How to remove your webcam background for DJ streams: auto cut-out or green screen

SYQEL Live can remove the room behind you, so you stand right on the stage. There are two ways.

Mode	What you need	Result
Green / blue screen	A green or blue backdrop behind you	The cleanest edge
Auto cut-out	Nothing	Softer edges, no backdrop needed

There is also Off, which shows your whole camera picture as a box.

Open the key settings

1. Open Scenes.
2. Pick the Webcam layer.
3. Open Key.

No backdrop: Auto cut-out

1. Choose Auto cut-out.
2. SYQEL Live finds you in the picture and removes everything else.

Even light and a plain wall behind you help a lot.

Green or blue screen

1. Hang a green or blue screen behind you.
2. Choose Green / blue screen.
3. Press Detect backdrop. SYQEL Live finds your screen’s color.
4. If bits of the screen still show, raise Strength.
5. If parts of you start to disappear, bring Strength back down.
6. Use Edge shrink to trim a thin halo of screen color around your edge.
7. Use Edge feather to soften your outline, so you blend into the stage.

Tips

• Light the screen evenly. Shadows and wrinkles are the hardest parts to remove.
• Don’t wear the same color as your screen.
• Make one change at a time, and check the preview after each one.

Video transcript

Here is how to stand on your virtual stage without your room behind you.

Open Scenes, pick the Webcam layer, and open Key.

No backdrop? Choose Auto cut-out. SYQEL Live finds you in the picture, and removes everything else.

For the cleanest edge, hang a green or blue screen behind you. Choose Green or blue screen, and press Detect backdrop.

If bits of the screen still show, raise Strength. If parts of you start to disappear, bring it back down.

Edge shrink and Edge feather tidy your outline, so you blend into the stage.

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