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Brain, Marshall. "How Blue Screens Work." 01 April 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/blue-screen.htm> 17 May 2008.
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Introduction to How Blue Screens Work
2.
Static Mattes
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Traveling Mattes
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