popVideo
popVideo is Reallusion software for Windows that removes colored backgrounds from videos and image sequences to create transparent video.
What popVideo is
popVideo is Reallusion software for Windows that removes colored backgrounds from videos and image sequences to create transparent video. It supports green, blue, and other colored backgrounds through a chroma key timeline editor and mask tools. Source, mask, and transparent-video views help refine the result, while controls cover output size, speed, frame rate, and format. You can combine source and alpha videos or convert sequenced images into a transparent popVideo file. The proprietary format is intended for compositing in Reallusion animation software, including iClone. Described outputs include transparent ProRes 4444 MOV for PC and Mac and Windows AVI with separate alpha files. The feature description mentions ProRes output up to 4K, but the current store page identifies popVideo 3 as a legacy product without 4K support. The paid Windows product has a 15-day trial, whose exports carry a watermark.
Good
- Chroma keying for green, blue, and colored backgrounds
- Mask tools refine transparent results
- Supports source and alpha video combining
- Transparent ProRes and AVI outputs
- 15-day trial available
Watch out
- Windows-only software
- Trial exports carry a watermark
- Legacy popVideo 3 lacks 4K support
- Some formats require file-dialog import
Who it suits
popVideo suits Windows users creating montages, remixes, film previsualizations, virtual showrooms, or news studios. It is also relevant to workflows using Reallusion animation software.
Verdict
popVideo focuses on chroma-key removal and transparent-video export with dedicated views and mask controls. Check the legacy product’s resolution limitation and trial watermark before choosing it for a workflow.
Plans and prices
From popVideo's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| popVideo 3 + VFX 200 | — | Legacy product · store page says it does not support 4K resolution · Perpetual License; price not shown on the opened store page |
The facts
Each one read from popVideo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alpha conversion
- It can combine source and alpha videos or convert sequenced images into a transparent popVideo file.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Chroma key editing
- It includes a chroma key timeline editor and mask tools for refining the transparent result.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Editing controls
- The editor provides source, mask, and transparent video views, plus controls for output size, speed, frame rate, and format.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- The features page describes transparent ProRes 4444 MOV output for PC and Mac and Windows AVI output with separate alpha video files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Import limitation
- The download page says MP4, MTS, M2V, M2T, AVC, and M2TS files require importing through the file dialog rather than dragging them in.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The proprietary popVideo format supports compositing in Reallusion animation software, including iClone.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The product page describes uses including video montages and remixes, filmmaking or movie previsualization, and virtual showrooms or news studios.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Reallusion says it does not sell personal information and describes collecting website data such as anonymous statistics, domain names, and IP addresses.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- popVideo removes colored backgrounds from video and image sequences to create transparent video.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Reallusion offers online manuals, free video tutorials, and a support contact for the product.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported backgrounds
- The product supports chroma keying green, blue, and other colored backgrounds.checked 8 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The download page lists 64-bit Windows 10, 8, or 7 SP1 as supported operating systems.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Video resolution
- The features page describes ProRes MOV output up to 4K, while the current store page identifies popVideo 3 as a legacy product that does not support 4K resolution.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1993checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Silicon Valley, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The Windows trial is listed as a 15-day trial and the comparison table says trial exports carry a watermark.checked 8 Oct 2026
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