How to isolate a person from a video background in Premiere Pro
Isolate a person in Premiere Pro without a green screen. Choose a people preset, refine hair and edges, and place a new background behind your clip.
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Less masking.
More making.
Step-by-step tutorials for background removal in Premiere. Start with your subject, choose the right model, and make the result work in your edit.
How to remove a video background in Premiere Pro
A practical Premiere Pro background removal workflow: choose the right subject preset, preview a clip, remove or blur the background, and refine the result.
Read guideHair and fur background removal in Premiere Pro
Learn which subject presets and mask settings to try for hair and fur in Premiere Pro, with practical tips for soft edges, motion, halos, and background changes.
Read guideRemove backgrounds from animals, objects, and buildings in Premiere Pro
Use the General foreground preset to separate pets, products, objects, and suitable building silhouettes in Premiere Pro. Learn its strengths and limits.
Read guideGPU-accelerated AI background removal in Premiere Pro
How local GPU acceleration works in Vakago AI Background Remover for Premiere Pro, when CPU fallback helps, and which settings affect processing time.
Read guideNew vs. legacy AI Background Remover: which version should you install?
Compare the current Vakago AI Background Remover for Premiere Pro 25.6.5+ with the legacy extension for older Premiere and After Effects workflows.
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Your subject.
A different background.
Remove, blur or replace video backgrounds without a greenscreen.
Premiere 25.6.5 or later. Older Premiere or After Effects? Get the legacy version.