Lens flare over video ?s
31-Aug-94 22:45:42
Sb: #121309-Lens flare over video ?s
Fm: Michael Wendell 71303,3411
To: James J. Beyer 73321,1324
Jim, you won't be able to do a straight luminence key on the ampex with that.
Assuming you can sync-roll the decks, your best bet is to render your image on
one tape and a matte image on another and use that matte signal as key
information on your switcher, may require some re-patching of the matte signal
deck. It's also preferable to render your animation (not the matte) over a
light color, or one similar to the video over which it will be keyed, not
black, if you're using this method. Of course this ties up two decks and on a
live shoot this can be verboten. Is this live TV? Do you have access to an
Abekas DDR or an InFiNiT?
m.