Quick Guide: How to Use Chroma Key in PowerDirector
Five steps to remove a green screen and put a new background behind your subject.
Updated Oct. 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Steps
1Add your green screen footage
Put your green screen clip on the timeline, and leave the track above it free for the background.
2Add a background clip above it
Put the background clip on the track above the green screen clip. That track plays behind it, so the background shows through.
3Turn on Chroma Key
Select the green screen clip and turn on Chroma Key. The Advanced Overlay Editing panel opens.
4Pick the color to remove
Click the eyedropper in the lower section of the panel, then click the color you want to remove in the preview.
5Refine the edges
Adjust Color Range and Denoise until the edges look clean, then click OK at the bottom of the panel.
We tested these steps in PowerDirector 365 version 24.0.7 on Windows.
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