chroma key
[ kroh-muh-kee ]
nounMovies, Television.
an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with a live foreground shot.
Origin of chroma key
1First recorded in 1955–60
- See also blue screen, green screen.
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British Dictionary definitions for chromakey
chromakey
/ (ˈkrəʊməˌkiː) /
noun
(in colour television) a special effect in which a coloured background can be eliminated and a different background substituted: Also called: colour separation overlay
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