Greenscreen

Quick meaning: Greenscreen is a noun meaning (film) The alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.

Meaning

(film) The alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.

More Meanings

1. The display of an IBM 3270 or similar monochrome monitor.
2. (transitive) To film a subject in front of a greenscreen.
3. (transitive) To remove the background from a video and replace it with a different image or scene; to composite.

Example Sentences

In this tutorial I will be showing you how to do greenscreening in Blender’s Compositor.

Chroma-keying, often called "bluescreening" or "greenscreening", is the process of filming actors, set pieces, and other foreground elements in front of a large solid green or blue-colored screen.

Baum makes short and long-form videos showcasing striking and intricate visual effects—like greenscreening himself walking the plank off a skyscraper, editing his friend to look like he’s flying through the clouds, or making an illusion of the “world’s largest tape measure.”

Fünke shows off an action-packed highlight clip addressed to Howard that emphasizes his imagined versatility, greenscreening him into scenes where he’s being fired out of a cannon, brandishing dual assault rifles, ineptly playing pick-up football, going Western as a cowboy sheriff and riding a tiger – all set to an aggressive dubstep soundtrack.

Word Forms

• greenscreens
• green screen
• greenscreening
• greenscreened

Synonyms for greenscreen

Depending on context, synonyms include bluescreen, chromakey, chroma-key.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include greyscale, greenie, greenskin, apple green, green, graymap.

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