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Remove Video Background detects the subject in a video and removes everything else, frame by frame. The result is a video of the isolated subject that you can layer over other content. This is a direct canvas operation, so you do not need to send a prompt to the agent.
Using canvas tools directly gives you more control and uses significantly fewer credits than sending a prompt to the agent. For background removal, always use this tool instead of asking the agent.

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How to remove a video background

1

Select a video on the canvas

Open the canvas and click the video you want to edit. The video editing toolbar appears.
2

Click Remove Background

In the toolbar, click the background removal option. The AI processes the video frame by frame.
Canvas toolbar on a selected video showing the Remove Background button
3

Wait for processing

Background removal takes longer than image background removal because every frame is processed individually. A placeholder appears on the canvas while it runs.
4

Review the result

A new video appears on the canvas with the background removed. Your original video is preserved as a separate item.
Two video items on the canvas — the original and the background-removed version showing the isolated subject
Remove Video Background creates a new canvas item. It does not overwrite the original. You always keep both versions.

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When to use this

  • Isolating a person or product for compositing over a different background.
  • Creating overlay content for presentations or social media.
  • Preparing footage for green-screen-style layering in external editors.

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What you cannot do

  • You cannot select which parts of the background to keep. The AI removes the entire background.
  • You cannot replace the background with a new scene in a single step (unlike images). Remove the background first, then composite in an external editor.
  • You cannot adjust the quality of edge detection after processing.

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Next steps

Motion Control

Transfer motion from a reference video onto a still image.

Combine into Timeline

Arrange multiple clips into a single video.