Interior AI tool

TV screen blackout

Whatever was playing, whoever was reflected: replaced with a clean, matte black screen.

A living room television playing a bright scene, then switched to a clean black screen, finished
A living room television playing a bright scene, then switched to a clean black screen, as shot
Screen liveMatte black

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$0.20a run, shown before it runs

Studio, Blackout TV Screens

Watch the edit happen.

A living room television playing a bright scene, then switched to a clean black screen
Screen liveMatte black

The passes

  • Upload your shoot
  • Screens go matte black
  • Back with your merge

What Blackout TV Screens does.

TVs are a triple hazard in listing photos: the screen reflects the photographer and the flash, glows a distracting blue, or freezes on whatever happened to be playing, none of which belongs in a listing.

Screen blackout replaces every TV and monitor face with a uniform, softly matte black that reads as 'off', keeps the reflection of the room out, and removes the copyright question of broadcast content in your marketing. It runs automatically on HDR Merge orders.

A living room television playing a bright scene, then switched to a clean black screen, as shot
Screen live
A living room television playing a bright scene, then switched to a clean black screen, delivered
Matte black

Metered per run.Stated before it runs.

An AI tool states its cost on the rail and on the tool before you run it, and the run counts against your AI usage.

One run

$0.20

per run of Screens

The same number the tool prints before it runs. Every plan includes an AI usage allowance.

Every tool on the rail, free and metered.

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How it works

On the rail, under your hand.

  1. 1

    Upload your shoot

    Studio
    The Studio's Shoots page, with the Services dock and a new shoot ready to start

    No flagging needed. Screens are detected in frame.

  2. 2

    Screens go matte black

    Studio
    The Studio editor: the tool rail, the Services dock, a living room on the canvas and the filmstrip of finals

    TVs and monitors get a uniform, natural 'off' state.

    Marked: the tool rail.

  3. 3

    Back with your merge

    The phone app's ready screen: the shoot's finished photos, with HDR Merge and Virtual Twilight counted

    Delivered as part of the HDR Merge order, with no separate line item.

Why it’s worth it.

81%

of recent buyers who searched online rated listing photos “very useful”, the highest of any website feature.

NAR, Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends (2026)
78%

of sellers are more likely to hire an agent who offers high-resolution photography.

Zillow, Consumer Housing Trends Report for Agents (2025)

No accidental photographer cameos

The most common reflection in a living-room shot is the person taking it. Blacked-out screens end that.

No distracting content

News chyrons, paused games, and screensavers pull the eye. A matte screen returns it to the room.

Consistent across the gallery

Every screen in the shoot gets the same treatment, so the set looks deliberate.

Automatic with HDR

Runs as part of every HDR Merge order, with no separate line item to remember.

Questions

Good questions.

Why not just turn the TV off before shooting?

Even off, a glossy screen mirrors the room, the windows, and often the photographer. Blackout replaces the glass reflection with a clean matte face that photographs the way an off TV looks in person.

Does it work on computer monitors and projector screens?

Yes. Any screen face in frame gets the same treatment.

Is it really included?

Yes. Screen blackout runs automatically on HDR Merge orders at no extra charge.

A living room television playing a bright scene, then switched to a clean black screen

Run Blackout TV Screens on your own listing.

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