The error screen known as the BSOD is undergoing a radical change, and while it’s a nice idea, I fear it could confuse more people than it helps.

For today’s Good Question, Steve asks: Why do meteorologists talk in front of a blank screen instead of a projected image?

But the technology was limited ... virtual sets can solve a bunch of green screen problems. The biggest one probably being lighting. Richard Bluff: We've all seen movies, TV shows, where the ...

This compositing technique was a precursor to the blue- and green-screen technology that has taken over the industry. Julie Turnock: There's almost nothing that is completely unrelated to a ...

Widely used in the early days of mainframes and minicomputers, as well as in the days of DOS, the character-based green screen gave way to the graphics-based interfaces of Windows and Mac.

If you know anything about how films are made then you have probably heard about the “green screen” before. The technique is also known as chroma key compositing, and it’s generally used to ...

Depending on your setup, a green screen could be among the best gear for streaming. A good one will also do far more than offer a colored background to superimpose your surroundings, too.

But what if you have limited space? [Fred Emmott] had about 30 inches behind his desk to work with, and shares what it took to make a green screen work reliably in a limited space. Even (and ...