CineGEN® is known for producing accessories for film and photography, has addressed the needs of the semi-professional market and prepared a set of accessories Home&Office PhotoStudio (Home Photo Studio). A lightweight and easy-to-use kit based on the most essential and popular accessories simultaneously meets two requirements:

• The elements of the kit are as small as possible, so that the complete set can be assembled in a small room.
• The entire kit allows you to take high-quality photos and videos.

The green background on the kit for hanging enables separating the model (object) from the unfavourable appearance of the room, and the set of lamps provides proper exposure (illumination). The tone of green is matched to lighting sources with a colour temperature of 5500K and facilitates colour selection during processing.

• Background hanging kit - two stands along with a crossbar create the simplest independent frame that allows you to hang backgrounds.
• Green polypropylene background - neutral, allowing maximum focus on the model (object) as well as facilitating keying.
• Lighting - complete, ready-to-work lamps will provide informative or artistic lighting depending on your needs.

One kit - many possibilities

• Semi-professional, low-cost photo and video studio for self-assembly.
• It allows you to achieve high-quality photos and videos.

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

In digital video recordings, colour is represented by three numbers indicating the brightness of the colour components (RGB). The blue box effect is achieved through a simple comparison of the values of these numbers at individual points in the recording with the background colour. If the colours match (exactly or within a certain range), the recording at that point is replaced by an alternative background.

A person participating in a blue box recording should not wear clothing in a similar colour to the background, as it will be replaced by an alternative image. They also cannot hold objects of this colour. This can be used to create an effect of an invisible character wearing an invisibility cap, for example.

In some Polish television channels (e.g., TVP, TVN Meteo Active), blue box is used to present weather forecasts. Public television in the years 1990-1992 used blue box in the News program to generate a uniform blue background and display animations next to the presenter. In the years 1997-2002, it was also used in this program to generate a newsroom image behind the presenter's back. Source: Wikipedia.

The DELUXStudio™ kit has been prepared for users based on semi-professional, home studio requirements.

It contains the most important elements that allow you to build a photographic studio in domestic conditions - a background hanging kit, basic background and lighting. The green background meets colour keying criteria and allows digital "replacement" with any other background. Lighting power enables photography ranging from close-ups (portrait, detail) to wide shots (bust, full figure). In the case of non-living nature, the frame is limited only by the width of the background. The kit can also be used for filming (live, stream, remote learning)

The home photo studio kit with a green background allows you to take the following shots:

• Portrait (for documents, makeup, artistic portrait)
• Product photography (catalogues, websites, online stores, sales platforms)
• Stock photos - for sale in photographic services.
• Virtual newsroom - recording shots on a computer-generated background.

The background hanging kit is a simple setup of two CGLS-816B studio stands and a two-section crossbar stretched between them. The kit allows you to hang popular photographic backgrounds up to 165 cm wide. The kit's capacity (5kg) allows for mounting cardboard, vinyl, and fabric backgrounds without restrictions. The height at which the background is suspended ranges from 83 cm to 205 cm. The bar is attached to the stands using butterfly screws, preventing the bar from lifting when raising the background upwards. Unrolling the background from the roll is blocked by plugging in two grips (frogs) included with the kit.

Technical specifications

• Weight : 3 kg
• Maximum width: 170 cm
• Maximum height: 205 cm
• Bar : Two-sectional
• Material :  Steel/aluminium

The width and length of the fabric on the roll are sufficient to create a continuous background without folds (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 background. The perforated texture of the background minimises 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 as well as with T-type hangers. We strongly recommend purchasing the background suspension kit simultaneously, which significantly improves the quality of work in the studio and the level of 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, a computer with appropriate software will be necessary for this. The good news is that there are free versions of software available on the market that allow you to key both in photography and film. We strongly recommend materials published on YouTube for those starting work with green background as greenscreen.

Note regarding the texture of the material - people who come into contact with photographic polypropylene backgrounds for the first time fear that the background texture will be visible in photos. In real conditions, the object remains about 50 cm away from the background, which, together with shallow depth of field, causes the background texture to blur.

The lighting used in this model is the most popular continuous light source currently - a pair of four-bulb lamps with softbox fittings on lighting stands. The total lighting power allows you to work with models within the frame defined by the background. In a symmetrical lamp setup relative to the lens axis, the lamps mutually compensate for shadows, resulting in a very soft distribution of light and eliminating potential reflections.

The light source is eight strong photographic fluorescent tubes with a standard colour temperature of 5500K placed in two four-bulb fittings. Each lamp has the option to turn off a pair of bulbs, allowing for rough adjustment of lighting power on set. The position of softboxes can be adjusted (height, tilt, rotation)

The lamps are powerful enough to illuminate standing figures and perform well in portrait photography.

• Power supply : mains 230V / 50Hz
• Light points : 8 pcs / 85W / 400W
• Idle power : 680 W (8x 85W)
• Luminous power : 3200 W
• Colour temperature : 5500K
• Emission : fluorescent
• Softbox size : octa 90 cm

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer's code : CGDL-GO982
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• Maximum width: 170 cm
• Maximum height: 205 cm
• Bar : Two-sectional
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• Background colour : White
• Width : 165 cm
• Length : 500 cm
• Material : Polypropylene
• Roll : yes, cardboard
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• Power supply : mains 230V / 50Hz
• Light points : 8 pcs / 85W / 400W
• Idle power : 680 W (8x 85W)
• Luminous power : 3200W
• Colour temperature : 5500K
• Emission : fluorescent
• Softbox size : octa 90 cm
• Weight : 6 kg

Kit components

• 8x | 5906395044368 | Continuous light bulbs
• 2x | 5906395044504 | Lighting stands
• 2x | 5907564610391 | Lighting fixtures for four bulbs
• 2x | 5907564611152 | Softbox octa domes 90 cm
• 2x | 5907564613675 | Studio stands with butterflies
• 2x | 5907564614153 | Background clamps
• 1x | 5907564616072 | Green polypropylene background
• 1x | 5907564614139 | Background hanging bar