Service
Video Background Removal
Clean, frame-accurate matte extraction for product shots, talent footage, and commercial plates — without the halo, jitter, or chewed edges.
What Is Video Background Removal?
Video background removal is the process of isolating your subject from its environment frame by frame, producing a clean alpha channel that can be composited over any new background, color, or scene.
Unlike single-pass AI tools, our hybrid pipeline combines machine-assisted segmentation with manual rotoscoping in Mocha Pro and Silhouette — preserving hair detail, motion blur, and translucent edges.
The result is a broadcast-grade matte that holds up under close inspection, color grading, and 4K delivery.
Who Needs This?
- E-commerce brands replacing product backgrounds at scale
- Fashion & beauty studios delivering catalog video
- Agencies producing social-first content in multiple aspect ratios
- Production houses needing clean plates for VFX compositing
- Educators and course creators replacing studio backdrops
- Music video and commercial directors building stylized worlds
What We Handle
Full-body talent with complex hair and motion blur
Product on turntables, conveyor belts, and rigs
Translucent objects: glass, fabric, smoke, liquid
Fast-moving subjects with handheld camera work
Multi-subject scenes with overlapping silhouettes
Green screen, black screen, and natural-background footage
Our Process
- 01
Footage Review
We analyze every clip for edge complexity, motion, and lighting before quoting.
- 02
Roto & Key Pass
Hybrid keying and frame-by-frame rotoscoping in Silhouette / Mocha Pro.
- 03
Edge Refinement
Hair detail, motion blur, and despill cleanup on every frame.
- 04
Internal QC
Senior compositor reviews 100% of frames before client delivery.
- 05
Client Review
Two revision rounds included with frame-accurate notes.
- 06
Final Delivery
Pre-multiplied alpha or matte channel in your spec.
Deliverables
- ProRes 4444 or DNxHR with embedded alpha
- Separate matte channel (PNG / EXR sequence) on request
- Composited preview over checkerboard and color
- Project file (After Effects / Nuke) available on retainer plans
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to clean up your footage?
Send us a 5–10 second sample clip and we will return a frame-accurate background removal at no cost.
Standard
$25/hour
1–4 videos · per-shot fixed quote up front
Bulk — Save 20%
$20/hour
5+ videos · automatic bulk rate
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