> until you get the cleanest result possible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65650\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg\" alt=\"chroma key in DaVinci Resolve\" width=\"755\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg?resize=277,147 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg?resize=359,190 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg?resize=543,288 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg?resize=560,297 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/green-studio.jpg?resize=150,79 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image from <a title=\"Green Screen Shutterstock Image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-301265441\/stock-photo-television-studio-with-camera-and-lights-camera-on-tripod.html?src=csl_recent_image-1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Shutterstock<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"5-adjust-the-blur\">5. Adjust the Blur<\/h3>\n<p>Once your key is looking solid,<strong> use the \u201cblur radius\u201d setting to add a little bit of softening to the edges.<\/strong> This will help to hide or smooth over any imperfections in the process.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"6-create-alpha-output\">6. Create Alpha Output<\/h3>\n<p>With your key now complete, you\u2019ll need to tell <strong>DaVinci Resolve<\/strong> how to composite your footage. The first step is to right click in your node tree and select \u201cAdd alpha output.\u201d You then need to drag a line from your green screen node (using the small triangle at the bottom of the node) to your alpha output, which will sit just under your normal output on the right side of the node window.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"7-fine-tune-some-more\">7. Fine Tune Some More<\/h3>\n<p>Now that you can actually see your image composited, you may notice some green spill or other areas of the key that still need to be fine tuned. Go back into your qualifier tab and <strong>fine tune the settings some more<\/strong> until you achieve an end result you\u2019re satisfied with. One of the features in this video that was highlighted is the \u201cin\/out Ratio,\u201d which can help to clean up your edges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got any DaVinci Resolve tips\/tricks\/techniques to share?<\/strong> Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DaVinci Resolve may be known as one of the world\u2019s best color grading platforms, but its compositing\/chroma key tools are just as 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