Fancierstudio 2 in 1 Chromakey Green Screen Chromakey Blue Screen Collapsible Backdrop Collapsible Reversible Background 5'x7' Chroma-Key Blue/Green By Fancierstudio RE2010 BG

This screen has some well thought out features that saved my bacon when I was trying to get things working in time for a video conference.I bought the screen for a video conference so they would not have to see my computer/storage room. After 30 years of stuff stored here, this room looks more like a landfill than a computer office. I'd fooled around too long, making up my mind about which green screen product to buy, so I only had a day to get things up and running.I hadn't read the details very closely; I just wanted a green screen. I'd wondered how I was going to keep it clean enough to work, so the storage bag was a nice surprise.The only unpleasant surprise was how it popped out of the bag. Reminded me of old sitcoms where somebody would accidentally inflate a big life raft inside a small room. That pop-out was no big deal, although it did knock some things off shelves (nothing broke) . By the way, 5 ft by 7 ft is bigger than I'd imagined. Think, "1 Shaq tall by 2 Shaqs wide."The next question was, "How do I hang this thing?" The picture doesn't show them, but there are 2 hanging loops on one of the long sides of the screen. That was good because I did need to set it up with the long side horizontal to the ground, to get the coverage effect I wanted. I eventually got the idea to just set the screen on a chair behind me. The frame is rigid enough that the screen will stand on its own; that was easier than putting hanging hooks into the room ceiling.I got the green screen video effect working with my Logitech C920 webcam. The C920 came with "Logi Capture" software that does a pretty dummy-proof version of green screen. With the C920, I did have to find what, in hindsight, should've been obvious. That is, the green screen menu is under the screen-in-screen menu.I could see a glare on the corner of the screen closest to the room ceiling light. My first guess had been to set up the screen vertically. With the frame and sitting on the chair, I was able to tilt the screen back so that the ceiling light lit up the whole screen evenly enough to work fine, no need to buy and position diffuse light sources!Next, since it was my first video conference with them, I did a pre-conference trial run with their tech people, to make sure there would be no more problems. Turned out that the video conference software did not support what I had (Logi Capture) for green screen! This product's flip side blue screen came in handy as an inconspicuous background, and everything went well during the video conference.The last problem was how to get the screen back into the storage bag without breaking the frame. I just searched "green screen back into bag", and found a good how-to video right away.All in all, the product has multiple features that can help overcome a number of unanticipated problems:1. The case should keep it clean, and more likely to work well, longer. I don't know if the bag is puncture resistant.*2. The loops allow horizontal & vertical hanging.3. The frame allows it to stand on its own.4. The screen was big enough to sit behind my chair and do its job while I sat at my computer screen.5. The blue and green flipsides provide a fallback option, if somwthing goes wrong with one of the colors.6. I didn't need to fiddle much with evenly lighting the screen. Tilting it a little to face the lighting source worked fine.*It's crossed my mind to cut out circles from the shipping box and stuff them inside the bag to protect the screen. The cardboard would probably fit in there, but I don't know for sure.

The only thing about these is find the size you need and then get a larger size. Well, and then the other is they are a pain to fold up.This is almost too small for what I need it for, I wish I went with something bigger. I figured a 5'x5' would have been big enough but really 7'x7' would have been much better. I think if I upgrade later on I'm just going to get one that is 10' wide and rolls up, not because it was a pain to fold up until I learned how but because there would be less camera adjusting with a larger canvas.Also having the freedom of green and blue is nice. If I'm wearing something green I can flip it around and with small adjustment to my software I can get it looking as good. Green is the best to use but if there is something green in the shot blue works fine. This saved me from buying two screens and one of the biggest reasons I got this.As for the folding I had to look it up on youtube. It took a few times of breaking everything down and setting it back up before I learned how to do it without the aid of a video.Also doesn't weigh much, it doesn't need a substantial stand to get it to work. I made a stand for mine out of 2x4s because I needed something the first day I used it. Originally I thought I could just prop it up on a chair and lean it against the wall but the more plumb it is, level vertically, the better it works so hanging it from some sort of stand is the best. In OBS, even if I had it well lit I noticed it didn't take all the screen out but when I just held it vertically that fixed the problem so I made a stand and that fixed the problem.

I set it up just to try it out. It's HUGE. Works great although I have not tried to setup the chroma key stuff just yet. I think I can follow a tutorial and figure that out easy enough.My only complaint, and why I dropped a star, is first, there is NO instructions with this. I thought I had to unfold it in someway, perhaps like a tent, but instead as soon as you take it out of the case it basically explodes. That could cause injury or break something if you weren't in a big empty room like I was. And second, they don't give you any directions to fold it back up! You clearly could break it if you tried to fold it the wrong way. So, make sure you look up a Youtube video for folding one of these up (there are quite a few because its a bit of a challenge until you get the technique). Again, something they could have included a small sheet of paper with some basic directions on it.Otherwise it seems pretty sturdy and good quality so I would highly recommend it.

I like this so well I sat down to write a review immediately upon unpacking and testing this great product for the price. It's perfect for non-pro and "pro-sumer" chroma key backdrop use. It is very light and when popped-up stretches the fabric nice and tight to minimize wrinkles. Yes, even though you know the dimensions it will surprise you a little the first time you unfold it. I'm giving it five stars because I appreciate the trade offs you must expect - but problems you might have with it include that it is not opaque - you will get some light showing through if backlighted, but using this in a studio setting with controlled lighting it should be no problem. I only gave it 4 stars on "durability" based on my perception that the fabric MAY wear or tear easily BUT one must accept that this is a reasonable trade-off for the ease of light weight and packable portability this allows. Packed properly, shipped quickly, arrived on time and good shape. I'd buy from this seller again.