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Note: The screenshots in this article are from Clipchamp for personal accounts. The same principles apply to Clipchamp for work.

Automatically find and delete unwanted silences and pauses longer than 3 seconds in any media with our smart AI-powered feature, silence removal. 

How to use silence removal

Step 1. Import a video or audio file or record with audible speech

To import your own videos and audio, click on the import media button in the your media tab on the toolbar to browse your computer files, or connect your OneDrive. Drag and drop your video onto the timeline to start. 

Note: To remove pauses and silences from your video using the silence remover, your video must include audio or voice. You can also use the silence remover with a video recorded inside the editor. Click on the record & create tab on the toolbar, then select screen and camera, camera, screen, audio recording, or text to speech.

An image of a user adding a video to the timeline.

Step 2. Remove silences and pauses using the sparkle icon

Click on the AI suggestions button (sparkle icon) in the timeline toolbar. AI suggestions will appear.

An image of a user clicking on the sparkle icon.

Next, click on the auto cut button.

An image of a user clicking on the trim and tidy button.

The AI suggestion popup window will ask you to transcribe your media to remove silences. Select a language that you would like to covert video to text, filter profanity, then click on the transcribe button to start removing pauses.

An image of a user clicking on the transcribe button.

The AI editing feature will automatically start filtering through your video to find any pause or silence that are longer than 3 seconds.

An image of the silence remover generating.

Silences or pauses will show on your timeline highlighted in purple. The number of pauses found will also appear in the auto cut window.

An image of the silences shown.

Preview the silences found in your video by clicking on the arrow button.

An image of a user reviewing.

Here, you’ll be able to browse the silences and how long they are. For example, the pause in our video was 3.5 seconds. If you don’t think the pause needs to be removed, simply click on the ignore button. To use the AI suggestion without group deleting, click on the remove button to remove silences one by one.

An image of the silences shown on the timeline.

To remove all silences in your video in a group, click on the arrow button, ​​​​​​​then the remove all button.

An image of a user clicking remove all button.

Your video will now appear split into multiple clips on the timeline with silences removed.

An image of the video split on the timeline.

You will also be able to view your video transcript in the captions tab on the property panel. Here, you can turn on captions, download an .SRT file transcript, hide captions, and edit text.

An image of the captions tab.

Step 3. Preview, save, and share your webcam video

Save your polished video by clicking on the export button then selecting 1080p video resolution. If your video has 4K video footage, paid subscribers can save in 4K video resolution. Your video will automatically download to your device.

An image of a user exporting a video.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if the silence remover doesn't pick the right pause?

If you're not happy with the AI generated outcome, you can always undo the action and repeat the process.

Why are there still some pauses in my video?

The smart AI technology leaves a small pause to avoid creating jarring cuts in the video. The silencer removal feature also doesn’t recognise any audio pause shorter than 3 seconds as a recommendation to remove it.

Is the silence removal feature paid?

Silence removal is free for all Clipchamp users.

When can I use the silence remover?

All record & create features like camera, screen, screen and camera, audio, and text to speech all can use the silence remover. You can also use the silence remover on any imported media that includes audio and silences over 3 seconds.

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