Submitted Question:
I was wondering if there was a way to record a green screen segment on VC and add it to a new segment. The problem is we only have one camera so we need the anchors to report from that one. But I would love to add a pre-recorded weather segment with green screen as the background...Is this possible?
Sure, its something we do all the time. When you see our morning shows, the Caring Message segment for example is a previously recorded show made with VC that we pull back into another show as a WMV video in a tray...
This workflow can be good for giving the illusion that you have more than 1 camera, but still only use one camera in your setup.
Example workflow:
1. Record a show in VC.
2. Publish show as DV-AVI format (or WMV format if you use the custom preset)
3. Create new VC show, and insert the previously published video file from above as a tray that sits on the timeline. Smart position where appropriate. See the help menu (F1) to learn more about the "Smart Position" feature (which ALL users really need to know about!)
I cover these steps in my training DVD Volume 2 and show how to reuse clips and trim, fade audio, etc. Lots of options exist once you know where to find them.
Hope that helps, let us know below in the comments area.
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