M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Clipchamp: Remove pauses and silences in your videos

MC759462 – Updated April 15, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon: Automatically find and delete unwanted silences and pauses longer than 3 seconds in video and audio with silence removal, a new smart AI-powered feature in Microsoft Clipchamp. Silence removal is currently free to use in preview. After the preview, silence removal may be available as part of a premium subscription.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 383137.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expects to complete by late July 2024 (previously early July).

How this will affect your organization:

Silence removal is part of the Clipchamp editor. Silence removal eliminates pauses in speech that are longer than 3 seconds. Users can remove all pauses at once with a single click or review each pause and decide which to remove.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

For users: How to use silence removal – Microsoft Support