Making a Green Making a Green Screen Video Using Screen Video Using Vlog it!Vlog it!Using the Inexpensive Software Using the Inexpensive Software Program Vlog it! to Create Green Program Vlog it! to Create Green Screen VideosScreen Videos

SoftwareSoftware Free – WaxFree – Wax

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Getting Started with the Getting Started with the WizardWizard

Vlog it! Wizard starts Vlog it! Wizard starts automatically when automatically when program is startedprogram is started

Make selections for Make selections for styles, background styles, background images, titles, etc…images, titles, etc…

Like most wizards – Like most wizards – make selections and make selections and forge ahead with the forge ahead with the next buttonnext button

Adding Text and Working Adding Text and Working with Panelswith Panels

Type in teleprompter Type in teleprompter column or copy/paste column or copy/paste from word processorfrom word processor

Drag and drop Drag and drop images, videos, audio images, videos, audio files, and Vlog it! files, and Vlog it! features as features as animations to the animations to the ‘action panel’ column‘action panel’ column

Camera AdjustmentsCamera Adjustments Get out your camera manual, print out Get out your camera manual, print out

the Vlog it! V-Screen help, and adjust (if the Vlog it! V-Screen help, and adjust (if available):available): White balanceWhite balance ExposureExposure IrisIris Automatic gainAutomatic gain ShutterShutter

Software AdjustmentsSoftware Adjustments Drag and drop new Drag and drop new

backgrounds to the V-backgrounds to the V-Screen panelScreen panel

Use Auto-Set Key Use Auto-Set Key featurefeature

If necessary, use the If necessary, use the Adjust Key featureAdjust Key feature

For slow computers use For slow computers use Freeze V-Screen Freeze V-Screen Background checkboxBackground checkbox

Recording Your VideoRecording Your Video Use the record Use the record

button to begin button to begin capturing videocapturing video

Adjust teleprompter Adjust teleprompter rate to a comfortable rate to a comfortable speedspeed

Read text as it Read text as it reached pink bar at reached pink bar at the top of the the top of the teleprompterteleprompter

Publishing Your VideoPublishing Your Video Use the publish Use the publish

button to turn button to turn recording into a recording into a video filevideo file

Choose publish Choose publish locationlocation

Choose file type for Choose file type for outputoutput

ConclusionConclusion Set aside enough space Set aside enough space

for a recording studiofor a recording studio Use enough lighting for Use enough lighting for

both background and both background and subject, and recording subject, and recording gather equipmentgather equipment

Choose a software Choose a software package, adjust your package, adjust your camera and software, camera and software, and recordand record

Experiment, look at your Experiment, look at your user manuals, and have user manuals, and have funfun