To achieve the right effect, you’ll need a screen that is two to three times larger than the dimensions of your foreground. Likewise, anything not your chosen color will remain. If anything in front of your screen is also green, it too will disappear. In its place is displayed whatever video background you place behind it, in this case your game. The effect is achieved when the software looks for a specific color - usually green - and removes it.

Your success or failure will come down to your equipment, your investment and your attention to detail.

Achieving this effect is not entirely difficult, but just look around at these live streams and what becomes immediately apparent is that the actual hard part is getting it to look good.

Though the debate over whether or not it should be done goes on, with strong supporters on either side, the opportunity to green screen your reaction shots into your video is a popular trend among gamers who record or live stream their gameplay. Ready to up your game stream presentation? Want to place yourself into the picture, but not in a box? Get your green screen on.

Camtasia green screen effects