Set Up GotPhoto's Green Screen Feature

Overview

GotPhoto's Green Screen feature is a valuable tool that allows your customers to choose different backgrounds for the same image, effectively multiplying the image selection available in your online shop and increasing the revenue earned without any additional effort. In this article, we'll review how to upload backgrounds for Green Screen, create product packages and price profiles with Green Screen, as well as set up photo uploads for Green Screen.

Before You Start

There are four things you will need to do to get started with Green Screen, and while they can be done in any order, we would recommend doing them as follows:

1. Upload your backgrounds (optional as your account comes with some free backgrounds)
2. Create your product packages with Green Screen in mind.
3. Create your Green Screen price profile(s)
4. Upload images from the photo shoot as PNG files in your Photo Job.

Upload Backgrounds

You can find the page to upload your backgrounds by clicking through the following:
Settings → Labs & Products  → Green Screen (Quick Link: North American Customers / UK Customers)

As a guideline, our backgrounds have an average size of 2400x3360 px.

⚠ Important: All backgrounds must be in sRGB color space.

Click on the blue Upload a new background button at the top right to upload your backgrounds one at a time. Before uploading each background, you can name them and select whether to include them as Standard or Premium backgrounds.

Customers will be able to see the names you create here, so go for something simple and catchy!

Product Packages for Green Screen

If you’ve worked with product packages before, you will do exactly the same thing here, except for one additional setting to consider: Single Background

If you want to limit the pack to only one background, you’ll need to make sure this box is selected. Otherwise, leave it unchecked to allow customers to choose any background for each product in the pack (By default, it is unchecked to allow multiple selections).

Save and repeat for all packages you want to use in your online shop.

You don’t need to create packages specifically for Green Screen. If there are no Green Screen backgrounds in the price profile, it will act as an ordinary product package.

Price Profiles for Green Screen

Just like with the product packages, you will create price profiles the same as before, with the exception of a new section: Green Screen Backgrounds

If you have many backgrounds that are only available for specific job types (such as schools and sports), it is recommended to create a different price profile for each job type.

Let's add Green Screen Backgrounds to your price profile:

1. On the Price Profile page, click Actions, then Edit to open your price profile.
   
   
   
   
2. To the right of Green Screen Backgrounds, select Add.
   
   
   
   
3. To add a background, select Add.
   
   
   
   
4. When you are done adding your products, select ◀ Price profile.
   
   
   
   
5. From within the price profile, you can now:
   1. Set the selling price: This is the price your customers will pay at check out (plus tax).
   2. Set as default: This allows you to choose the default background that your photos will display in your shop.
      
      

The prices displayed for the backgrounds are in addition to the packages and individual products.

Video: Green Screen In Price Profiles

Upload PNG images to your Photo Job 

Because of the customizable nature of Green Screen backgrounds, we need layers to make it work. JPEGs do not provide the type of layering we will need, so you will need to edit out the green background and save the resulting layer as a PNG file. 

You can also use GotPhoto's background extraction service. 

⚠ Important: If you are using Foolography's Entagged device, we highly recommend using our background extraction service to ensure that your metadata remains in your image files.

You can upload the PNG files directly to your Photo Jobs as usual, using either the browser upload or EasyUpload. Likewise, activating the codes is the same as before, so be careful not to knock out the images of the QR cards if you are using them! 

Once the steps above have been completed, your Photo Job will be ready to go live for your customers, so they can select and purchase their favorite backgrounds. Unless you decide to add more backgrounds, products, or packages later, you can skip the first three steps for all future Green Screen jobs.

Video: Shop View for Customers 

The Takeaway

With GotPhoto's Green Screen feature, you can effortlessly expand your online shop's image choices, letting your customers pick different backgrounds for the same photo. This user-friendly process not only enhances your online store, but can also boost revenue without the extra hassle.