What you need to know
- Microsoft’s video editor Clipchamp will soon support noise reduction and image background removal.
- Both features use AI to enhance audio and images in video projects.
- The features will apparently be rolled out gradually, but should be available to anyone with a personal account in the near future.
Clipchamp is Windows 11’s built-in video editor. It’s also available on the web and for iOS (but not Android). Although the app is pre-installed on millions of PCs, Microsoft still has some work to do to get the word out about the app. When people ask me how I edit my American football highlight reels, many don’t know about Clipchamp. Perhaps Clipchamp’s latest features will make a big splash, as the app will soon be able to enhance audio files and images using AI.
Microsoft announced in a Microsoft 365 Insiders blog post that noise reduction and image background removal are coming to Clipchamp. Both features use AI to enhance content and provide additional tools for creating videos.
Noise reduction reduces background noise on audio tracks, making it easier to hear the main speaker or audio source in a clip. The feature works with any video segment that also contains audio.
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Using the best microphone is the easiest way to improve the quality of your audio. However, you can’t always record in ideal conditions. There may be background noise from a busy street, air conditioning, or other distracting sounds in your recording location. Noise reduction targets this type of bad sound and provides a cleaner voice recording.
Removing the background of an image is useful for creating poses or graphics in a video. You can also overlay an image with the background removed on top of another image or video.
Microsoft’s blog post states that noise reduction and image background removal are available to all customers with a personal Microsoft account, but I don’t see either feature currently. There’s a chance the tools will be rolled out gradually. Noise reduction will also be rolled out gradually to work account users, while image background removal should already be available to work account users.