One big leap to visual technology is the green screen software. It enables photographers or even individuals
with morbid imagination to create pictures and videos of their choice. By the use of this advancement in
technology, video and picture-editing can be considered to be out-of-the box concept. Meaning, any user,
specifically photographer can deviate from the basics of photography.
To be easily-understood, the software is merging of two different pictures into one to get a realistic
image. It is like fusing subjects and pasting it on a different background. In the process of making it, the
color settings of the pictures are changed into green or blue, but green is more commonly used due to its high
sensitivity to image sensors and requires less light in editing the image.
A basic tool as a precursor to this technology is a camera. Cameras come into different units and
specifications nowadays. For the traditionalists, an Instamatic camera or Single-Lens Reflect cameras are being
used. Pictures taken with these cameras are products of good foundation of photography knowledge and skills. It
follows the basic principles of light, distance, speed, subject emphasis, shutter speed and lens aperture.
These factors affect the image taken by these manually-operated cameras. Going back to the green screen
program, it is still a need for photographers to take good and clear pictures for the editing of these pictures
still depends on the original image.
The quick pace of advancement in technologies entrance to the world of visual arts, digital cameras are now
widely-used around the globe. Due to its convenience of usage and less requirement of the basic knowledge of
photography, one can easily edit images directly on their computer by the use of green screen. Digital cameras
are automatic in nature- adjusts light, aperture, shutter speed and colors to get a more desired picture.
Furthermore, a blurring picture is not advisable to be used in green screen software because it can result
to alteration in the original facial or superficial features of the subject. It is still important, at least to
shoot a good picture before editing it with green screen. With green screen software, one can stretch his
creativity and explore a completely new world of video and photography.