The LiteRing connects
to the camera with a specially designed adapter ring, similar to those used for matte box mounting, which is attached to the innerthread of the lens. The LiteRing is then placed on to the adapter and simply
locked with a single screw. This enables users to quickly release the LiteRing
in between shots, or change from a green to a blue ring based upon their chosen
keying colour.
We have taken the
blue or green colour away from the fabric and completely removed the need to separately light the background. The ability to change the
background keying colour in seconds cannot be achieved any quicker - no need
to hang a different drape or repaint the studio walls! Tungsten, HMI and Fluorescent lights can be large in size, expensive to power and uncomfortable to work under. Typically you require thousands of watts to light absorbent chroma
key fabrics, whereas the LiteRing output of around 10 watts provides all the
light required by Chromatte.
By relocating the
colour and the light into one camera-mounted device, we have significantly reduced the set-up time and overcome many of the difficulties
associated with conventional chroma key.
The LiteRing is
available in both green and blue, and in three sizes to fit different size cameras. Each size of ring has a series of adapters to ensure maximum compatibility with camera lens sizes. Further custom adapters and fixing mechanisms
are available.
Small
72mm with adapters for 72 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 37 | 30 lenses
Medium
112mm with adapters for 105 | 95 | 94 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 67 lenses
Large
147mm with an adapter to fit 127 lens