Watch the Video – “How do I create a Greenscreen border” at Darkroom Software.com

You may also follow the Instructions below.

Have your Background Images selected & Sized before you begin creating a Greenscreen Border in Darkroom

1) For the background image Choose/select or create a photograph in the exact size, output, file type your going to produce. IE a 4×6 jpg image at 300dpi.
2) For the overlay (object/logo/etc) Create the logo with a transparent background, save as a “PNG” file.

A) Open Darkroom, click the “Setup” tab at the bottom of the page.

B) On the left side of the screen

i) Click “Product & Services”
ii) Click “Templates”
iii) Click on “Borders”

C) On the Left side of the screen

1) Click on the “New Group” button. A dialog box will open, name your group, something that easily identifies the event. Such as “RHS 2014 Conference.”
2) Click O.K.
3) While “RHS 2014 Conference” is selected click the “New” button located on the right hand side of screen, at the top.
4) Name the border, “such as Beach scene overlay RHS 14.”
5) Under Page size – select the size of your print, 4×6, 5×7, 6×8, etc
6) Select if Border is Horizontal or vertical.
7) Select resolution. Set Mitsubishi and DNP printers to 300 dpi. Other dye subs should be 300 dpi too. Click O.K.

D) On left side of screen click

1) “Add Graphic.” (Add Graphic is the background image of your Greenscreen border, such as a beach scene at sunset)
2) Browse to where you stored the image.
3) Under Transparency select “none.”
4) Under movement select “fixed.”
5) Click O.K.
On the right side of the screen, you have adjustment tools available too you. Such as “fill & fit page, make same, align, center” Use as necessary.

E) On left side of screen select “Add Photo.”

1) If this is for a greenscreen image – under Transparency select “Chroma-Key.”
2) Under movement select “Adjustable.”
3) Click O.K.
If this is not for greenscreen, if border is going to be for a regular photo with an overlay/logo placed on the image. Select “None (Going to draw entire photo)”

F) On left side of screen

1) select “Add Graphic” button. This selection adds an overlay to the image, such as a companies logo, or it could be an object like a trophy or ball.
2) Browse to where your have stored the overlay (object or logo) and select.
3) Click the radial button “Use Image as an Alpha Channel (32 bit targa or png).
4) Select “Fixed’ if you want the overlay to always be in the same place like a company logo.
5) Select “Floating” if it’s going to be an object your going to move and re-size like a trophy or a ball.
6) Click O.K.

G) Click “Save Changes.” Name your border something easy to remember. Such as “Beach with Pier,Sunset.” The dialog box will close and the new border will appear under the setup tab.

To use the new border

Click on the “Photoworkshop” tab.
1) Select an image with a green screen background, select the “Enhance” tab.
2) On right side of the screen, click on the text “Borders”
3) A dialog box will appear, click on “Set Border Group”
4) Select the group you want to use. In this demo, select it would be the name of the group you just created. The group name in my example is “RHS 2014 Conference.”
5) Now click on the “Magnifying Glass” Icon. Select the border you want to use, as you are allowed to place more than one border in each group.

TIP

I save all of the files (jpg,png,tga,edp) of a border to the same folder. When I need to place the border into another computer – I copy the folder and place it in the new computer in the same place. I then go to the “Setup” tab, click on products & services, templates, borders, select a group or create one. Click the “ADD” button. Browse to where you placed the border, click on “Add Selected or Add ALL” Your done, the border has been imported and ready to use. All my borders are saved in the C drive under Borders IE – C:\borders\”name of border”