How to change a video background
- Drop your video. Any MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV clip with a person in it. The preview shows the AI cutout on one frame.
- Pick the new background. Image is already selected; click Choose image and select a JPG, PNG or WebP. For a plain backdrop, click Color and pick any color.
- Check a few frames. Drag the slider to moments with fast movement or hands near the edge of the body.
- Refine the edges. Shrink / expand trims or grows the outline; Feather softens it so the person blends into the new scene.
- Export as MP4. Choose 720p, 1080p or the original size and click Export video. The audio is kept.
What the video background changer can do
- Replace the background with an image: an office, a studio, a brand color with a logo, a holiday photo or a slide.
- Replace it with a solid color: white for a clean product look, pure green to create green screen footage for another editor, or your brand color.
- Blur the existing background instead of replacing it, for a natural depth-of-field look. See blur video background.
- Remove it entirely and export a transparent video to layer in your editor. See the transparent video maker.
Choosing a background that looks real
The cutout can be perfect and the result can still look fake if the background does not match the footage. A few checks help a lot:
| Check | Why it matters | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Light direction | Shadows on the face should agree with the scene | Pick an image lit from the same side as your subject |
| Camera height | A floor seen from above behind a person filmed at eye level looks wrong | Use a background photographed at the same height |
| Sharpness | Real cameras blur the background behind a sharp subject | Use a softer image or add a little blur to it before uploading |
| Color temperature | A warm face on a cold blue scene stands out | Pick images with a similar warmth to your footage |
| Aspect ratio | A square image on 16:9 video gets cropped | Use an image with the same shape as the video |
AI cutout for people, color key for screens
This video background changer uses AI by default because most clips are not shot on a green screen. The AI is trained to find people, including hair, and it carries information from frame to frame, so the outline stays steady instead of flickering.
If your clip was filmed on a green or blue screen, switch Method to Color key: it is faster and exact on a good screen. The chroma key page explains the settings.
Where people use a changed video background
- Remote work and courses: put a recorded presenter in front of a tidy office or a branded backdrop.
- Social video: travel-style shots, reaction videos and trend formats that place you somewhere else.
- Product and sales videos: a clean white or brand-colored background behind someone demonstrating a product.
- Privacy: hide your home before sharing a clip publicly.
Speed and privacy
The AI runs on your graphics card through WebGPU in Chrome and Edge, and on the processor in other browsers. A GPU is many times faster; on a CPU, export at 720p and keep clips short. In both cases the file is processed locally. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no upload time, no queue and nobody else sees your video.
For the full list of options, including transparent export, use the main video background remover.