GREEN SCREEN getting started

just wanted to know the first steps needed to get started on a green screen shoot- in editing.
assuming I have already chosen the background which is a still shot.
I have already shot the character standing in front of the green screen.
I have uploaded the video file onto my computer.
now what?

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Click on the eye dropper and tap the green area that is most common (in the canvas).
After sampling your key color once, activate the eye dropper again, hold down the shift key, and swipe the pointer quickly over any persistent areas (if you mess up and sample some of the background, just undo). Then make what ever adjustments in the chroma, range, luminance, etc to get a good key, play with edge thin and soften, then add a tiny bit of enhance and you should be good...
Another sampling method involves hitting the little eye button to turn off the key after the initial sample, selecting the eye dropper, pressing the shift key and drag it around the screen to take in every area of your green/blue screen. With the shift key down, you keep adding to the "keying" colors. When you are done, press the eye and see how you did.
additional tips: http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/chroma_key_fcp_hdmonahan.html
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