Virtual Set
The term Virtual Set has become blurred somewhat after a while, originally meaning to train on a computer and a camera tracker to generate a background in realtime to chromakey talent into, Virtual Sets now encompass both live and post, tracking and trackless solutions, which is even used to talk about simple blue/greenscreen work where talent is keyed in a studio. There are many different sorts of virtual sets; I'll let you know that these are commonly used:
Standard Definition, High-definition, and 4K are used with Post Production programs like editors and compositors. They are presented as layers helping you to create the illusion that this talent is standing behind a desk knowning that video is playing inside monitors.
NewTek's Tricaster SD and Tricaster XD versions are powered by their proprietary hardware, but make operating an active virtual set very easy, scaling the talent in the set, placing the B Source in the screens and adding reflections. The visible difference between the two is resolution, the XD to be able to produce in High-definition and that the XD are able to do virtual camera moves like zooms.
The 3D Studio MAX version is optimized for realtime rendering, it's actually a 3D version uniquely situated for usage with realtime rendering platforms but it's lighting baked into the textures, it's not at all very editable.
NewTek's Lightwave 3D version is among the most powerful and flexible, but also the most technically demanding to work with giving you full control of every aspect of the set as well as a true 3D environment for help tracking markers.
Virtual Set Production falls into two main categories, Live and Post. The first sort giving you feedback in realtime to what your greenscreen composite appears to be, the later providing you more flexibility and control to generate decisions at your leisure. The opposite main difference being price, you can find into virtual set post production for large sums of money vs. thousands of dollars for live productions.
Live Production
Long the domain in the six figure budgets virtual sets took a surprise turn in the late nineties while using release of Play’s Trinity. With a built in chroma keyer and several unusual virtual set features it turned the industry’s understanding of what a virtual set was on it’s ear. Years later NewTek released it’s Video Toaster system which in version 5 had similar functionality, making it possible for realtime keying, scaling, and reflections of talent as well as a B source. That technology followed onto their Tricaster line and matured using XD products; an HD switcher with virtual set abilities together with a trackless zoom. The Tricaster products are actually very popular due to their comparatively low pricing, multiple functionalities, and unique virtual set abilities not within other products at any price tag.
Post Production
Any program which has a chroma keyer can create the illusion of an virtual set at the far lower cost than live production. These will include a few better editors like Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas, and similar. These can be as simple as keying your talent over the background, or as complex as tracking markers and layering together a fancy scene with camera motion. www.videovirtualsets.com now offers virtual set design services to switch any of their existing library of virtual sets as well as to create a virtual set custom yourself, examples and pricing is available on their website. Some productions require changes on the set, or the client likes to have a unique identity, no matter what need the ability to modify sets for a client’s designs is available.
With amazing network quality productions coming from garages and classrooms as a result of modern computing power, innovative software, and cheap virtual set backgrounds it’s challenging to imagine what will come next. Now in beta testing, intensiKey's post production virtual set software promises to offer the power of an true 3D program devoid of the complexity.
Virtual Set
Standard Definition, High-definition, and 4K are used with Post Production programs like editors and compositors. They are presented as layers helping you to create the illusion that this talent is standing behind a desk knowning that video is playing inside monitors.
NewTek's Tricaster SD and Tricaster XD versions are powered by their proprietary hardware, but make operating an active virtual set very easy, scaling the talent in the set, placing the B Source in the screens and adding reflections. The visible difference between the two is resolution, the XD to be able to produce in High-definition and that the XD are able to do virtual camera moves like zooms.
The 3D Studio MAX version is optimized for realtime rendering, it's actually a 3D version uniquely situated for usage with realtime rendering platforms but it's lighting baked into the textures, it's not at all very editable.
NewTek's Lightwave 3D version is among the most powerful and flexible, but also the most technically demanding to work with giving you full control of every aspect of the set as well as a true 3D environment for help tracking markers.
Virtual Set Production falls into two main categories, Live and Post. The first sort giving you feedback in realtime to what your greenscreen composite appears to be, the later providing you more flexibility and control to generate decisions at your leisure. The opposite main difference being price, you can find into virtual set post production for large sums of money vs. thousands of dollars for live productions.
Live Production
Long the domain in the six figure budgets virtual sets took a surprise turn in the late nineties while using release of Play’s Trinity. With a built in chroma keyer and several unusual virtual set features it turned the industry’s understanding of what a virtual set was on it’s ear. Years later NewTek released it’s Video Toaster system which in version 5 had similar functionality, making it possible for realtime keying, scaling, and reflections of talent as well as a B source. That technology followed onto their Tricaster line and matured using XD products; an HD switcher with virtual set abilities together with a trackless zoom. The Tricaster products are actually very popular due to their comparatively low pricing, multiple functionalities, and unique virtual set abilities not within other products at any price tag.
Post Production
Any program which has a chroma keyer can create the illusion of an virtual set at the far lower cost than live production. These will include a few better editors like Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas, and similar. These can be as simple as keying your talent over the background, or as complex as tracking markers and layering together a fancy scene with camera motion. www.videovirtualsets.com now offers virtual set design services to switch any of their existing library of virtual sets as well as to create a virtual set custom yourself, examples and pricing is available on their website. Some productions require changes on the set, or the client likes to have a unique identity, no matter what need the ability to modify sets for a client’s designs is available.
With amazing network quality productions coming from garages and classrooms as a result of modern computing power, innovative software, and cheap virtual set backgrounds it’s challenging to imagine what will come next. Now in beta testing, intensiKey's post production virtual set software promises to offer the power of an true 3D program devoid of the complexity.
Virtual Set