ProTapes Pro Chroma Key tape is a matte cloth gaffer's tape dyed to match chroma green, and it solves a problem every VFX-heavy set knows well: the screen itself is never quite perfect. Seams between fabric panels, tears in a well-traveled backdrop, gaps where the screen meets the floor, and hardware that creeps into the key zone all threaten a clean pull in post. This tape lets grips and VFX supervisors patch those problems in seconds with a surface that keys right alongside the screen.
Use it to close the seam where two greenscreen panels overlap, to hem a wrinkled edge flat against the frame, or to cover clamps, stands, and rigging hardware that intrude into the shot. It is equally valuable for building tracking-safe fixes, wrapping props and rigs that need to disappear, and taping down the transition where a green floor meets a cyc wall. Because the backing is real gaffer-grade cloth rather than paper, it conforms around tubing and corners, holds up to being walked on, and tears cleanly by hand like the gaff tape your crew already knows.
The matte finish is the critical detail. A shiny green tape would throw specular highlights that spoil the key exactly where you tried to fix it. This surface stays flat and even under stage lighting so your compositor sees one continuous field of green.
• Chroma-green color formulated to key with green screens
• Matte cloth surface avoids hotspots and specular kickback
• Patches seams, tears, and screen-to-floor transitions
• Wraps stands, clamps, and rigging inside the key zone
• Tears by hand and conforms like standard gaffer tape
• Strong hold with clean removal from most surfaces
• ProTapes Pro Gaff family quality
Pro Chroma Key cloth tape is in stock for purchase at Lightbulb Rentals' NYC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh locations, and it can be added to any greenscreen or lighting rental order before your next composite shoot.
