This article explains what Background Removal and photo enhancement do, where they're available, what they cost, and how they differ from face placement.
What it does
Background Removal turns a raw camera photo into a clean cut-out: the subject is separated from the background automatically, with no external editing tools. Photo enhancement applies automatic lighting and color correction, so a dark or flat photo comes out looking polished.
In Studio, both are one click. Select a photo layer and the properties panel shows a Photo Processing section with two buttons:
- Remove BG — cuts the subject out of the background.
- Enhance — applies automatic lighting and color correction.
The same processing can run automatically in API and Zapier workflows, so photos arrive in your designs already cut out — see Background Removal in automated workflows (pre-flight).
Processed once, reused everywhere
Processing typically takes just a few seconds. Once a photo has been processed, the result is cached: re-rendering the design, dropping the same photo into another template, or fanning it out across a Design Group reuses the cut-out instead of processing it again — instantly, and without being charged again.
When it's available
Background Removal is a standard part of Templified — every organization has it. You'll find the Remove BG and Enhance buttons on photo layers in Studio, and the same processing is available through the API, Zapier, and Flow. If the buttons are missing or processing keeps failing, contact support.
What it costs
Background Removal is a premium processing step: each photo that's actually processed adds a 10¢ surcharge on top of the normal render price. You're only charged when processing really runs — reusing a cached result, re-rendering, or retrying a failed run never charges you twice. See What counts as a render? (Billing FAQ) for the full billing picture.
Not the same as face placement
Background Removal changes the pixels of a photo (cutting out the subject, correcting lighting). Face placement changes the position and scale of a photo so faces line up consistently across a team. They work great together — a cut-out subject aligned to the face-target box — but they're independent features: face placement is available to every organization, with or without Background Removal. See Consistent team faces: what face placement does & when to use it.
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