But what happens when that perfect memory is marred by a blurry background or some shaky footage? That’s when Video Boost comes in. It’s an AI video processing feature that allows you to easily edit shaky, grainy, poorly lit, and otherwise imperfect videos. And Video Boost works seamlessly with other features on Pixel Pro phones like Night Sight Video and Super Res Zoom Video,¹ so it can help you fix videos taken in low light or when the action is in the distance.

Here’s how Video Boost works: Google’s Tensor chip in your Pixel processes the video, reducing background noise and improving the quality of your lighting. Your Pixel saves the original version on your device, then sends a new version to the cloud, where you can access it. Next, your phone’s AI software automatically removes any graininess, stabilizes movement, and adjusts exposure, to create beyond-stunning videos – including those in 8K² if you have a Pixel 9 Pro phone. 

“Your Pixel 9 Pro is a great start to making pro-quality videos,” says Sebastian Rodriguez, a senior product marketing manager for Google Pixel Camera. 

Jason Wiltjer, a structural design engineer in St. Louis, Missouri, has a passion for electric vehicles. He likes taking videos of EVs on the street, but the sun can pose challenges when he films during the day. “Taking videos where the sun is in the background, often your phone camera can’t get detail on the actual subject,” he says. “If I see a cool car outside, I’ll turn on Video Boost to bring up the details of the car, and the video will come out better.”

When recording in daylight, Video Boost balances light while improving colors and contrast. This AI video feature also helps with movement. Let’s say it’s your son’s first birthday party, and you’ve planned for everything: a cake in the shape of a teddy bear, plus extra clothes for when he smashes it all over himself; bubbles and fingerpaint for the kids, and cleaning supplies for the inevitable mess. You’ve even turned on 10-bit HDR video on your Pixel Pro phone for brighter, wider color ranges and higher contrasts. 

But what you couldn’t have planned for was how excited you’d feel right before your son blows out the candle. To make sure your recording doesn’t look shaky, use Video Boost to bring stability to the moment – and you’ll have a clip to enjoy forever.

Before Pixel Video Boost, getting sharp video in dim lighting was tricky. The result was often grainy faces, jumbled shadows, and annoying streaks. That’s what used to happen when Wiltjer tried to take videos of his cat, Ellie. A small black Bombay, she loves sprinting up and down the stairs at home. It’s adorable. But between Ellie’s dark hair and the low indoor light, Wiltjer’s videos never showed much detail. She looked more like “an abyss” than an actual cat. “The video was either just completely black,” he says, “or it tries to bring out details but it looks grainy.”

Now all Wiltjer has to do is open the camera on his Pixel 8 Pro phone, turn on Video Boost in Settings, hit record, and let Ellie do her thing. Within a few minutes or a few hours, depending on the length of the clip, Google processes his original version in the cloud and creates studio-quality recordings.

“Video Boost boosts everything,” Wiltjer says. “[There’s] better dynamic range, less noise in the darker areas of the scene, more details, and less graininess. You can see more intricacies in Ellie’s hair. You can see what she actually looks like.”

Video Boost also works seamlessly with other cool features on Pixel Pro phones. Night Sight Video lets you take flawless video in the dark. Super Res Zoom Video, now available on Pixel 9 Pro phones, records video like you’re close to the action, even if you’re far away. 

Say you’re watching July 4th fireworks and want to film the explosions of color as they light up the night sky – and the crowd’s faces. Night Sight Video works with Video Boost to eliminate blur and grainy footage, leaving you with stunning, crisp videos top professionals would admire.

Or, say you score tickets to the NBA Finals. Even from the nosebleeds, you’ll be able to record every jump shot, grimace, and high-five on the hardwood. Super Res Zoom Video combines a powerful telephoto lens and advanced video processing to give you smooth, high-quality video up to 20x closer. Combine it with Video Boost on Pixel Pro phones, and you’ll get incredibly well-lit, clear videos. 

You can also take high-quality still images from your recordings with Video Boost. The reason: stills from 8K video become 33-megapixel photos, which means they’re rich in detail. “That is mind blowing, being able to grab a still from a video and still have a great photo to use,” says Rodriguez, the Google senior product marketing manager.

Thanks to Video Boost and other features, he adds, Pixel Pro phones “have the best camera and video camera you can have at every moment of your life.”