<p>Similar to how we would remove green screen, Browse for <code>Chroma Key: Advanced (Color Selection)</code> effect, select the color to be <code>#dddddd</code></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4lFGb54iI&amp;list=PLWGY0ivGwOKJD0bSjHrDg1NOtNE1N5_9x" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Video guide</a></p>

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<p>I am using Kdenlive 17.12.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64 Bit PC. </p>

<p>I generated a counter via "Project" -> "Generators" -> "Counter". I checked "No background" checkbox. However, it feels that it has added a gray background. Please see below a few screenshots of the video-</p>

<p>Image 1:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/lay59.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lay59.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Image 2:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BUnnt.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BUnnt.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Image 3:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/CVkl3.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CVkl3.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>I want to remove the gray color background from the counter. Any suggestions, please?</p>

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Remove background from counters in Kdenlive
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# Remove background from counters in Kdenlive

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-17)

I am using Kdenlive 17.12.3 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64 Bit PC.

I generated a counter via "Project" -> "Generators" -> "Counter". I checked "No background" checkbox. However, it feels that it has added a gray background. Please see below a few screenshots of the video-

Image 1:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/lay59.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/lay59.png)

Image 2:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BUnnt.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/BUnnt.png)

Image 3:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/CVkl3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/CVkl3.png)

I want to remove the gray color background from the counter. Any suggestions, please?

**Tags:** kdenlive


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-10-09. Score: 0

Similar to how we would remove green screen, Browse for `Chroma Key: Advanced (Color Selection)` effect, select the color to be `#dddddd`

[Video guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4lFGb54iI&list=PLWGY0ivGwOKJD0bSjHrDg1NOtNE1N5_9x)


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