Premiere Elements - Tips on using the chromakey (green screen) effect

The Sharper Turtle provides concise (4-8 min.) software tutorials for video editing software (PowerDirector - Edius - Media Composer First - Premiere Elements), Office products and other applications.

[@cliffimages1785]

One of the best tutorial videos I've seen about green screen editing on Premiere Elements!!!!! Thanks, Sir!!!!!

[@SharperTurtle]

You are very welcome. So glad I could help you in this way. Thanks for checking this out and letting me know it was useful for you. --Jim

[@timwasserman590]

Thank you so much for these videos! You have done an excellent job of demonstrating the green screen process. All of your videos have increased my knowledge of Premiere Elements.

[@SharperTurtle]

I'm delighted these tutorials have assisted your development as an editor. Thanks for checking them out. --Jim

[@toongirl007]

Thank you for being straight to the point & clear with your words! :)

[@SharperTurtle]

Thanks you. That's the style I hope will help users the most. Glad it works for you. Let me know if you have any questions. --Jim

[@AmandaKayHowell]

Didn't help me much, I'm looking to find more information on what the settings are and how they effect the keying. You're just sliding them back and forth without explaining what threshold and cutoff even means. Do you know or are you just playing around with them hoping something works?

[@SharperTurtle]

Amanda, Thanks for your comment. When I do this apart from a tutorial I find myself being somewhat subjective. Part of it depends on the subject and the background. For example, it's much more difficulty with a model with light colored hair. Or it's more complex when you have similar colors elsewhere in the frame. I'm sure there are those who can show you much more then I can. But it may not always be mathematical, if that is the kind of adjustment you are looking for. Sorry this was not helpful for you. --Jim

[@AmandaKayHowell]

@@SharperTurtle Finally found the answer to my question in case anyone else is wanting to know this too... Threshold Sets the level of blue or green that determines transparent areas in the clip. Dragging the Threshold slider to the left increases the amount of transparency. Use the Mask Only option to view the black (transparent) areas as you move the Threshold slider. Cutoff Sets the opacity of the nontransparent areas that the Threshold setting specifies. Dragging the Cutoff value to the right increases the opacity. Select the Mask Only option to view the white (opaque) areas as you drag the Cutoff value. Smoothing Specifies the amount of anti-aliasing (softening) applied to the boundary between transparent and opaque regions. Choose None to produce sharp edges, with no anti-aliasing. This option is useful when you want to preserve sharp lines, such as those in titles. Choose Low or High to produce different amounts of smoothing.

[@richardbarber7592]

Excellent clear tutorial.

[@SharperTurtle]

Richard, Glad this helped you out! --Jim

[@KayleenFaces]

Do you have a Mac or PC? And do you know if the application differs on one or the other? Thanks!!

[@SharperTurtle]

You should be able to do this on either platform. Some of the keyboard combinations will be different, but the process should not change between an Apple computer and a Windows based computer. These exercises were recorded using a Windows system. --Jim

[@stansmith2771]

Very helpful. by using different backgrounds i learned a lot more

[@SharperTurtle]

Stan, I find that experimenting is one of the best ways to learn. Let me know if you encounter some issues I have not yet addressed in the tutorials. --Jim

[@KaylaTotts]

Thanks for making this. Very helpful!

[@SharperTurtle]

Kayla, Glad to help. Let me know if you face a challenge I haven't addressed in a tutorial. --Jim

[@jbborg]

Made it easy for my tired brain. THANKS

[@SharperTurtle]

Bert, Glad to help you out! --Jim

[@littleuppie]

3:06 is when it starts

[@BeyondAG905]

thank you!

[@littleuppie]

1:18 you mean a solid red background??

[@SharperTurtle]

I'm embarrassed when I use the wrong word like that and miss it in editing. Thanks for alerting me to the goof! Unfortunately, I can't edit the video and load it to the same URL. The only way to make changes is to remove the first one and replace it, which can be problematic. --Jim

[@littleuppie]

Sharper Turtle haha its no problem, I just found it funny. Thank you for making this great tutorial by the way. It helped me a lot!

[@SharperTurtle]

You can bet that I will be unintentionally funny from time to time. :) --Jim

[@EricDareaz]

Yada yada, you babbled on yet got to the content much quicker than many others so gratitude. Peace and lovE.

[@SharperTurtle]

Thanks! --Jim