--- {"type":"list","title":"7 AI Video and Image Editing Tools I’d Actually Keep in My Workflow","listId":150824,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow","visibleItemTotal":8,"creator":{"id":"chengzhix","name":"chengzhi. xiao","url":"https://listium.com/@chengzhix"},"stats":{"views":4,"likes":0,"followers":0},"category":"technology & computing / networking","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T09:35:18.849Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T09:35:18.849Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Name","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Notes","type":"Text","format":"long"}]} --- # 7 AI Video and Image Editing Tools I’d Actually Keep in My Workflow By [chengzhi. xiao (@chengzhix)](https://listium.com/@chengzhix) 4 views · 0 likes · 0 followers Published 8 October 2026 · Updated 8 October 2026 Category: technology & computing / networking What kind of visual problem does each tool help solve? ## Items ### 1. [What kind of visual problem does each tool help solve?](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/7/what-kind-of-visual-problem-does-each-tool-help-solve) Item ID: `7` - Notes: > I’ve tried quite a few AI editing tools over the last couple of years, and honestly, I don’t think you need a huge collection of them. > > What I do find useful is having a small set of tools for the jobs that normally take the most annoying manual work: removing objects, cleaning up images, changing backgrounds, fixing video elements, and preparing content for different platforms. > > So instead of making another generic “top AI tools” list, I put together this list around a more practical question: > > > > > > --- ### 2. [7. One Place for Different Cleanup Tasks](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/6/7-one-place-for-different-cleanup-tasks) Item ID: `6` - Notes: > The reason I like having several related editing functions available in one workflow is convenience. > > Instead of constantly switching between different applications, exporting files, importing them somewhere else, and repeating the process, it can be easier to start with one general AI editing workflow and use the specific feature you need. > > One option worth checking out is \[allremover tools\](https://remover.work/). > > It brings several AI-powered visual cleanup tasks into one place, including background removal, unwanted-object removal, subtitle removal, watermark and logo cleanup, and other image and video editing tasks. > > I wouldn't use every feature for every project. > > The useful part is having different options available when a particular editing problem comes up. ### 3. [6. Image Background Editing 6. Image Background Editing](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/5/6-image-background-editing-6-image-background-editing) Item ID: `5` - Notes: > Background editing isn't always about completely deleting everything behind a subject. > > Sometimes I just want to separate the foreground first and then decide what to do with it. > > Once the subject is isolated, you can: > > > > This makes background separation a useful first step rather than simply an end result. ### 4. [5. Watermark and Logo Cleanup 5. Watermark and Logo Cleanup](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/4/5-watermark-and-logo-cleanup-5-watermark-and-logo-cleanup) Item ID: `4` - Notes: > Watermarks and logos can be useful in one version of a video but become distracting when content is being repurposed. > > For example, you might have an old version of a clip with a branding element that no longer belongs in a new edit. > > AI-based cleanup can sometimes help remove these elements without requiring you to rebuild the entire video. > > Again, the result depends heavily on what's behind the watermark. > > A logo over a plain background is very different from one covering a person's face or a complicated moving scene. ### 5. [4. Subtitle and Text Cleanup](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/3/4-subtitle-and-text-cleanup) Item ID: `3` - Notes: > Hardcoded subtitles are another annoying editing problem. > > If subtitles are stored as a separate track, removing them is easy. > > But if they have already been rendered into the video, they are part of the image itself. > > That means simply deleting the text isn't possible. > > An AI workflow needs to identify the subtitle area and reconstruct the visual information underneath it. > > This can be particularly useful when you have an exported video but no longer have the original editing project. ### 6. [3. Video Object Cleanup](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/2/3-video-object-cleanup) Item ID: `2` - Notes: > Removing something from a photo is one thing. > > Removing it from a moving video is another. > > A video object can move across dozens or hundreds of frames, which means the system needs to keep the removal consistent over time. > > This is where things like tracking, temporal consistency, motion blur, and background reconstruction become important. > > If you're testing a video removal tool, I recommend watching the entire clip instead of judging the result from one frame. > > Flickering, ghosting, or strange background movement can be easy to miss in a screenshot. ### 7. [2. Unwanted Object Removal](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/1/2-unwanted-object-removal) Item ID: `1` - Notes: > --- > > Ever taken what looks like a great photo and then noticed a random person, sign, cable, or object in the background? > > That is exactly the kind of small problem that can take much longer to fix than expected. > > AI object removal can identify the unwanted area and reconstruct what should appear behind it. > > It works particularly well when the surrounding background provides enough visual information for reconstruction. > > The more complicated the scene, the more carefully I’d check the final result. ### 8. [1. Background Removal](https://listium.com/@chengzhix/150824/7-ai-video-and-image-editing-tools-id-actually-keep-in-my-workflow/0/1-background-removal) Item ID: `0` - Notes: > --- > > Background removal is probably one of the first AI editing tasks most creators encounter. > > For images, it can be useful when preparing product photos, portraits, profile graphics, thumbnails, or social media assets. > > For video, the problem gets more complicated because the subject moves and the background changes from frame to frame. > > A good workflow should preserve important details such as hair, clothing edges, and other fine parts of the subject. > > If you regularly create content for different platforms, background removal can save a surprising amount of manual editing time.