parent/child - chroma key confusion

donald_cady wrote on 3/12/2007, 8:06 PM
Based on this tutorial about using chroma key and greenscreening, it seems it takes three video tracks (VMS 7 Platinum) to create greenscreening. But when I follow this tutorial, I lose the visabilty of my other clips on the video overlay track when perform the step of clicking on the parent/child button.

http://www.sundancemediagroup.com/articles/vegas_movie_studio_platinum/garbage_mattes_in_Sony_Vegas_movie_studio.htm

Is it common to have the whole video overlay track affected by clicking the parent/child button even though you want it to apply to a specific clip?

Is there another way to green screen that doesn't present this situation?

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 3/12/2007, 8:57 PM
The parent/child button always affects the whole track, no way around that.

Hmmm, i haven't looked at that tutorial, but i don't know why you would need parent/child to green screen. I'd just add the chromakey effect to those clips with the green background and choose the green as the key color. I can't think of how parent/child would do anything for this at all.
rustier wrote on 3/12/2007, 9:05 PM
If I am understanding you correctly - I would suggest you work your "special clip" seperately - render that section only as blah blah composite or whatever, then reintroduce the composite with your other stuff afterward.