Remove video backgrounds and turn subjects into reusable cutouts

Upload a short clip or choose a library video, see the price before generating, remove the background, and save an alpha matte, green-screen-style plate, or solid-color output for the next edit.

Before and after video background removal preview with a presenter isolated on a transparent-style background.
Source
Alpha matte
Price before generation

The wallet estimate is shown before the run starts.

No surprise runs

Failed jobs are refunded automatically.

Editor-ready output

Export alpha, green screen, or solid color.

Use cases

One clean subject, many production paths

Use background removal as AI rotoscoping, green screen replacement, product cutout, alpha matte, and compositing prep before the next edit.

Talking heads

Rotoscope presenters out of a busy room and place them over brand-safe scenes, decks, or transparent layouts.

Product cutouts

Separate handheld product footage into foreground assets for ecommerce videos, landing pages, and explainers.

Ad compositing

Create green-screen-style foreground plates that editors can combine with new hooks, scenes, and campaign backgrounds.

Green screen replacement

Keep the instructor or speaker visible while replacing a classroom, office, or branded backdrop without filming on a green screen.

Social overlays

Export reusable transparent clips and alpha overlays for vertical posts, stories, reels, and product demos.

Output guide

AI video matting for green-screen and transparent exports

The tool is focused on finished exports: transparent WebM for web playback, or solid-color and green-screen-style files for channels without alpha support.

Output

AI video matting

Best for

Short uploaded or library videos that need background removal, subject isolation, alpha matte export, or green-screen replacement.

Estimate

Wallet estimate shown before launch. Successful runs are charged from the final app quote.

Use when

Use for final assets you want to preview, download, and save to the media library.

Source clip
Alpha matte
Campaign background

Workflow

From source clip to green-screen, alpha, or compositing asset

The tool keeps the production loop compact: choose a source, configure the alpha or background output, run, inspect, then save or download.

Before you generate, MaxVideoAI displays the estimated price for the selected clip and output settings.

Upload or select a videoUse a short MP4, MOV, or WebM URL, upload a file, or pick a saved library video.
Choose alpha, green screen, or color outputExport WebM VP9 for transparent playback, or a green/solid-color MP4 or MOV plate when the destination does not support alpha.
Preview, save, and reuseCompare source and result, download the file, or save it back to the MaxVideoAI library.

Export quality

Download files your production tools can actually open

Transparent video and AI rotoscoping outputs are format-sensitive, so WebM VP9 is the transparent export while MP4/MOV outputs should use green-screen or solid-color backgrounds.

Transparent WebM overlay

WebM VP9 stays available for browser playback, landing-page overlays, and web players that support transparent WebM.

Editor-friendly plates

Choose green-screen or solid-color MP4/MOV output when your editing pipeline does not preserve transparent WebM.

Green-screen plate

Choose a green or solid background when the final platform strips alpha channels.

WebM

Transparent web

MP4

Green plate

MOV

Solid background

Use WebM VP9 for browsers and compatible editors, and green-screen or solid-color MP4/MOV when the destination cannot preserve alpha.

FAQ

Video background removal questions

Practical details for transparent output, audio, pricing, and library reuse.

Can I export a transparent video or alpha matte?

Yes. Use WebM VP9 when the destination supports transparent WebM. For editors that do not preserve WebM alpha, use a green-screen or solid-color MP4/MOV plate.

Can this replace green screen or rotoscoping work?

It can replace many simple green-screen, chroma key, and AI rotoscoping prep tasks by isolating the subject and exporting a transparent or solid-color plate.

Can the tool preserve audio?

Yes. Studio mode includes an audio preservation toggle, so you can keep the source soundtrack when the selected output supports it.

How is pricing estimated?

MaxVideoAI reads the clip duration and shows a wallet estimate before the run starts. Failed runs are refunded automatically.

What is the studio duration limit?

This release is scoped to short clips up to 60 seconds so processing, preview, and billing stay predictable.

Can I reuse saved outputs?

Yes. Save finished videos to the media library and select them later from the Background removal tab.

Which format should I choose for editing?

Use transparent WebM when your editor supports it. Otherwise export a green-screen or solid-color MP4/MOV plate and key or composite it in the editor.

Ready to clean the clip?

Remove a background and keep the result in your MaxVideoAI library

Open the workspace, estimate the run, and turn short source videos into reusable subject cutouts, alpha mattes, green-screen plates, or solid-background assets.