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How to add Chroma key (green screen effects) to a movie for FREE!

Step 3Set the Chroma Key

Add the Video file to the time line and then add another video/picture to the timeline. Now select the tab called Video Plugins. Click and drag "Chroma key" onto your main video in the timeline (on your video - not under it like background video/picture).

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Jun 4, 2008. 5:03 PMtmg4eva says:

When I converted my video to wmv. file format and it didn't work and i used the converters given. Then i tried every other format and none worked. Which file format works???

Jun 5, 2008. 11:57 AMBluryBlue (author) says:

You mean to get the video to work with WAX? Convert it to AVI. If that doesn't work, look at my other Instructable showing how to use a another free Greenscreen program. That one actually works. WAX is a very crappy and glitchy program, in fact I'm just about to want to delete this instructable.

Feb 12, 2008. 12:49 PMhalballew says:

Hey, I would like to do transparent videos (alpha channel) but I need some help. I have several video programs but no instructions. Any ideas? Let me know, Hal

Feb 12, 2008. 4:55 PMBluryBlue (author) says:

Well, the instructable is about Chroma Key, not Alpha Channel, and I didn't really learn how to do that... Sorry, can't help you there. :'(

Jan 22, 2008. 9:44 AM42993 says:

Help! I took my video and selected a background film but no matter what I try it won't work! It won't let me use any file format but AVI and when I do use AVI I don't get anything where the video is supposed to show up so I can't green screen it. The project I'm doing this for is due in 3 days Help!

Jan 24, 2008. 12:40 PMBluryBlue (author) says:

I'm so sorry I made you wait till last minute! But the tutorial is complete! Get to it by click on the UPDATE NOTE on the top of this instructable. I hope the tutorial is useful, and I hope your project was a success!

Jan 22, 2008. 6:29 PMBluryBlue (author) says:

Oh...!
3 days...?
I sure hope you can wait until later tomorrow (I typed this on the day you posted). Because I'm currently under construction of a new Instructable that shows how to add green screen with a better, higher quality, and has a lot more input/output format compatibility program. I'll even have a video tutorial on the page. So please hang in there...

Yes, jimtran93, I am talking about T@B ZS4.

Jan 22, 2008. 6:33 PMBluryBlue (author) says:

Oh, and FlyingMonkieBoy, this is also available for Macs. Linux too!

Jan 21, 2008. 8:05 AMhalballew says:

Hey, the instructions for green screening were great, easy to use...BUT...how do I convert the saved file into a windows movie format? I can't figure it out...thanks, Hal

Jan 21, 2008. 5:34 PMBluryBlue (author) says:

Use the one of the free video converters listed on step 2, and convert the exported video file to Windows Media Video (.wmv)

Aug 21, 2007. 12:16 PMTomatogrower says:

ok...thank you very much...this was extremely helpful...just one suggestion in the instructions though... when i added the chroma key...i got confused and put it underneath the picture settings instead of inside the picture settings...might be helpful to others if that is specified thank you :D

Aug 21, 2007. 2:15 PMBluryBlue (author) says:

Good point. I'll add that now.