


Of course there might be areas (like hair) which will not be fully erased so you might need to play with the tolerance slider to get the best results for your specific level. Gager suggest using the magic eraser which can delete all of the color that you click on. In any case – if you are using a green (or blue) screen for stills and want to replace the background with Photoshop Elements, this video is for you.

In this case however the idea is to use green screen to more easily replace a background in a stills image (maybe this was shot on a set of a film or somebody wanted to have an easier time replacing the background to begin with (green is picked because it is very different than our skin and hair typically and it is a solid color (there is also a blue screen sometimes on sets). Green screen is typically used for video – the idea is simple you have a green fabric which is well (and separately) lit from the subject and in post production you replace this background with any background that you like (this is used a lot in broadcast but also in films). On this video Bob Gager, Group Product Manager for Photoshop Elements, demonstrates how to switch a green screen background for a stills image with a different background.
