hmc40 for greenscreen shooting

[MrP]

Hi everyone,

I've finally made the purchase of the HMC40 and have just gotten a chance to play around with the settings this week.

I have a greenscreen shoot coming up next month which I would like to use this camera on. All shots will be locked off and in most cases be medium shots (with probably just a few full shots). The backdrop with be chroma green. There will only be a little walking movement and moving of the arms- nothing TOO detailed or fast moving.

Shooting in the past we always used Adobe Onlocation for capturing live to play back immediately for review and approval. It looks like the HMC40 does not have the ability to do this, is this correct?

Finally, what format would be best for recording? The final output will be for web (a flash video with transparency) but I assume I should still capture the highest possible. I will not be doing the keying myself but I assume Adobe After Effects will be used.

This HD realm is unfamiliar territory for me but I'm trying to catch up as quickly as possible!

Thank you for any help!

-Stephen

 

[MrP]

Well after researching a little while I've found that progressive is the way to go (to avoid interlacing issues) but I am still curious about a few things. This camera can handle 24, 30 or 60p. Will those settings mean any difference in keying? I assume 1080 30p would be better than 720 60p because of the resolution difference- am I understanding this correctly?
Thank you again,
Stephen

 

[BobDiaz]

I've never done green screen work with the HMC40, but if you start with the highest resolution master, do the green screen, and then drop down to a lower resolution, it should be better than starting in a lower resolution and doing the green screen work.


Bob Diaz

 

[MrP]

Thanks Bob. I'm hoping to do some practice shooting tonight which will give me a better idea of the settings to use. If any other tips are out there please let me know!
Thank you again,
-Stephen