Clipchamp, Microsoft’s successor to Windows Movie Maker, gives you the power to edit videos in a very accessible and less intimidating interface – and now Microsoft is bringing AI to the app. The video editor already has some pretty great features, and now the feature set is expanding with AI-powered editing tools.
I’ve developed a bit of a panic reaction when I see the words “Microsoft” and “AI,” but I think video editing (rather than video editing) generation) is one area where AI features could potentially be useful. To be clear, that’s not a direct endorsement, and I’m not thrilled about Microsoft doing this with other apps and Windows features.
‘Noise Reduction’ and ‘Background Removal’
Microsoft has shared details about Clipchamp’s new AI features on his Microsoft 365 Insider blogincluding AI-powered noise reduction and image background removal. This post also describes how to use these new features in Clipchamp, which will be available to paying premium Clipchamp users and free users, and some preview images of what the new Clipchamp can do.
The new Background Removal feature lets you remove the background of a video or image to isolate the main object within it without having to layer your media first or use a green screen. You can then use the results in other projects by adding a new background or pasting the clip as a sticker. This Remove background You can find this function in the menu you open by right-clicking on the background part of the image you want to remove.
The other major new feature, noise reduction, helps you reduce background noise in your audio recordings and videos and improve their overall sound. You can access Noise reduction of the Sound tab in Clipchamp’s properties window.
If you – like me – ultimately form an opinion about these features, you can let Microsoft know your thoughts via the ‘Send Feedback’ button in the video editor, or go the facebook route to tell Microsoft what you would like to see in Clipchamp.
I’m not particularly excited about the ever-increasing mass of Microsoft AI additions we’ve seen so far, but this one is actually one I’m going to spend some more time on. Clipchamp is already a pretty good app, especially if you’re a novice video editor looking to dip your toes into content creation. If these AI features are well-received, hopefully Microsoft will have a useful hint about what sorts of AI features people might want to try next.