We’ve learned about the past, and we’ve come a long way in recent years, so what about the future? Where are we going next? Are we gonna stick with chroma keying or is there a viable alternative? Chroma Keying Today The future of green screen For a full breakdown, read more on the differences between green vs blue screen. This is just a summary why green or blue would work in most chroma keying scenarios. Better at night but requires more lighting. Blue: Cleaner edges and less color spill.Green: It’s the default, easier for digital cameras, requires less lighting, performs better in the day time, but can struggle with color spill.It turns out that unless you go to the University of Oregon, most people don’t wear a lot of neon green… but people do wear blue.Īside from wardrobe, blue and green do each offer some technical advantages: Different from skin tones, and different from wardrobe. The industry settled on green because, for compositing or chroma keying to work, the background color needs to be different.