Native American

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In 3rd grade students are learning about Native Americans. This website, Native Languages of the Americas, has a wealth of information and images usable for educational purposes that can be used in their projects. Hope you enjoy reading about a specific tribe.

World's Greenest Houses - Hong Kong Space Saver

Green Screen Scene from The Suite Life on Deck

Thank you Catherine for letting me know about the episode, Seven Seas News, from The Suite Life on Deck TV show. I have snipped the episode to the clips that are relevant to green screens and which copyright allows me to do for educational purposes.

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Just Bag It!

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Today I decided to do something different with my breakfast. Every morning I stop at my local Dan bing (蛋餅) stall and buy their yummy breakfast of egg, bacon, and cheese in a crepe.  Every day they put it in a box, close it with an elastic, and then put it in a bag, ...today I brought my own sealable container that I can wash and reuse.

How are you helping to save the planet?

EPA's environmental tip: Just bag it! Help protect the environment when you shop. Keep reusable bags on your car seat or near your door so they are easy to grab when you go. And you can even combine shopping bags - just tell the cashier that you don't need a bag, then put all your purchases together in one bag… just be sure to hang on to your receipts!

More information: http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/pubs/shopping.htm

Podcast: http://www.epa.gov/earthday/podcasts

 

Green Screen Example

3D Post Production - Live Footage Compositing by GreenZero - Ref 5.

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Green Screen + Chroma Key

"A green screen is a large green sheet that goes on the wall. When a person films a video in front of a green screen, they put it in an editing software with chroma key. Chroma key is the removal of a single color, therefore when chroma key is activated, the green gets removed.... That's why you can not wear green against a green screen, because if you wore a green shirt for example, it would be invisible and you would see the background you inserted instead of your shirt. Basically you can do "green screening" with any color, but green and blue are the furthest away from your skin color. That's so your skin isn't invisible If you did a white/black screen, there's a good chance your skin would be invisible That is why they use green." (taken from Wiki.Answers website)

"The best example of green screen from everyday life is the weather person on the evening news. He/She stands in front of a green wall. A computer can tune into the green color and replace every green pixel with a pixel from another image. Of course, if the weather guy happens to wear something green, the computer will perform its magic there too, creating a hole in the person, as you can see here:" (taken from HowStuffWorks blog)

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Remove the Green Screen Using Chroma Key

1. Open Corel Video Studio ProX4


2. Bring in your images and videos




1. Drag the video with the green screen to the second time line


2. Drag your background images into the first time line




3. Fit to Screen




1. Click on the footage in the time line


2. Right click on the footage in the frame viewer


3. Select Fit to Screen




4. Remove the green screen




1. Double click on the green screen footage


2. Click on the Attribute Tab


3. Click Mask & Chroma Key


4. Click inside the empty box in front of Apply Overlay Options and it will add a check mark that will remove the color green

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Mobilizing the Earth, Earth Day 2012

On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth™. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together we will stand united for a sustainable future and call upon individuals, organizations, and governments to do their part. Mobilize the Earth

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Geo Week April 23-27

Don't forget to wear the Color of the Day t-shirt!

Digital Footprint

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Digital Footprints

Network from Michael Rigley on Vimeo.