Video Background Remover

Remove the background from a video with Green Screen: Descript’s video background removal AI. The Green Screen effect isolates your subject in the foreground and erases everything else. Descript makes it easy to remove your video’s background and replace it with an image, solid color, video background, or even a transparent background with a few clicks of your mouse.

Automatic background removal with Descript

If you’re looking for a background eraser tool for your videos that doesn’t require a green screen during filming, Descript has your back. With Descript, you can record and edit your video, then replace the background with a new image with drag-and-drop ease. Whether you want a plain white background or dynamic photo backgrounds, Descript can do it for you.

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How to quickly remove the background of a video

Step 1

Upload your video

Create a new project in Descript where you can upload an existing video, start recording a new video from scratch, or choose a video from the built-in stock media library. To ensure the cleanest background removal possible, make sure there’s a clear human subject in the frame.

Step 2

Click on the video layer in the canvas and add the Green Screen effect in the properties panel. Flip it on and watch your background disappear, leaving only your subject and a transparent background behind. Toggle it off to bring your background back.

Step 3

You can continue editing your transparent video in Descript, adding a new image, video, or GIF as your background, as well as other effects like captions and transitions. To add a new background, import it into the scene, right-click and select Layer order > Send to back. When you’re done, hit Publish to export your video.

Automatic background removal with Descript

If you’re looking for a background eraser tool for your videos that doesn’t require a green screen during filming, Descript has your back. With Descript, you can record and edit your video, then replace the background with a new image with drag-and-drop ease. Whether you want a plain white background or dynamic photo backgrounds, Descript can do it for you.

Download the app →

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Easy to use

With Descript, editing audio or video is as easy as editing text. Descript makes an automatic transcription of your recording to let you delete or move anything you want by deleting or highlighting the section of the transcript — no complicated timeline editors required.

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Descript is a powerful collaboration tool. Share projects with your team so everyone can edit in the same place at the same time in one streamlined workflow — no more sifting through email attachments to find the latest version. 

Voiceovers

With Descript’s Overdub, you can create a text-to-speech model of your voice or select one from our ultra-realistic stock voices. Or, if you’d rather record the real thing over your Overdub voice, you can — Descript will replace the voiceover track and preserve the timing within your video.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I remove background from a video?

It’s easy with Descript. Using built-in AI, the app can automatically remove the original background from a video in minutes. From there, inserting a new background is as easy as uploading a new photo or video, control- or right-clicking, and selecting “Send to back.”  

Is there an app to remove background from a video?

Descript can remove image backgrounds or video backgrounds as easily as waving a magic wand. Just import your video and select “Green Screen.” If you used your own green screen during filming, Descript can handle that too: the Chroma Key tool can replace any color with a new background easily.

What is the name of the app that removes the background?

That app would be Descript. Using artificial intelligence, it automatically detects the background image or video that needs removal, then allows you to replace the background with anything you want. It’s kind of like a teleportation device for your video footage.

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Video Background Removal

Remove the background from a video with Green Screen: Descript’s video background removal AI. The Green Screen effect isolates your subject in the foreground and erases everything else. Descript makes it easy to remove your video’s background and replace it with an image, solid color, video background, or even a transparent background with a few clicks of your mouse.

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How to quickly remove the background of a video
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Step 1
Upload your video

Create a new project in Descript where you can upload an existing video, start recording a new video from scratch, or choose a video from the built-in stock media library. To ensure the cleanest background removal possible, make sure there’s a clear human subject in the frame.

Step 2

Click on the video layer in the canvas and add the Green Screen effect in the properties panel. Flip it on and watch your background disappear, leaving only your subject and a transparent background behind. Toggle it off to bring your background back.

Step 3

You can continue editing your transparent video in Descript, adding a new image, video, or GIF as your background, as well as other effects like captions and transitions. To add a new background, import it into the scene, right-click and select Layer order > Send to back. When you’re done, hit Publish to export your video.

Clean, seamless background-less videos in one click
Remove the background from videos and even audio

Use Green Screen to get rid of the background of any video, GIF, or image with a human in it. Studio Sound, on the other hand, can eliminate noise and even background music from audio like it was never there.

Change the setting and scenery to anything you want

Once your video background is removed, replace it with your own static or motion background, whether you just want a backdrop with a solid color or want to relocate to the moon. Use Descript’s free stock media library to search for and select a new background, or upload your own.

Non-destructive background removal

Toggle Green Screen on and off at the flip of a switch to bring your background back or get rid of it. Descript preserves your original files so you can experiment freely while editing.

Questions? We have answers
How can I remove the background from a video?

Removing the background from a video is easy with Descript. Using built-in AI, the app can automatically remove the original background. From there, inserting a new background is as easy as uploading a new photo or video, right-clicking, and selecting “Send to back."

Does Descript's background removal AI only work on videos?

Descript’s Green screen can also be used to remove backgrounds from GIFs and images as long as there is a single human subject in the foreground it can isolate. Studio Sound is like Green Screen for audio, removing background noise from audio recordings, leaving only crystal-clear voices behind.

What can I do to get better background removal results with AI?

You can ensure the cleanest background removal results with Green Screen by working with videos that have a high-resolution, contrasting background, limited movement, and feature one clear human subject in the foreground. Learn more about using Green Screen in Descript.

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