How to Use Chroma Key In Switcher to Replace Your Background

Switcher now supports the ability to use Chroma Key to make your background transparent. This means you can overlay your camera angle on top of a video or image asset to replicate a green screen functionality. You can also apply the chroma key effect to video and image assets to make their backgrounds transparent.

Note: Chroma Key is an experimental feature in the Switcher app and must be enabled in the Switcher Dashboard.

Jump to:

• Requirements
• How to Enable Chroma Key
• How to Use Chroma Key in Switcher

Requirements

• Switcher app version 10.0 or later
• A background with a solid color (i.e. green screen)
  • Note: White can not be used as a color to make your background transparent.
• A video or audio asset to use as the new background
• Optional: Green screen
  • For best results, a physical green screen can be placed in your background. We recommend this Green Screen from elgato.

How to Enable Chroma Key

Chroma Key is an experimental feature in the beta stage, meaning they could cause unexpected behavior when in use. Because of this, you need to enable Chroma Key in the Switcher Dashboard to access the feature.

To enable Chroma Key:

• Log into the Switcher Dashboard.
• Go to Experimental Features in the left sidebar.
• Turn on Enable Chromakey (Green Screen / Background Removal).

How to Use Chroma Key in Switcher

To enable Chroma Key on the camera angle:

• Connect your camera angle.
• Long hold on the camera angle in the Sources panel.
• Tap Edit Properties.
• Tap Overlay in the Layering section.
• Tap the Framing option you would like to use. (fit to screen, fill screen, or manually adjust)
• Tap Chroma Key Enable
• Tap Chroma Key Color
• Select the color of your background.
  • You can select a color from the palette or use the eyedropper tool to select a color from your camera's feed.
• Adjust the following settings to optimize the chroma key feature
  • Chroma Key Range
  • Chroma Key Softness
  • Chroma Key Edge Desaturation
  • Chroma Key Alpha Crop
• Tap Done.

To replace the camera angle background with an asset:

• In the sources panel, tap the photo or video asset you would like to use as your background.
• Tap the camera angle that has Chroma Key enabled.

Note: Chroma Key does not work with camera angles inside of Multiviews.