How to Remove the Background from a Video Without a Green Screen
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PressCut removes the background behind people without a green screen. It runs on your phone; nothing is uploaded.
Remove the background of a person
- Open your project and select the clip on the timeline.
- Tap Cut-out and turn on Remove background. You can also use Remove background from the quick tools on the home screen.
- Choose a Background colour, or put another video or photo underneath as the new background.
- Adjust Edge softness for natural edges around hair and shoulders.
- Export the video.
On older phones the preview can stutter while the cut-out is on. The export is not affected.
Filmed in front of a green screen?
Use the green screen (chroma key) option on any layer. It removes the green colour and works for objects too, not only people.
Ideas
- Put yourself in front of a new background for a reaction video.
- Use picture in picture to place the cut-out person over another clip.
- Combine with Make it vertical to keep the speaker centred in 9:16.
Tips for a clean result
- Film with good, even light and a background that is different from your clothes.
- Keep the whole person in the frame; very fast movement is harder to follow.
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