> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.descript.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Green Screen

> Remove your video's background with Descript's Green Screen effect.

export const Wistia = ({id, title = "Video", ratio = "16 / 9"}) => <Frame>
    <iframe className="w-full rounded-xl" style={{
  aspectRatio: ratio
}} src={`https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/${id}?seo=false`} title={title} allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowFullScreen />
  </Frame>;

Descript's AI-powered Green Screen tool cuts the background out of a video—no actual green screen required. Once it's removed, drop in a new background image or leave the space transparent.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/descript-5bf56f3f/rKBXdXI8wIKScU9U/images/external/descript-39797183962509-53c31613f2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=rKBXdXI8wIKScU9U&q=85&s=aaebf42724f88d54c4db739f009e47bf" alt="Green Screen effect in Descript" width="970" height="616" data-path="images/external/descript-39797183962509-53c31613f2.png" />
</Frame>

<Note>
  **Usage note**

  On current plans, this feature uses **AI Credits**. Learn more about [tracking your Media Minutes and AI Credits](/billing-payments-plans/track-and-understand-your-media-minutes-and-ai-credits).

  Legacy and Sunset plans track usage differently. See our [Understanding your Legacy and Sunset plan](/billing-payments-plans/legacy-sunset) guide for details.
</Note>

## Remove your background

1. Select the visual layer you want to edit, from [the timeline](/timeline/timeline-overview), the [scene editor](/visuals/scene-editor-overview), or the Layers list in [the Properties panel](/descript-tour/properties-panel).
2. From the hover menu, click the **Effects** tab.
3. Click **+ Add effect**.
4. Select **Green Screen** from the list.

Once processed, toggle Green Screen on or off without reprocessing. Apply it across [all scenes or just a single scene](/getting-started/scenes).

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/descript-5bf56f3f/rKBXdXI8wIKScU9U/images/external/descript-39797162133901-8b64eb4e1d.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=rKBXdXI8wIKScU9U&q=85&s=57213c8252aec70fe755e89e0e726cb6" alt="Green Screen effect applied in Descript" width="2062" height="1122" data-path="images/external/descript-39797162133901-8b64eb4e1d.jpg" />
</Frame>

<Tip>
  **Using an actual green screen?**

  The [**Chroma Key**](/effects-animations-transitions/overview#chroma-key) effect gives better results than Green Screen for that setup.
</Tip>

## Add a new background

[Upload a custom image](https://help.descript.com/hc/en-us/articles/10165766313357-Add-files-to-your-project), or use one of Descript's [stock media library](/descript-tour/media-panel) backgrounds. Add the layer to the scene editor by dragging it in, or with the **Insert new layer** button.

<Wistia id="uzvazi6wln" title="Add a background image in Descript" />

If the speaker layer ends up behind the new background, reorder your layers: drag the speaker layer above the background in the Properties panel's Layer list, or right-click a layer in the timeline and choose an option from the layer order menu. [Learn more about layer visibility and order.](/visuals/layer-visibility)

<Note>
  **Tip**

  If your composition has multiple scenes, use the **All Scenes** toggle to apply a background layer across all of them. [Learn more about Scene Properties](/visuals/properties).
</Note>

### Tips for best results

* Stay connected to the internet — Green Screen requires a network connection.
* Keep other people, pets, and foreground objects like microphones out of the frame.
* Avoid upside-down faces (you can flip video after processing).
* Use soft, even lighting to reduce shadows.
* Maintain strong contrast between you and the background.


## Related topics

- [Look good with AI tools](/descript-tour/look-good-tools.md)
- [Can you blur or add a virtual background while recording in SquadCast?](/squadcast/backgrounds.md)
- [Avatars overview](/generative-media/overview.md)
- [Import media library files to your project](/add-and-manage-media/import-media-library.md)
- [Import files from other projects](/add-and-manage-media/projects.md)