| VideoMask Xtra - New. Version 1.1 , New Windows version | |
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| What. | VideoMask is an Xtra for Director that lets you apply masking effects to live video. |
| Why. | The
ability to connect a camera to a computer and display the live feed is becoming
common, and with that ability there is an opportunity to add a few effects,
the most common effect is that of chroma keying or "blue screen"
and also more elaborate background removal, to isolate the foreground objects
and place them into a separate environment |
| How. |
The Xtra lets you view the live video
on stage or as a cast member,on th3e Mac the source can be any video camera
connected to the video port ,firewire ,USB or any video input, on Windows
a VFW compatible camera is required. You can then specify the parameters
for the creation of a mask; colors to be included, colors to be excluded,
background removal. The mask can be improved by closing holes,growing/shrinking
or creating an outline. Different display parameters can be assigned to
the mask and the background, each can be assigned a solid color, a cast
member, a reference frame, or the live video. Finally the mask can be
output to anywhere on stage or to a cast member.. See
Mac specifications, see Windows specifications,
see Compatibility Chart |
| Get. |
You can download a fully functional demo
of the Xtra here. The only restriction is that the Xtra will work only
for a few minutes at a time and then quit. Download VideoMaskDemo.zip a Windows Zip archive. |