Which are the (Dis)Advantages of Blue Screens and Green Screens?

Question

kenanproffitt I'm wondering whether there're case in which one should prefer using a "Green Screen" wheras in other cases it's maybe better to record your footage with a "Blue Screen". Why did you use a "Blue Screen"?

Answer 1 · 2021-06-21T16:41:44Z

replied June 21, 2021 4:41pm

duerer I would suggest it comes down to contrast with the subject when deciding.

But I like blue more than green, so I would go with blue, and green clashes with my eyes.

Answer 2 · 2021-06-21T17:06:32Z

replied June 21, 2021 5:06pm

duerer it is all about masking; if you have a bunch of Irish people on St. Patrick's Day, a Green Screen might not be the best idea ;)e

As far as I know, Blue Screens were common 'in the old days' and for some reason they mainly switched to Green.

I really need to re-watch: https://cgcookie.com/course/introduction-to-compositing-in-blender

And this might also be helpful: https://cgcookie.com/course/green-screen-compositing

Answer 3 · 2021-06-21T17:07:04Z

replied June 21, 2021 5:07pm

Thanks, @adrian2301 , this sounds plausible 👍! If I remember correctly, then the human eye is especially sensible to green. Maybe the screen color also plays a role when it comes to color spill in the sense that blue color spill is maybe less obvious than green color spill.

By the way: Has anybody ever used a Redscreen 😉😁?!

Answer 4 · 2021-06-21T17:13:43Z

replied June 21, 2021 5:13pm

if you have a bunch of Irish people on St. Patrick's Day, a Green Screen might not be the best idea ;)

spikeyxxx This makes perfect sense 👍! And a bunch of Smurfs in front of a bluescreen ... 🤣🤣🤣

So, I'll stick with my greenscreen unless I want to record some "Alien Abduction" footage with my green "Sprite Fight" t-shirt 😉.