Experimenting with chromakey for layout backdrops

[@SimonLivertonCentral]

Very nice idea, can you do a video on how you do it with a list of materials used/needed?...Simon

[@Fred-Wilbury]

Brilliant Idea !

[@ethermation]

This is brilliant! Great idea and it looked liked you were enjoying yourself. Forget 'Intercity' that was more 'Intercontinental'. You've inspired me to give this a go at some point. Ross

[@BearsTrains]

Thanks Ross. The Class 43 was just the first train I grabbed off the shelf. I say , go for it.

[@MMRails]

Dang! You beat me to it. I'm going to try this as well. Looks really good. You set the bar high. -Mark

[@BearsTrains]

Nah, Hovermotion beat us both to it! It is pretty easy to do. I just watched a few vids on the subject, got the software and painted a piece of wood.

[@StephanLambAssociates]

Such a great idea, cool stuff!

[@BearsTrains]

Yep, should make some interesting videos (hopefully)

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Have no idea what chromakey is but certainly looks very good ......Peter

[@BearsTrains]

Commonly called green screen. It is the blending of a video and a background (in this case, a still photo)

[@sparky107107]

so now you can have a model railroad, placed in any area of the world, at any time of the day with any weather effect you want, totally cool. that I want to see more of, please

[@BearsTrains]

Yep, pretty much Sparky. The German trains can travel through the Alps, the English ones through the country side etc. The next attempt will be to try and get a starry night to work but not hopeful on that one

[@MichaelHenfrey]

its an interesting idea Bear, However wouldn't it mean not having a normal backdrop for when your not filming and just enjoying playing trains? Cheers, Michael

[@BearsTrains]

Thought of that Michael. The green screen is just a 1000mm x 300mm piece of 3mm masonite that I painted and it just slips down around the edge of the layout as needed and then lifted out. I will still have to make something "non virtual" one day, but this is fun.