Does the sun need to be visible in my photo?

No. The light enters from the edge of the frame, so the original photo does not need a sun or a window.

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.

Golden-Hour Sweep AI Video Effect

Name: Golden-Hour Sweep — Sample 1
Uploaded: 2026-10-03
Duration: 5 s
Description: A low beam of golden sunlight sweeps across a cool blue scene and rims your subject in warm gold.

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

Golden-Hour Sweep

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

A low beam of golden sunlight sweeps across a cool blue scene and rims your subject in warm gold.

MiniMax H3

Model: MiniMax H3
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 768p
Per run: $0.185
Type: Atmosphere
Also runs on: 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, 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.

The scene starts in cool blue shade. Within the first second a low beam of golden sunlight breaks in from the left edge of the frame and sweeps across the background toward the person. By the third second the band of gold crosses their face, flaring warm on the skin and leaving a bright gold rim along the hair and shoulders while long shadows stretch out behind. It holds there as they turn their face into the warm light, then back to the lens. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Start with a cooler or overcast photo. The shift from blue shade to gold is the visible part of the effect.
Light hair and clear shoulder edges show the gold rim best.
Leave space behind the person. The long shadows stretch across the background, and an empty wall gives them room.
Pick a photo where the face is turned at least slightly toward the camera so the final look into the lens reads clearly.

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
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
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 Golden-Hour Sweep sample.
02
Check the price
Golden-Hour Sweep 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 Golden-Hour Sweep clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Golden-Hour Sweep keeps one version of this shot. To give Golden-Hour Sweep 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

The scene starts in cool blue shade. Within the first second a low beam of golden sunlight breaks in from the left edge of the frame and sweeps across the background toward the person. By the third second the band of gold crosses their face, flaring warm on the skin and leaving a bright gold rim along the hair and shoulders while long shadows stretch out behind. It holds there as they turn their face into the warm light, then back to the lens. The person stays exactly as they appear in your photo throughout.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a woman with a silver pixie cut in a white linen shirt and chunky turquoise necklace in a cool blue-shadowed alley caught a low gold beam breaking in from the left edge at second one, watched it sweep across the wall and onto her face by second two and a half, and ended glowing warm with a gold rim on her hair and a long shadow on the wall behind her as she looked back into the lens.

Photos with soft, even or shaded light work best, because the sweep of gold has something cool to contrast against. Hair and shoulder edges that stand apart from the background take the rim light cleanly. Photos already full of strong warm sunlight show less change. Faces turned fully away from the camera lose the moment where they turn into the light. The effect leaves the person exactly as they are in your photo and only adds the motion, light and atmosphere.

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 portrait posts, travel photos, and reels that want a warm, cinematic mood.

Open the prompt in the generator and change "from the left edge of the frame" to "from the right edge of the frame" to flip the direction, or "warm gold" wording to "soft amber" for a gentler tone.