The BaseXStudio™ kit with GreenScreen is designed for users who want to achieve TV-like effects (virtual television studio) or professional film sets in a home environment. Contrary to appearances, this kit, combined with freely available computer programs (e.g., the free version of DaVinci Resolve), allows you to create such effects. Additionally, YouTube offers practical and informative tutorials on achieving specific results.

The kit includes essential components for building a photographic studio at home - a backdrop hanging system, basic background, and lighting. The green backdrop meets the requirements for color keying. The lighting power enables photography ranging from close-ups (portrait, detail) to half-close-ups (bust). For inanimate objects, the frame is limited only by the width of the background. The kit can also be used for filming (live, stream, remote learning), requiring higher sensitivities.

Blue box (also known as bluescreen, GreenScreen, or chroma key) is an image processing technique that involves replacing the background of a relatively uniform color (originally blue, hence the name) with any other image. It's widely used in television (most commonly during weather forecasts and news programs) and film (to place actors in computer-generated environments). The background color is usually blue or green as they are considered least similar to skin tone and rarely appear in costumes and props.

In digital video recordings, color is represented by three numbers indicating the brightness of the color components (RGB). The blue box effect is achieved by comparing these values at specific points in the recording with the background color. If the colors match (exactly or within a certain margin), that point in the recording is replaced by an alternative background.

When using a blue box, individuals being recorded should not wear clothing of a similar color to the background as it will be replaced by the alternative image. They also shouldn't hold objects of this color. This can be used to create effects like invisible characters wearing an invisibility cloak.

In some Polish TV channels (e.g., TVP, TVN Meteo Active), blue box is used for weather forecasts. Public television used it from 1990-1992 in the "Wiadomości" program to generate a uniform blue background and display animations next to the presenter. From 1997-2002, they used blue box in the same program to generate a newsroom image behind the presenter. Source: Wikipedia.

The lighting used in this kit is classic studio continuous lighting - single-bulb softbox lamps on lighting stands. The softboxes are equipped with PureLight™ photographic bulbs with standardized parameters (color temperature of 5500K and color rendering index CRI >90). Softboxes are a fundamental element of a photographic studio, used to modify light properties: size of the glowing surface, intensity, and direction of light. These types of lamps are increasingly popular in video productions and serve as an excellent alternative to kinoflo lights.

Softboxes soften tonal transitions between light and shadow. Light is evenly distributed within the softbox and maintains consistent power across the diffuser's entire surface. The exterior of the softbox is matte black, preventing it from reflecting other lamps' light. Assembly and disassembly are straightforward, and when folded, the softbox takes up little space. The high-quality materials ensure trouble-free operation for years. They're designed and built to safely work with fluorescent bulbs.

The BaseXStudio™ kit uses a minimum of two lamps due to mutual shadow compensation - one lamp serves as the main light, while the other is supplementary. The power of the used bulbs is specified in the technical specifications (below).

The BaseXStudio™ kit includes classic studio continuous lighting, i.e., single-bulb softbox lamps on lighting stands. Softboxes are fundamental elements of a photographic studio designed to modify light properties: size of the glowing surface, intensity, and direction of light. These types of lamps are increasingly popular in video productions and serve as an excellent alternative to kinoflo lights. The kit includes two lamps for mutual shadow compensation - one serves as the main light, while the other is supplementary. The lamp's interior is lined with silver material. Light is evenly distributed within the softbox and maintains consistent power across the diffuser's entire surface. The exterior of the softbox is matte black, preventing it from reflecting other lamps' light.

The lamps are equipped with PureLight™ photographic bulbs with an E27 base and standardized parameters (neutral color temperature of 5500K and color rendering index CRI >90). Due to the natural color representation, the bulb doesn't introduce any color biases. The generated light stream, achieved about 90 seconds after turning on, is 7200 lumens and corresponds approximately to a 600W halogen bulb.
Softbox assembly and disassembly are straightforward, and when folded, it takes up little space. The high-quality materials ensure trouble-free operation for years.

The maximum height of a single stand is 230cm, with the recommended working height being 220 cm. The stand has convenient section clamps and a 16mm studio head with a universal 1/4" thread.
The telescopic mechanism provides a wide range of stand operations (78-230 cm, adjustable to any height) and various applications. The leg spread (from base to base) is 75cm.
The stands work well not only with softboxes but also with flashlights and continuous lights, as well as halogen lamps.

The backdrop hanging kit consists of two CGLS-816B studio stands and a foldable dual-section bar attached to them. The frame allows for suspending various photographic backgrounds (cardboard, vinyl, or fabric) up to 5 kg and with a maximum width of 165 cm. Backgrounds can be hung at heights ranging from 83 cm to 205 cm.
The bar is attached to the stands using butterfly nuts, preventing it from lifting when raising the background upwards. Unrolling the backdrop from the roll is blocked by inserting two grips (frogs) included in the kit.

The width and length of the fabric on the roll are sufficient to create a continuous background without breaks (cyclorama) for photographing a silhouette. The cardboard roll protects against creases during transport or storage. Potential creases can be easily removed by steaming or wetting the backdrop. The perforated texture of the background minimizes reflections from strong light sources. The cardboard roll, on which the background is wound, serves as a base for easy storage and transportation of the background, allowing it to be hung on a studio bar or with T-type hangers. We strongly recommend simultaneously purchasing a background suspension system that significantly improves studio work quality and the achieved effects.

Creative use of the background requires the photographer or camera operator to plan the frame and the desired effect after applying keying. Of course, you'll need a computer with appropriate software. The good news is that there are free versions of software available for both photographic and film image keying. For those starting work with green backgrounds as greenscreens, we highly recommend YouTube materials.

Regarding the material's texture - people encountering polypropylene photographic backdrops for the first time may worry that the background's texture will be visible in photos. In real-life conditions, objects remain about 50 cm away from the backdrop, which, combined with shallow depth of field, causes the background texture to blur.

Choosing Lighting Power

When selecting lighting for a photographic studio, ensure you have the right amount of light needed to achieve your goals. The Home Photographic Studio kits may contain (depending on the version) from 2 to 16 bulbs.

• Inanimate objects don't require strong light.
  If the object you're photographing isn't a living being, you can freely use single-bulb lamps. In product photography, exposure time is arbitrary and can always be adjusted for proper exposure. A tripod will come in handy.
• Beware of people (and animals).
  During the photography of people and animals, exposure time is limited. Especially when photographing children or active animals, significantly more light is required. Single-bulb lamps will suffice at short distances (about 0.5 m).
• The wider the frame - the more bulbs.
  You can assume that for a portrait, you can use two single-bulb lamps. During close-up photography, the distance between the softbox and the face is small, ensuring proper exposure. Increasing the frame quickly requires increasing the amount of light.
• Fashion on live models.
  If you plan to photograph fashion with a model (male or female), choose kits with two or more four-bulb softboxes.