Turn ordinary footage into an alpha matte and a transparent foreground using FREE software—even without a green screen.
In this full tutorial, I walk through setup, subject selection, quality settings, rendering, and exporting transparent footage for compositing. You’ll see actual results with moving hair, an ordinary background, and green-screen footage.
⬇️ Download the free software: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_BcW4QnbI-yqU9UwoujWv2Agn13mqCOW/view?usp=sharing
🌐 Website: GETVFX Studios
Chapters
00:00 Original footage vs. finished foreground
00:20 Download and system requirements
00:40 Launch the software
00:55 Import your footage
01:10 Subject-selection options
01:34 Preview your selection
01:52 Generate without a mask
02:08 Choose the background setting
02:25 High vs. Low quality
02:50 High-quality frame limit
03:05 Generate the foreground
03:26 Inspect the finished result
03:46 Alpha matte explained
04:11 Export ProRes 4444 and RGBA PNGs
04:35 Green-screen settings
04:49 Finished green-screen result
05:08 Check against different backgrounds
05:26 Try your own footage
This tutorial uses the Windows/NVIDIA build. Check the included hardware requirements. Processing waits are shortened; actual render times vary.
For transparency, export ProRes 4444 or RGBA PNGs—the MP4 is a preview on black.
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