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Full Screen Green Display

Turn your entire screen pure green with one click. Put it behind you on a second monitor or TV and most video and streaming software can key it out, or use it to check the green sub-pixels on their own.

F for fullscreen, Esc to exit

What the green field is for

Chroma key backdrop

A monitor or TV showing green behind you works as a small chroma key background for OBS, video editors, and conferencing apps that support a green screen.

Video call background

A screen behind you gives the software a clean green edge to key against, which usually looks tidier than background removal without one.

Streaming and thumbnails

Handy for facecam shots, cut-outs, and product shots where a proper green sheet would be overkill.

Green sub-pixel check

This field lights only the green sub-pixels. A dead green sub-pixel shows as a dark dot, and a stuck red or blue one as a dot of the wrong colour.

Field notes

A screen is a lit backdrop, so it spills more than a green sheet.

A green sheet reflects light. A screen emits it, and that green light lands on your hair, shoulders, and the edge of your face, where the key then eats into you. Sit a little further forward than feels necessary and turn the screen brightness down until the key just holds.

Keep the screen out of focus.

A camera pointed at a sharp screen can pick up moiré, a rippling pattern where the pixel grid interferes with the camera sensor. That pattern breaks the key. A wider aperture or more distance between you and the screen softens it away.

Written by Piero Nanni. If a panel of yours behaves differently, tell me and I will correct it. Updated .

Questions

Can I really use my monitor as a green screen?
Yes, as long as it covers what the camera sees behind you. Show the green field fullscreen, enable chroma key in OBS, Zoom, or your editor, and keep yourself far enough forward that the green light does not spill onto you.
Why green instead of another color for chroma key?
Green is far from skin tones, and most camera sensors have twice as many green photosites as red or blue, so the green channel is the cleanest one to key on. Blue is the usual alternative when the subject is wearing green.
What shade of green works best for chroma key?
This page shows pure #00FF00. On an emitted backdrop the exact shade matters less than even brightness and keeping green spill off the subject, so if the key struggles, lower the screen brightness before changing the colour.

Download as an image

The same #00FF00 field as a PNG, for a wallpaper, a slide or video background, or a TV that plays images from a USB stick. Made in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Other colors

Any other colour: use the picker on the homepage.

Screen tools

  • White Screen Test Check a white field for dust, dead pixels, uniformity, and tint.
  • Dead Pixel Test Cycle white, black, red, green, and blue to find faulty pixels.
  • Stuck Pixel Fixer Rapidly flash colors over a stuck pixel to try to un-stick it.
  • Backlight Bleed Test Spot light leaking around the edges of an LCD panel on black.
  • Screen Burn-In Test Reveal retained images and uneven wear on OLED and plasma panels.
  • Monitor Test Full sweep: pixels, bleed, uniformity, and color channels.
  • Light Box Use the screen as a tracing panel or soft photography light.