Will the lights match my real building?

The model decides which windows and lamps light up. The result looks natural but is not a record of how the building is really lit.

Can I go from night to day?

Customize the prompt and reverse the order, for example "from night through dawn into morning", or reverse the finished clip in any editor.

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.

Does anything move besides the light?

The camera stays still. Clouds, cars or water can move a little, as they would in a real time-lapse.

Per run, in US dollars, with the price shown on the Generate button for whichever model you pick. Failed runs are free of charge.

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.

How long is the Day to Night clip, and can it be longer?

Day to Night defaults to a 5-second clip. Before you run it in Studio, you can choose a longer length — the maximum depends on the model you pick — and the price on the button updates to match. You can also continue on the canvas from the clip's last frame.

Day to Night AI Video Effect

Name: Day to Night — Sample 2
Uploaded: 2026-09-26
Duration: 5 s
Description: Afternoon light slides through blue hour into night, with windows and streetlights blinking on one by one.

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

Camera moves

Tiny Planet

Transform

Molten Gold

Fashion

Mirror Glance

Atmosphere

Lace Shadows

Day to Night

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

Afternoon light slides through blue hour into night, with windows and streetlights blinking on one by one.

Seedance 2.0 Mini

Model: Seedance 2.0 Mini
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 720p
Per run: $0.265
Type: Atmosphere
Also runs on: MiniMax H3, Seedance 2.0 Fast, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0, Wan 3.0, Vidu Q3 Turbo, MiniMax H3 Max, Kling 2.5 Turbo, Wan 2.6 Flash

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.

The light shifts smoothly from late afternoon through blue hour into night: shadows stretch and fade, windows and streetlights blink on one by one, and the sky deepens to indigo while the camera holds steady.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Start from a daytime or golden-hour photo; a picture already taken at dusk has less room to change.
Cities, houses and streets with windows and lamps give the most rewarding night.
Wide shots work better than close-ups; the effect is about light across a whole scene.
For property listings, use a straight-on exterior shot; the model adds warm window light as night falls.

Models this effect runs on

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

Seedance 2.0 Mini$0.265 per run
5 s · 720p
MiniMax H3$0.185 per run
5 s · 768p
Seedance 2.0 Fast$0.484 per run
5 s · 720p
Kling 3.0$0.336 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
MiniMax H3 Max$0.4 per run
5 s · 768p
Kling 2.5 Turbo$0.28 per run
5 s
Wan 2.6 Flash$0.113 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 Day to Night sample.
02
Check the price
Day to Night defaults to a 5-second clip for $0.265. 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 Day to Night clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Day to Night keeps one version of this shot. To give Day to Night 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

Day to Night compresses an evening into five seconds. The light shifts from late afternoon through blue hour into night, shadows stretch and fade, windows and streetlights blink on one by one, and the sky deepens to indigo while the camera holds perfectly still. It is the time-lapse that would otherwise take a tripod and three hours.

On an elevated view over an old European-style city, the golden afternoon faded into a pink and blue dusk, then the boulevard and the river bridges lit up in amber and the domes glowed against a starry sky. A cream convertible parked on a desert highway went from a blazing sunset to a deep blue night full of stars, the mesas turning into black silhouettes.

Seedance 2.0 Mini handled both scenes well and is the default at the lower price. Buildings, streets and roads give the model light sources to switch on; a landscape without any buildings darkens beautifully but has nothing to light up.

Real estate teams use it to show a property in daylight and at night from a single photo, and travel and hospitality brands use it for skylines and hotel exteriors.