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Remove a video background

Video Editing's Remove BG cuts the subject out of a clip (up to 30 seconds) and returns it on a transparent background, or on a green, blue or custom solid color, in the file type you pick. Choose MOV ProRes 4444 for transparency in video editors such as CapCut, WebM for the web.

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Remove a video background

Remove BG on the Video Editing page cuts the person or object out of a clip and gives it back with a transparent background, ready to place over another video, or on a solid color (Green Screen, Blue Screen or Custom Color).

How to use it

  1. Open Video Editing and add a video: upload one, or pick one from your gallery.
  2. Choose Remove BG under Select Tool.
  3. Under Background Type, keep Transparent (Alpha) for a see-through background, or pick Green Screen, Blue Screen or Custom Color to put the subject on a solid color. Under Output Format, pick the file type you need (see below).
  4. Press Process Video.

Clips can be up to 30 seconds. Larger videos are reduced to 720p for processing. It costs 2 credits per second of video, whichever format you pick. The result is saved to your gallery automatically.

Which format should I pick?

Format Best for Keep in mind
MOV ProRes 4444 Video editors: CapCut, Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve The sharpest cutout and the file editors read transparency from. Much larger files.
WebM Websites and web apps The smallest file. Many video editors ignore its transparency.
MP4 Playing almost anywhere Transparency only shows in Safari and QuickTime. Choose it when you do not need a see-through background.
GIF Short loops, stickers Hard edges and 15 frames a second. Short clips only.

Using CapCut? Pick MOV ProRes 4444. A WebM opens in CapCut without its transparency.

On a solid color (Green Screen, Blue Screen or Custom Color) there is no transparency to keep, so any format works; MP4 plays everywhere.

Common questions

The result shows my original video instead of the cutout. Most browsers cannot play MOV ProRes or MP4 files with transparency, so the page keeps your original on screen. Your cutout is ready: use Download and open it in your editor.

The MOV file is very large. That is normal for ProRes 4444, which keeps every detail for editing. It can be 40 to 60 times larger than the WebM of the same clip.

My GIF looks jagged around the edges. GIF can only make a pixel fully see-through or fully solid. For smooth edges pick MOV or WebM.