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Principle of travelling mattes. Mattes are used in photography and special effects filmmaking to combine two or more image elements into a single, final image. Usually, mattes are used to combine a foreground image (e.g. actors on a set) with a background image (e.g. a scenic vista or a starfield with planets).
Chroma key is achieved by comparing the phase of the video to the phase corresponding to the pre-selected colour. In-phase portions of the video are replaced by the alternate background video. [citation needed] In digital colour TV, colour is represented by three numbers (red, green, blue intensity levels). Chroma key is achieved by a simple ...
From left to right: an original photo with no bokeh or blur; the same photo with synthetic bokeh effect applied to its background; the same photo with Gaussian blur applied to its background. Bokeh can be simulated by convolving the image with a kernel that corresponds to the image of an out-of-focus point source taken with a real camera.
Video matting is a technique for separating the video into two or more layers, usually foreground and background, and generating alpha mattes which determine blending of the layers. The technique is very popular in video editing because it allows to substitute the background, or process the layers individually.
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated as VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action footage or CGI elements to create realistic imagery is called VFX.
Exchanging the background of a video clip with a Compositing tool A composite image of a basketball shot, with six basketballs added to the initial image to depict the arc of the shot. Compositing is the process or technique of combining visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those ...
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Front projection effect, an in-camera visual effects process in film production for combining foreground performance with pre-filmed background footage; Parallax scrolling, a scrolling technique in computer graphics, wherein background images move by the camera slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth