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Since it looks like your webcam is mounted to a stationary PC and you're only really writing this for yourself, wouldn't it be a lot easier to just subtract out

Since it looks like your webcam is mounted to a stationary PC and you're only really writing this for yourself, wouldn't it be a lot easier to just subtract out a static picture of your background from the feed?

gmueckl 6y ago
This breaks down in daylight (brightness shifts due to sun moving/clouds) or whenever anything shifts ever so slightly. Even shadows may make things appear where they shouldn't. Chroma keying is the stable version of this idea: the single background color of a separately and well lit background removes these issues.
- BenTheElder 6y ago
  This I did actually tinker with this and other approaches a little. Also the things in the background get moved around pretty frequently, e.g. what is on the couch. I don't have a dedicated office room
- sneak 6y ago
  https://www.amazon.com/Webaround-Portable-Webcam-Background-Chroma/dp/B06Y2G2YP5 https://www.amazon.com/Webaround-Portable-Webcam-Background-...
  - BenTheElder 6y ago
    I'm in a 1 bedroom apartment with my fiance who is also work from home now, there isn't really space to put a physical green screen behind me. If you have the space, and good lighting it's a much simpler approach. It's also less fun though, and I could do this with what I had on hand pretty quickly.
jamieweb 6y ago
This is exactly how it worked in Photo Booth on OS X over 10 years ago. It was good enough for short clips, but not reliable for long sessions. Random example clip: https://youtu.be/T5uqB1Kqukw https://youtu.be/T5uqB1Kqukw