The prompt says one of them moves behind the other. Add a short description to pick.

Do both people look at the camera?

Yes. At the end both faces are side by side toward the lens, smiling.

Can I use a different model, or make it longer?

Yes. Five seconds on MiniMax H3 is the default; before you generate you can set up to 15 seconds or 2K on H3, or switch to another model listed for this effect in Studio, such as Wan 3.0 for up to 30 seconds. The Generate button shows the updated price first. Our samples were made on MiniMax H3, so other models may interpret the prompt a little differently.

Will it change what's in my photo?

No. The effect only adds motion, light and atmosphere; everyone in the photo stays exactly as they appear in it. The default model doesn't filter photos. Some models you can switch to in Studio apply their own content filters and may turn a photo down.

Is my result private?

Yes. Your upload and the finished clip stay private to your account and never appear on a public page.

Each effect defaults to a five-second clip priced in US dollars on the Generate button. Before you run it, you can switch to a different model, adjust the length, or change the resolution in Studio, and the price on the Generate button updates to match. An ordinary failed or expired run normally releases the reserved amount. For a content refusal, follow the selected model’s billing policy.

Will this effect change how the person in my photo looks?

Your photo anchors the subject; the effect adds the motion and look described in its prompt. Check the face, hands and clothing in the result. If a gesture distorts them, try a clearer crop or a simpler movement.

Can I upload a photo of someone else?

Only one you have the right to use, and never to make intimate content of a real person without their documented consent. The content policy has the full rule.

Back Hug AI Video Effect

Styles

After Dark

Laser Room

Color Smoke

Silk Drop

Petal Storm

Slow Shutter

Candlelight

Behind the Hair

Call Me

Champagne Toast

Darkroom Red

Doorway Lean

Eyes on You

Join Me

Late-Night Dance

Club Strobe

Romance

Kiss

Back Hug

Camera moves

Tiny Planet

Transform

Molten Gold

Fashion

Mirror Glance

Atmosphere

Lace Shadows

Motion

Groove

Fun

Meltdown

Product

Ingredients Burst

Film looks

Film Burn

Video templates

The Glance Back

Candles Come Alive

Silk Drift

Neon After Hours

Sway Under the Lamp

Mirror Moment

Morning Light

Passing Headlights

Whisper Session

Slow Push-In

Half Orbit

Drone Rise

This effect writes the prompt for you. Add one image.

We never filter your prompt.

Back to the studio

One person steps in behind the other and wraps their arms around them, chin on the shoulder, both smiling at the camera.

MiniMax H3

Model: MiniMax H3
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 768p
Per run: $0.185
Type: Romance
Also runs on: Seedance 2.0 Fast, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Vidu Q3 Turbo, Wan 2.6 Flash, Seedance 2.0 Mini

What this effect sends

This is the full prompt, word for word. Copy it, or open it in the generator and change anything you like.

Within the first second one of them moves in behind the other and wraps both arms around the other's waist from behind, resting their chin on the other's shoulder. By the second second both faces are side by side toward the camera, cheek beside cheek, and the one in front lays their hands over the arms around them. Both break into relaxed, happy smiles at the lens as the camera pushes in and holds on the two faces stacked at the shoulder. Both people stay exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Use a photo with both faces visible and close to the camera.
Chest-up framing keeps the faces large at the end of the push-in.
Name who hugs from behind if you want to choose.
Warm, even lighting suits the relaxed mood.

Models this effect runs on

The same prompt on different models. Pick by look and by price.

MiniMax H3$0.185 per run
5 s · 768p
Seedance 2.0 Fast$0.484 per run
5 s · 720p
Seedance 2.0$0.76 per run
5 s · 720p
Wan 3.0$0.45 per run
5 s · 720p
Vidu Q3 Turbo$0.33 per run
5 s · 720p
Wan 2.6 Flash$0.113 per run
5 s · 720p
Seedance 2.0 Mini$0.265 per run
5 s · 720p

How it works

01
Add one photo
Choose the photo to match the example: include both people for a shared gesture, and keep the face and any hands involved clearly visible. Upload your own photo or start with a Back Hug sample.
02
Check the price
Back Hug defaults to a 5-second clip for $0.185. Swap the model or change the length and resolution before you run — the price on the button updates to match, and that's the whole cost of the clip.
03
Generate
Your Back Hug clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Back Hug keeps one version of this shot. To give Back Hug your own motion or ending, write it yourself in Image to Video, starting from the prompt above.

Open Image to Video

What it does to your photo

Within the first second one of them moves in behind the other and wraps both arms around the other's waist from behind, resting their chin on the other's shoulder. By the second second both faces are side by side toward the camera, cheek beside cheek, and the one in front lays their hands over the arms around them. Both break into relaxed, happy smiles at the lens as the camera pushes in and holds on the two faces stacked at the shoulder. Both people stay exactly as they appear in your photo throughout.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, on a sunny rooftop terrace with lemon trees, a woman with a sleek ponytail in a rust sweater stepped in behind a man in a white shirt and wrapped both arms around him from behind by second two, resting her chin on his shoulder, and from second three he laid his hands over her arms as both grinned at the lens cheek beside cheek.

Needs both faces visible, and chest-up framing works best. A pair standing one in front of the other, or side by side with room to step in, gives the hug a clear start. Photos where one person is hidden or turned away lose the final two-face shot. Full-length shots make the faces small. The effect leaves both people exactly as they are in your photo and only adds the motion.

It runs on MiniMax H3 for five seconds by default, and H3 itself goes up to 15 seconds and 2K if you want more. Studio also lets you move the same prompt to another model before you generate, such as Seedance 2.0 or Wan 3.0, and the price on the Generate button updates with every change. Our samples were all made on MiniMax H3, so other models will read the prompt in their own way.

Good for couple, family and friend portraits, anniversary posts, and warm, calm clips.

Open the prompt in the generator and change "relaxed, happy smiles" to "soft, quiet smiles" for a calmer mood, or "resting their chin on the other's shoulder" to "resting their head against the other's shoulder" for a different pose.