Free tool to generate a live "green screen" composite (AKA "chroma key") during a video shoot.
Chroma Key Live is a free tool to generate a live "green screen" composite (AKA "chroma key") during a video shoot.
In the days of analog video, the camera's live signal was routed through a keyer in the control room and delivered back to an on-set monitor.
Now it's simple: Run the Firewire output from your camera into a laptop running Chroma Key Live. Click on the live video image to choose your key color and load a Quicktime background file (movie or still image). Now you can see your actor composited on top of your background!
(Note: Chroma Key Live cannot record. It is strictly for on-set preview. You can do much better keys in post-production software.)
Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.