From the course: HitFilm Express: Creating a Presentation Video

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What is green screen?

What is green screen?

From the course: HitFilm Express: Creating a Presentation Video

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What is green screen?

- Green screen is a vision effects technique for removing the background from a shot so that you can then replace it with something else. Computers are pretty clever but they actually have a hard time telling the difference between a foreground subject and the background. By using a big solid obvious color like green, it gives the computer something to latch onto. All you need to do is tell it to remove the green and then you're good to go. So if you're not planning on doing any green screen work you can skip ahead past these chapters if you want but if you want to know how Hollywood visual effects techniques can help with your presentations then let's get into it. Well if you've ever watched the news or a weather report you'd have seen people standing in front of fancy graphics. Green screen is actually a great technique for demonstrating and talking about complex subjects because it allows you to be literally inside your own presentation. Politics and economic shows absolutely love…

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