greenscreen
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greenscreen
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From green + screen.
noun greenscreens · green screen
- The alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.
- The display of an IBM 3270 or similar monochrome monitor.
Similar: bluescreen, blue screen, chromakey, chroma-key, chroma key
verb greenscreens · greenscreening · greenscreened · green screen
- To film a subject in front of a greenscreen. 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.
- To remove the background from a video and replace it with a different image or scene; to composite. In this tutorial I will be showing you how to do greenscreening in Blender’s Compositor.
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noun
Similar: bluescreen, blue screen, chromakey, chroma-key, chroma key
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noun film term
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Talk about this word "greenscreen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greenscreen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. greenscreen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/greenscreen "greenscreen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/greenscreen.Cite this
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title = {greenscreen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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