Chroma Photo Pro

3.0

Software information

License:

Shareware (Free to try)


Updated:

02 Aug 2013


Publisher:

chromashop

Website:

http://chromashop.com

Software Screenshots

Size: 14.6 MB


Downloads: 4376


Platform: Windows (All Versions)

Review by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 31 May 2012

As you may already know, if you shoot something in front of a green screen, you can use software to change that green background to anything you want. TV stations use this for presenting the weather, for example. You can achieve a similar effect with the Chroma Photo Pro. Feed the application an image with a green (or blue) background, and you can change the background to anything you want.

Chroma Photo Pro is available for Microsoft’s Windows operating system and for Apple’s Mac OS X. The Chroma Photo Pro installation file for Windows is 14.7MB in size. Run the file and a simple setup wizard will help you install the application. It’s nothing more difficult than clicking “Next” a few times.

In the middle of the application’s interface there’s a pic of a cute puppy and the image of the Twelve Apostles, a collection of eight limestone rock stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park in Australia. To the left there’s the list of existing foregrounds, to the right there’s a list of available backgrounds. By default the application comes loaded with two foregrounds (one green, one blue), and several backgrounds. Down at the bottom you will find the BackGround Settings and the Canvas Size tabs.

Using Chroma Photo Pro is such a simple task that even the greenest of novices will immediately feel at home. You need only pick a foreground, pick a background, and click & drag to move the foreground to a desired location. You can pick from the existing foregrounds and backgrounds, or you can add the foregrounds/backgrounds that you want.

Make sure to click “Green Background” or "Blue Background” from the “Color to Key Out” menu in the “BackGround Settings” tab. Select “Green Background” when you select a picture with a green background, select “Blue Background” when you select a picture with a blue background.

When you’re done, click on the large “Save Image” button. The following things will happen: your image will be saved, the folder where it is saved will be opened, and the image itself will be opened as well. Please note that the trial version will put a large watermark on the image that will be opened before your eyes.

There are two editions to choose from: Chroma Photo and Chroma Photo Pro. The Pro edition costs more, but then again it comes with more functionality. It has these extra features: scale background according to the foreground, adjust canvas size according to the background or foreground, click and drag the foreground to a desired location.

Make it seem like you’ve traveled the world by using the Chroma Photo Pro application. Take a pic of yourself in front of a green or blue background, then use the application to replace that background with anything you want.

Pros

Chroma Photo Pro is available for Windows and Mac. The application comes with some sample foregrounds and backgrounds. Replace the green or blue background with anything you want.

Cons

The trial puts a large watermark on the output. You can’t choose the location where the output file will be saved.

Chroma Photo Pro
3.0

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Chroma Photo Pro Editor’s Review Rating

Chroma Photo Pro has been reviewed by George Norman on 31 May 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Chroma Photo Pro 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent

4

out of 5