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Change the background of a video

Updated October 26, 2026Try Video Background Changer app →

Video Background Changer moves a video into a new scene without a green screen or a reshoot. You replace the background in one frame, and the app carries that scene through the whole clip. The person keeps the same pose and movement as in your original footage. Open Apps from the sidebar and click Video Background Changer to start.

The app has two presets:

  • Edited Video — your clip plus one edited frame give you the same video in a new scene.
  • Mask Video — your clip alone gives you a black-and-white mask of the person for your own composite.
Video Background Changer open with the Edited Video preset selected
Video Background Changer open with the Edited Video preset selected

Prepare the frame

Edited Video takes its new scene from a single image, so get that image ready first.

  1. Take the first frame of your clip.
  2. Replace only the background in any image editor.
  3. Keep the original frame size and leave the person as they are.
If the frame is resized or the person is redrawn, the result won't line up with your footage.

The app has no text prompt. The new scene comes only from the frame you upload.

Upload the video and the frame

Edited Video is the default preset.

  • Step 1: Video — click Select and add your clip. MP4, 2 to 30 seconds, up to 16 MB.
  • Step 2: Keyframe image — click Select and add the edited frame. JPG, PNG or WEBP.
Edited Video preset with the source clip and the edited keyframe uploaded
Edited Video preset with the source clip and the edited keyframe uploaded

Generate and download

Click Generate. When the result is ready, it plays in the workspace. Click the download icon in the top-right corner to save it.

Video Background Changer is available on the Starter and Pro plans. Each run costs credits, with the exact cost shown on the Generate button.
Finished video with the new background, ready to download
Finished video with the new background, ready to download

Get a mask of the person

Need to composite the shot yourself? Open Preset and switch to Mask Video. Upload only the clip and click Generate.

You get a black-and-white mask of the person across the whole clip, at the clip's original resolution, without an audio track.

The edited video comes out smaller than the mask, but the framing matches. To use both together, scale one to the other in your editor.

Troubleshooting

The result doesn't line up with my footage. Check the edited frame. It must be a frame from the same clip, at the same size, with the person untouched. Fix the frame and run the app again.

My video won't upload. The app takes MP4 clips of 2 to 30 seconds, up to 16 MB. Trim or compress the clip and try again.

The mask doesn't include something other than a person. Mask Video covers people only.

For more options after generating, see Video result actions. Need a clip to start from? See Generate your first video. The full app page is at Video Background Changer.