Easy Steps For Video Recording and Chroma keying With Your Home Green Screen

Chroma Keying and Green screen technology sounds very technical and that is why many people get confused or even do not understand how to use these techniques within their videos.

Think Photoshop – Only for Videos

Photoshop has transformed image manipulation and editing for the better. The success behind it is that is allows you to add layers on top of each other and also edit these layers individually enabling you to create visually stunning images. You can create some amazing designs and literally transform your images into works of art.

The beauty of being able to edit each specific layer is you can manipulate, edit, crop and even remove the background of one layer and be able to see what is below (or behind) that layer. By using this technique, adding drop shadows and outlines and many of the other features within photoshop you are able to do amazing things with your images.

You can also have layers similar to Photoshop, only with video

With the correct video editing software, you can add layers, images, remove backgrounds and build up an amazing looking videos with the similar layer options you have available within Photoshop.

The process to remove a color or background in a moving video is called Chroma Keying and this software treats each frame as a separate image, removes the selected color and then allows you to see the layer(s) placed below.

This enables you to produce some amazing effects within your videos.

Are you looking to add extra effects into your videos?

Maybe you’re seeking ways to spice up your videos…

or feel like your video backgrounds are boring or not exciting enough…

Then you can change this very quickly with the use of a green screen and Chroma Keying within your videos.

You are here as you are interested in making your videos better, and looking more professional. With the use of a Green Screen, Chroma Keying and inserting different backgrounds into your videos, and possibly photos you can easily do this.

This technique is also referred as:

Green Screen Video

Chroma Keying

Blue Screen

Color Keying

Color Separation Overlay

Maybe you have heard of Green Screen and the technology behind it, but didn’t realise you can actually Chroma Key at home with a few simple elements.