<p>Well, white could get quite difficult, it would need to clearly differnce you from the white background. (Dark clothes, dark hair...)
Else I'd guess this won't give a good result.
It would be better if you hang a green/blue clothe behind you. Something like a bath towel will do it just fine enough. Make sure to hang it really tight and put some good lighting on it.</p>

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2019-01-01T17:47:20.067Z
2019-01-01T17:47:20.067Z
Timothy Lukas H.
<p><a href="https://natrongithub.github.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Natron</a> is a free and open source software that allows for keying (removing a specific color from your video, helpful if you actually have a blue or greenscreen) as well as rotoscoping which is a technique to mask out specific parts of a video through a mix of manual and automated masking.</p>

<p>If you have the possibility it will be a lot easier if you record yourself infront of a single color background that is in contrast to yourself, also avoid wearing colors that are similar to your background color. It does not always have to be a blue or green screen.
Lighting is also important.</p>

<p>Of course the best approach of all is to do it right while recording and get a black sheet instead of residing to digital editing which is a LOT harder to achieve a reasonable result with.
This will change with machine learning becoming more and more available but at the moment the most natural looks is always achieved in front of the camera.</p>

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2019-01-04T13:19:34.930Z
Hmm, visqueen (sp?) might be the way to go; or if necessary, visking.
B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven
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2019-01-03T13:54:43.427Z
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timonsku
<p>I am going to record a short (approximately 5 minute) video of myself talking.</p>

<p>I want the background (which will be "bla" and perhaps a bit grainy, as I will probably just be using the built-in photo app on my iPad) to be "blacked out" (it will be whitish (the sliding doors of my clothes closet will be my "background")).</p>

<p>There is an app/web site that removes the background of still images of people (<a href="https://www.remove.bg/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">remove.bg</a>); I want to do the same with this video (and then turn the background black, rather than leave it white, as I do with Paint's "bucket" feature after downloading the background-removed picture after using the site above).</p>

<p>Is this possible? Of course it is; I guess my real question is, "How can I do this using the built-in video capabilities of my iPad or via a free or inexpensive video creation/editing app"?</p>

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Can I suppress ("blue-screen"?) the background of a video?
B. Clay Shannon-B. Crow Raven
# Can I suppress ("blue-screen"?) the background of a video?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-01)

I am going to record a short (approximately 5 minute) video of myself talking.

I want the background (which will be "bla" and perhaps a bit grainy, as I will probably just be using the built-in photo app on my iPad) to be "blacked out" (it will be whitish (the sliding doors of my clothes closet will be my "background")).

There is an app/web site that removes the background of still images of people ([remove.bg](https://www.remove.bg/)); I want to do the same with this video (and then turn the background black, rather than leave it white, as I do with Paint's "bucket" feature after downloading the background-removed picture after using the site above).

Is this possible? Of course it is; I guess my real question is, "How can I do this using the built-in video capabilities of my iPad or via a free or inexpensive video creation/editing app"?

**Tags:** video-editor, video-recording, post-production


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-01-03. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

[Natron](https://natrongithub.github.io/) is a free and open source software that allows for keying (removing a specific color from your video, helpful if you actually have a blue or greenscreen) as well as rotoscoping which is a technique to mask out specific parts of a video through a mix of manual and automated masking.

If you have the possibility it will be a lot easier if you record yourself infront of a single color background that is in contrast to yourself, also avoid wearing colors that are similar to your background color. It does not always have to be a blue or green screen.
Lighting is also important.

Of course the best approach of all is to do it right while recording and get a black sheet instead of residing to digital editing which is a LOT harder to achieve a reasonable result with.
This will change with machine learning becoming more and more available but at the moment the most natural looks is always achieved in front of the camera.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hmm, visqueen (sp?) might be the way to go; or if necessary, visking.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-01. Score: 1

Well, white could get quite difficult, it would need to clearly differnce you from the white background. (Dark clothes, dark hair...)
Else I'd guess this won't give a good result.
It would be better if you hang a green/blue clothe behind you. Something like a bath towel will do it just fine enough. Make sure to hang it really tight and put some good lighting on it.


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