How to Use Green Screen Studios on Your iPhone

Green Screen Lite

Green Screen Studios is an application that allows you to replace the background of your images on your iPod Touch or iPhone. There is a free "lite" version you can download from the APP store or from the link provided below. The free version allows you to only use the backgrounds supplied with the software. The inexpensive full version allows you to select any image from your library as a background. So download the free version to see if you like it from the link below and read on to discover the basics of this fun application.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• iPhone or iPod Touch
• Green Screen Studios

1. Choose Photo

   The first step is to TAP choose photo from the main screen. This will open a browser window allowing you to flip through and select a photo from the library. When you find a photo to experiment with just tap on the photo.

2. Backgrounds

   The photo you chose will appear in a window and you will notice a tool bar at the bottom. TAP on BACKGROUNDS to choose a background. You will only see the backgrounds included with the program. In the full version you will be allowed to choose any image for a background.

3. Automatic replacement

   Once you have selected your background you will be returned to the main window with the image unchanged. Now tap on the TOOLS menu at the bottom. Notice there are six different types of tools you can use to apply the background. I first tried automatic replacement.

4. First Failure

   Automatic replacement didn't work the way I expected. It actually impacted the foreground of the image and not the background as I expected. You learn more from failures than success and I learned that the automatic replacement didn't work for this image.

5. Settings

   Before tacking one of the other techniques I decided to check the SETTINGS menu. Here you can specify your brush size or eraser size if you are using a manual method. These settings do not have an impact on automatic replacement but will affect the manual methods.

6. Magic Brush

   I decided to try using the MAGIC BRUSH technique. This technique is similar to GIMP or Photoshop. First specify the BRUSH size under settings. Then select the magic brush and you will be returned to the image window. Next slide your finger over the area where you want to apply the background and the image will be changed. This worked much better than automatic replacement.

7. Save

   When you have what you want simply TAP the save button and the image will be saved in your saved images. The original image will not be impacted and the saved image will not appear in the same directory so renaming is not an option or necessary.

8. Final Image

   This is the final image and I really like it. It worked as I expected and created a new image from the same content with a totally different background. The application is kind of addicting and can you can spend hours futzing with your images and creating new ones. This is great iPod fun for the traveler and more rewarding then playing games on your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• Experiment with all six-replacement techniques to understand the differences and build your skill level using the application.

• Although not announced, I am sure this will be available for the iPad and probably more rewarding on the larger screen.

Resources

• Green Screen Studios