How to Remove Background from a Video in Premiere Pro - Plus Easier Alternative Way

We shoot videos with different backgrounds, but sometimes the video backgrounds may be unflattering or simply not fit into the desired theme of the video. But you can remove background from a video in the post-editing with some of the best video background removers, like Premiere Pro.

Then, how to remove the video background? It is pretty easy to do using Premiere Pro. Here in this post, we'll show you the detailed steps to remove video background in Premiere Pro.

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How to Remove Background from Video in Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the most popular video editing software, which has a comprehensive set of features, including removing background from a video. It also offers the Chroma Key function for producing background-free videos easily. There is a basic Color Key and the Ultra Key. Both work similarly, but the Ultra Key is what I prefer to use.

Here is how to remove background from your videos using the Ultra Key:

Step 1

Add the video clip that you want to remove background to Adobe Premiere Pro.

Step 2

Find the Ultra Key effect by navigating to Effects > Video Effects > Keying > Ultra Key. Then grab that and drag it over and place it on your footage.

Remove Background from Video in Premiere Pro - Ultra Key

Step 3

Now, you can choose the color (generally green) on your video frame (click somewhere near your subject) that you want to remove from the video using the eyedropper tool in the Effects panel.

Remove Background from Video in Premiere Pro - Apply Ultra Key Effect

Step 4

Change the output view to Alpha, and this will help you see the details of your subject. Also, use the Setting option to choose how aggressive the effect works.

Remove Background from Video in Premiere Pro - Settings

Step 5

Open up the "Matte Generation" drop-down and play with Transparency, Pedestal, and more settings to clean the matte.

Remove Background from Video in Premiere Pro - Matte Generation Settings

Step 6

Clean up the edges of your objects by using the "Matte Cleanup" settings. Choke will shrink the edges, while Soften will make the edges fuzzier.

Remove Background from Video in Premiere Pro - Matte Cleanup Settings

Step 7

Sometimes, there will be a bit of background color spill on your subject. You can adjust the "spill suppression" settings to fix this problem.

There you go. You've just removed the background from a video in Premiere Pro!

Part 2: Easy Premiere Pro Alternative for a Quick Video Background Removal/Changing

With the above steps, you can create remove the background from a video in Premiere Pro. In case some of you might find that it is too complicated to find a certain feature, or if the Premiere Pro is currently unavailable, we provide you a more direct and easier way - FlexClip - to edit out the background of green screen or any color on your project.

FlexClip is an all-in-one video background remover and editor that offers a free chroma key tool enabling you to remove any solid color background from your video and then to replace or edit the background at will. It also packs millions of high-quality videos and photos resources for you to change the background to anything you can imagine.

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Quick Video Background Removal/Changing Tool - FlexClip

With FlexClip, you can easily remove and change the video background in a few clicks. Just upload your clip, apply Chroma Key to remove green, blue, or any color picked from canvas, and then replace it with new background.

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