chromakey

See also: chroma-key and chroma key

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Etymology

From chroma +‎ key.

Noun

chromakey (countable and uncountable, plural chromakeys)

  1. (television, film) The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.

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Verb

chromakey (third-person singular simple present chromakeys, present participle chromakeying, simple past and past participle chromakeyed)

  1. (transitive) To modify an image in this way.