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Testing the backdrop onset

Testing the backdrop onset

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Testing the backdrop onset

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- So another essential piece of gear to have on set is a laptop setup, I have this HP ZBook. This is a 15 inch, really powerful laptop and I have it on top of this Aero Table from Tether Tools, which just allows me to have a table on top of a C-Stand. Also on this setup, I have a little Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder. This allows me to pump in signal to my computer via SDI or HDMI and the cool part about this is that this box connects to the laptop via Thunderbolt so there's plenty of bandwidth there. Now, the whole reason that I have this setup on set and the reason that I still have Steve here as my Test Subject is because I actually want to capture the footage that I have in the Green Screen Setup. As I mentioned in an earlier movie, one of the most important things about a Green Screen setup is knowing that the footage will actually key. The worst thing that you could possibly want is getting back to the studio, attempting to composite and key the footage to only realize…

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