Since The search giant, Google, began to venture into mobile telephony, has been a significant addition to the market. It is always offering innovation to improve the quality of the user experience. One of its successes is its Pixel series of smartphones, which has been expanded in recent months to add interesting new features. The last of all is its exclusive magic audio eraser for Pixel 8.
The new features that Google is adding to its Pixel smartphones are related to AI. One of the new features generated by this AI integration is Audio Magic Eraser. Previously, Pixel wowed us with a magical image eraser and now it has a magical voice eraser. Let's take a closer look at these developments.
What is magic image eraser
Google has proven to be a pioneer in integrating AI into its products, and no one exemplifies this better than Bard (now Gemini). Gemini is Google's conversation model that enables natural conversations via text. And every day it is demonstrating a greater ability to generate text in a more natural way.
Following its success with Bard, Google went a step further and began integrating artificial intelligence capabilities into its Pixel smartphones. Image Eraser is a new feature of the Google Photos app which is integrated into the Pixel smartphone models, specifically Pixel 6 and Pixel 7.
The magic image eraser feature allows remove objects and people from your photos using AI. Specifically, it uses artificial intelligence to recognize objects to eliminate. Then, fill the space with surrounding elements to make it look natural.
Since picture eraser became a popular feature on the Pixel, Google has gone one step further and created a magical audio eraser for improve videos.
The magic audio eraser arrives
Google's new feature allows you to reduce or eliminate unwanted background noise in videos recorded with Pixel phones. Using artificial intelligence, it detects environmental sounds such as wind, traffic, murmurs, etc., and then suppresses them to give greater prominence to the relevant voices and main sounds in the recording.
The user will be able to control the extent to which background noise is reduced. It is expected that this functionality arrives with the launch of the Pixel 8 in the fall of this year, initially only for Google One users.
How to use magic audio eraser on Google Pixel 8
Although the new feature is not ready yet, how it will work has already been leaked and we explain it to you below in a short tutorial.
Step 1:. You have to head to the camera app on your Google Pixel 8 and then select the video recording option. If possible, try to ensure that the video you capture has both the desired sound and background noise to test the skills of the magic audio eraser.
Step 2:. After recording the video, open it from the gallery or the Google Photos app. Scroll down to the audio editing option and select “Magic Audio Eraser.”
Step 3:. Magic Audio Eraser will automatically analyze your video's audio and highlight background noise. Look at the visual representation of the audio and identify the areas you want to eliminate or reduce.
Step 4:. Use the sliders provided to adjust the level of noise reduction. You can reduce the background noise to the desired point while keeping the main vocals and sounds intact.
Step 5:. Once you've adjusted the settings to your preferences, preview the video to make sure the result is what you're looking for. If you like it, save the edited video and share it with your friends and family.
It seems to be a very interesting function that at the moment only Google One users will be able to enjoy. The rest of us will have to wait a little longer to try it..