The empty space is where the viewer would sit, since the shot invites you into the frame.

No. Any seat or surface with an empty spot beside the person can work, such as a sofa.

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.

Join Me 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

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

The person smiles at the lens and pats the empty space beside them twice, inviting you over.

MiniMax H3

Model: MiniMax H3
Length: 5 s
Resolution: 768p
Per run: $0.185
Type: After Dark
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.

Shot at mattress height. Within the first second the person smiles at the lens and pats the empty space beside them twice with an open hand, the pats clearly visible in the foreground, inviting the viewer over. By the third second they tilt their head with a playful look, rest their hand on the empty spot and hold the look to the end. The camera eases in toward the empty space. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Choose a photo with a clear open space next to the person.
Keep that space inside the frame, near the foreground.
Soft, warm lighting suits the invitation.
Make sure the near hand is visible and clear of the body.

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 Join Me sample.
02
Check the price
Join Me 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 Join Me clip renders in the background, lands in History and is never published.

Do the move yourself

Join Me keeps one version of this shot. To give Join Me 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

Join Me is a simple invitation. The shot is taken at mattress height. Within the first second the person smiles at the lens and pats the empty space beside them twice with an open hand, the pats clearly visible in the foreground, inviting the viewer over. By the third second they tilt their head with a playful look, rest their hand on the empty spot and hold the look to the end. The camera eases in toward the empty space.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a woman in her fifties with long black curly hair in long-sleeved emerald satin pyjamas, lying on her side on a bed with rust-red linen, smiled and patted the empty space in front of her twice with an open hand by second one and a half, then tilted her head playfully with her palm resting beside her as the camera pushed in at eye level, ending on her warm smile at the lens. In a second run, a young South Asian man with tousled black hair, under a white duvet on a sunlit bed striped by blind shadows, grinned at the lens and patted the empty space beside him twice by second one and a half, then rested his palm beside him and tilted his head as the camera pushed in at eye level, ending on a close, playful smile.

Medium shots with the person and an empty spot clearly visible beside them work best. Photos where the empty space is out of frame or covered leave the pats nowhere to land. Facing the camera works better than a strong side view. 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.

A good fit for cozy, playful or couple-themed clips, and for reminders to come over.

The prompt says "pats the empty space beside them twice" and "rest their hand on the empty spot". Try changing it to a single pat, or a wave toward the empty seat.