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AI Video Background Remover

by Vakago Tools·VFX

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Why we like it

Earns its place in the Adobe Exchange library by bringing single-click, neural-network people masking to both After Effects and Premiere Pro from one extension.

What is AI Video Background Remover?

AI Video Background Remover, developed by Vakago Tools, removes backgrounds and masks people with a single click inside After Effects and Premiere Pro. The extension analyzes your video and locates people using artificial neural networks, and when a person is found it creates a mask for each frame.

The masks can be used to crop people out of videos, alter or blur the background of a recording, brighten faces, darken backgrounds, and build tutorials or PIP videos. It brings features to Premiere Pro that many people know from the magic mask tool or online video conferencing software.

Version 1.4.7 improves mask quality, with smoother results in both Premiere Pro and After Effects through edge smoothing and temporal blending. The extension uses the GPU and available CPU cores simultaneously for better performance. The After Effects version adds keyframe distance, rendering every n-th frame while After Effects generates mask points in between, along with a threshold to avoid generating multiple small masks for people in the background.

Who is AI Video Background Remover best for?

AI Video Background Remover is best for cropping people out of videos, blurring or altering backgrounds, brightening faces, darkening backgrounds, and building tutorials or PIP videos.

How much does AI Video Background Remover cost?

AI Video Background Remover is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • One-click background removal and people masking
  • Locates people using artificial neural networks and creates a mask for each frame
  • Edge smoothing and temporal blending for smoother masks in Premiere Pro and After Effects
  • Uses the GPU and available CPU cores simultaneously
  • Keyframe distance: render every n-th frame with mask points generated in between (After Effects only)
  • Mask creation threshold to avoid multiple small masks for people in the background (After Effects only)

Tags

#AI masking#background removal#auto masking#people masking#green screen#After Effects#Premiere Pro

Frequently asked questions

Does AI Video Background Remover work with Premiere Pro 15.0 and After Effects 18.0?

AI Video Background Remover supports Premiere Pro 15.0 and later, and After Effects 18.0 and later. In both hosts it removes backgrounds and masks people with a single click, analyzing your video with artificial neural networks and creating a mask for each frame once a person is located. Some options are exclusive to the After Effects version, so check the developer's page at vakago-tools.com for the full compatibility details before installing.

Which features are only in the After Effects version of AI Video Background Remover?

AI Video Background Remover includes two options exclusive to the After Effects version. Keyframe distance lets you render every n-th frame while After Effects generates the mask points in between. A mask creation threshold lets you avoid generating multiple small masks for people in the background. The core one-click background removal and neural-network people masking work in both After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Does AI Video Background Remover use the GPU?

AI Video Background Remover uses the GPU and available CPU cores simultaneously, which improves performance. This was introduced with the version 1.4.7 update, alongside higher mask quality and smoother masks in both Premiere Pro and After Effects through edge smoothing and temporal blending. The After Effects version also adds a keyframe distance option, rendering every n-th frame while After Effects generates the mask points in between for further performance gains. For the current hardware notes, see the developer's page at vakago-tools.com.

Is AI Video Background Remover free?

AI Video Background Remover is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current and authoritative details, check the developer's page at vakago-tools.com. The extension is distributed for After Effects and Premiere Pro by Vakago Tools, and it removes backgrounds and masks people with a single click by analyzing your video with artificial neural networks and creating a mask for each frame once a person is located.

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