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Say goodbye to long pauses and awkward silences in your videos or voiceovers automatically without the need to find pauses and cut a video yourself. Automatically find and delete unwanted silences and pauses in any media with our smart AI-powered feature, auto cut.
This video silence remover can tidy your footage in a few clicks, helping you make professional content quickly. It’s ideal for trimming long video recordings like video presentations, educational videos and video podcasts where removing silences can make a video polished and engaging.
Apply auto cut to remove silences from your own video and audio media, or voice recordings, AI voiceovers, and webcam and screen videos created directly inside the video editor. Read on to learn how to cut out silences from audio in Clipchamp video editor.
How to use the AI silence remover
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.
Ensure your video includes voice audio so the AI tool can detect silences and pauses.
You can also use auto cut 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.
Drag and drop your video onto the timeline.
Step 2. Remove silences and pauses using the sparkle icon
Click on the sparkle icon button in the timeline toolbar. The auto cut feature will become available and AI suggestions will appear to remove pauses and filler words from media in the timeline. To proceed, click on the auto cut button.
The AI suggestion pop up window will ask you to transcribe your media to remove silence from your video. Select a language for your transcript, check the filter profanity box (if necessary), then click on the transcribe button to start removing pauses.
The AI editing feature will automatically start filtering through your video to find any pause or silence that’s longer than 3 seconds. Silences or pauses will show on your timeline highlighted in purple. The number of pauses found will also appear in the auto cut window. To remove all silences in your video in a group, click on the arrow button, then the remove all button.
You can also preview the silences found in your video by clicking on the pauses button then clicking on the arrow button. Here, you’ll be able to browse the silences and see how long they are. For example, the pause in our video was 4.5 seconds. If you don’t think the pause needs to be removed, simply click on the ignore button. Click on the remove button to remove silences one by one.
Your video will now appear split into multiple clips on the timeline with all the audio and video silences removed.
You will also be able to view your video transcript in the captions tab on the property panel. Here, you can add subtitles to your video, download an .SRT file transcript, hide captions, and edit text.
Step 3. Preview, save, and share your video
Save your polished video by clicking on the export button then selecting a suitable resolution, such as 1080p HD video resolution. Your video will automatically download to your device. You can also save to OneDrive directly. For more help removing silences with AI, check out this help article.
Watch the how to remove silences video tutorial
10 popular video formats to try with the AI silence remover
If you’re not sure when to use auto cut, look at these popular video styles where AI silence removal improves video and audio quality.
Make training videos easier to follow for new employees by removing awkward silences.
Find the highlights from your reaction video footage quickly by using the video silence remover.
Shorten video podcasts automatically instead of finding and deleting pauses manually.
Appear confident and professional by removing gaps from your narration in a video resume.
Polish informative demo videos and tutorial videos so they’re ready to share on social media.
Remove pauses from slideshow video or PowerPoint video recordings to keep your viewers engaged.
Edit vlogs faster and make videos flow smoother by removing silences in a click.
Shorten the duration of webcam videos for YouTube by trimming away silences without losing key information.
Trim the length of Instagram Reels with AI to keep your videos within time limit guidelines.
Remove pauses from sales pitch videos to help gain a viewer’s attention and trust.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if the silence remover doesn't pick the right pause?
If you're not happy with the pause detected by AI, you can always ignore the suggestion. You can also start over or undo any pause removals.
Why are there still some pauses in my video?
The smart AI video editing tool leaves a small pause to avoid creating jarring cuts in the video. The auto cut feature recognizes any audio pause over 3 seconds and makes a recommendation to remove it.
Is the silence removal feature free?
Silence removal or auto cut is free for all users of Clipchamp video editor.
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.
Check out noise suppression for another AI powered audio editor or create a video in seconds using auto compose.
Try auto cut for free with Clipchamp or download the Clipchamp Windows app.
