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Clean Cutouts from Any Image or Video

Almost nothing ships on the background it was generated with. Characters get composited into new scenes, props land on UI panels, and marketing subjects move between layouts constantly. Manually masking each cutout—especially around hair, fur, glow effects, and soft edges—is slow, and sloppy cutouts announce themselves in every composite.

Remove Background on Layer isolates the subject cleanly in one step, for both images and video clips. The result is a transparent-ready asset—character, prop, or UI element—that drops into any composition without fringing or leftover pixels.

Key Capabilities

Clean Subject Detection Layer identifies the subject and separates it from the background automatically, handling difficult edges like hair, fur, and semi-transparent effects.

Transparent-Ready Output Cutouts come out ready for compositing—place characters on new scenes, props on UI panels, and subjects on any layout without cleanup passes.

Video Background Removal Isolate a moving subject from a video clip, not just a still. Composite animated characters and motion elements into new creatives.

Batch Processing Cut out an entire set of characters, items, or icons at once. Every editing tool on Layer works on single assets or in batches at scale.

Workflow Integration Run background removal as a node in a repeatable workflow—for example, generate a character set, remove backgrounds, and upscale in one pipeline.

How It Works

Select your asset Open any image or video clip in Layer—a fresh generation or an upload from your existing library.

Run background removal Layer detects the subject and removes everything else. No masks to paint, no edges to trace.

Refine and export Review the cutout, re-run if needed, and export your transparent-ready asset—or send it straight into another edit like upscaling or layer splitting.

Built for Game Production

Game Art Compositing Isolate generated characters and props so they can live anywhere—new environments, UI frames, card layouts—without inheriting the scene they were generated in.

UA Creative Variants Cut a hero character out once, then place it into dozens of ad backgrounds and layouts. Combined with batch processing, one subject fuels a whole campaign.

UI and In-Game Elements Turn generated items, icons, and collectibles into transparent assets ready for inventory screens, shops, and reward popups.

Marketing Assets Free key-art subjects from their backgrounds for store features, social cuts, and seasonal layouts—reusing approved characters instead of regenerating them.

Layer is trusted by 300+ game studios and entertainment brands, including Zynga, SciPlay, Huuuge Games, and Machine Zone. Remove Background turns any generation into a reusable building block for everything your team composites next.

Remove Background — FAQ

How does AI background removal work on Layer?
Layer detects the subject of an image or video and cuts it cleanly from its background, producing a transparent-ready asset you can composite anywhere.
Does background removal work on video?
Yes. You can remove the background from video clips as well as images, isolating a moving subject for compositing into new scenes and creatives.
What kinds of assets is it best for?
Characters, props, and UI elements are the most common—anything you want to drop onto new backgrounds, layouts, or in-game surfaces without a halo of leftover pixels.
Can I remove backgrounds from many assets at once?
Yes. Background removal works on single assets or in batches at scale, and it can run inside node-based workflows for repeatable pipelines.
Is my artwork kept private?
Yes. Customer data is never used to train foundation models, and Layer offers SOC 2 Type II compliance, SSO/SCIM, and role-based access for enterprise teams.

Try Remove Background today

Get transparent-ready assets in seconds instead of an afternoon of masking. Start free on Layer—no credit card required.