Clipchamp, the successor to Microsoft’s Windows Movie Maker, gives you the ability to edit videos in a very accessible and less intimidating interface, and now, Microsoft is bringing artificial intelligence to the app. The video editor already has some great features, and now its feature list will be bolstered with AI-powered editing tools.
I've developed a sort of panic reflex 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, this isn't an immediate recommendation, and I'm not all that excited about Microsoft doing the same for other Windows apps and features.
'Noise reduction' and 'Remove background'
Microsoft shared details of Clipchamp’s new AI features on its Microsoft 365 Insider blog, including AI-powered noise suppression and image background removal. This post also details how to use these new features in Clipchamp, which will be available to Clipchamp premium users and free users, and some preview images of what the new Clipchamp will be capable of.
The new “Remove Background” feature will allow you to remove the background of a video or image to isolate the main object within it without having to overlay the media first or requiring a green screen. You can then use the results in other projects by adding a new background or pasting the clip as a sticker. Remove the background This function can be found in the menu that opens when you right-click on the background part of the image you want to remove.
The other major new feature, noise suppression, will help you reduce background noise in your audio and video recordings and improve the overall sound. You can access Noise suppression from Audio tab in Clipchamp's properties panel.
If, like me, you end up forming an opinion about these features, you can tell Microsoft what you think via the “Send Feedback” button located in the video editor, or Take the Facebook route to tell Microsoft what you'd like to see in Clipchamp.
I haven't been particularly thrilled with the ever-increasing amount of new AI features from Microsoft that we've seen so far, but I'll spend a little more time on that. Clipchamp is already a pretty good app, especially if you're a beginner video editor looking to get into content creation. If these AI features are well-received, hopefully Microsoft will have some useful insight into what kinds of AI features people would like to try out right now.
