compositing
Merging visual layers
Compositing is the process of combining visual elements from separate sources into a single image, creating the illusion they belong together.
The term comes from film and video production, where separately shot footage, computer graphics, and effects are layered to produce a final scene: The compositing team added the dragon to the live-action footage.
In photography and digital art, compositing merges multiple images into one seamless result.
Color-removal compositing technique
- green screenSolid backdrop for compositing
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- alpha channelPixel opacity information
- rotoscopingTracing filmed motion frame-by-frame
keying · motion tracking · CGI · rendering · blue screen · digital effects · visual effects · special effects
Placing items vertically
- overlappingCovering part of another
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- interleavingAlternating elements from sequences
- transparencyState of being see-through
foreground · background · opacity · sandwich · buildup · accumulation · tiering · multiply
Combined image artwork
- retouchingPost-capture image enhancement
- double exposureTwo photographs on one frame
- cloningMaking identical copies
- cutoutShape removed from material
chroma key
Color-removal compositing technique
- green screenSolid backdrop for compositing
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- alpha channelPixel opacity information
rotoscoping · keying · motion tracking · CGI · rendering · blue screen · digital effects · visual effects · special effects · post-production
stacking
Placing items vertically
- overlappingCovering part of another
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- interleavingAlternating elements from sequences
transparency · foreground · background · opacity · sandwich · buildup · accumulation · tiering · multiply · screen
photomontage
Combined image artwork
- retouchingPost-capture image enhancement
- double exposureTwo photographs on one frame
- cloningMaking identical copies
- graphics renderingrendering, rasterization, shading, texturing, anti-aliasing
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
- Film Technologycamera, projector, film reel, film stock, cinematograph
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- film jobsdirector, actor, actress, producer, cinematographer
compositingraw footage
Unprocessed recorded material
principal photography · source material · filming · shooting · practical effects
compositingprincipal photography
Primary filming of scenes
live capture · shooting · filming · recording · production
compositingseparating
Dividing into parts
one-shot · oner · isolating · unedited · deconstructing
- composition bookBound pages for schoolwork
- composition notebookBound student writing booklet
- body compositionBodily tissue proportions
- music compositionArranged work of sound
- shot compositionArrangement within the frame
- chemical compositionElements forming a substance