THE VIDEO SHELF · chroma keying and vfx
Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!
Captain Disillusion debunks a viral Chinese invisibility cloak video while parodying popular educational channels. Along the way he explains chroma keying and green screen techniques.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an entertaining explanation of chroma keying, green screens and how cameras process color.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Captain Disillusion
- Topic
- chroma keying and vfx
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Highly recommend this CaptainDisillusion video that covers this topic of how cameras process colors in a very entertaining way [VIDEO]
cartesius13 on Hacker News · 2025-12
In What an unprocessed photo looks likeThis video by Captain Disillusion [1] and this bonus clip [2] seems worth mentioning in this thread. [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]
MattConfluence on Hacker News · 2021-02
In YouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else? [video]If you like this, you'll very much enjoy this exploration of color and chroma keying in cinematography: [VIDEO]
rosstex on Hacker News · 2021-07
In Why we're blind to the color blue
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