Included in Studio & Pro

Professional Chroma Key & Green Screen for Live Streaming

Transport your subjects anywhere. Wirecast’s advanced GPU-accelerated chroma key engine easily removes solid backgrounds for flawless live compositing and virtual sets.

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Chroma Key is included in all Wirecast versions!
Wirecast Greenscreen editing background of pigeon using the software

Flawless Extraction

Uneven lighting on your green screen? No problem. Wirecast includes advanced color picking and spill suppression tools to guarantee a clean, professional key.

  • Precision Controls: Fine-tune clip thresholds, luma keys, and edge smoothing to eliminate green halos around hair and reflections.
  • Color Select: While optimized for green and blue screens, you can select and key out any solid color in your background.

Build Virtual Sets

Once your background is transparent, the possibilities are endless. Layer your camera over standard graphics, or utilize Wirecast’s advanced layer system to build immersive virtual environments.

  • Drop in moving video backgrounds from the included Stock Media Library .
  • Composite weather maps, presentation slides, or desktop screen captures directly behind your talent.
stock media library showing screencapture of samples in wirecast

“The chroma key engine in Wirecast is incredibly forgiving. Even with less-than-ideal lighting in our small studio, we are able to pull a perfectly clean key and drop our hosts into beautiful virtual sets.”

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Chroma Key FAQ

Common questions about green screen production.

Yes, both Wirecast Studio and Wirecast Pro include powerful native chroma keying. You don’t need any third-party plugins to remove your backgrounds.

Yes! While green is the industry standard for digital video, you can select any color to key out, including blue, magenta, or custom hex codes.

Because Wirecast uses a comprehensive layer system, you can place anything underneath your transparent camera feed. This includes still images, video files, live desktop screen captures, or looping stock media assets.

Ready to Transform Your Studio?

Professional chroma keying is included in every version of Wirecast. Download it today and start building your virtual sets.