Does the person walk?

Yes. They walk toward the camera and stop close to the lens.

Can I change the light colors?

Yes. Edit the colors in the prompt.

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.

Light Tunnel 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

Light Tunnel

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 lights go dark, then rings of white and violet LEDs snap on around your subject as they walk toward the camera and stop with a slow, confident look.

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 lights around the person go dark. Rings of white and violet LED light then snap on one after another around them, pulsing in rhythm, as the person walks toward the camera. They stop close to the lens with the lights blazing behind them and give a slow, confident look. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Full-length framing gives the person room to walk forward.
Indoor or dim photos blend naturally into the dark start.
A confident stance matches the ending look.
Name your own colors in the prompt for a themed tunnel.

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

Do the move yourself

Light Tunnel keeps one version of this shot. To give Light Tunnel 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 lights around the person go dark. Rings of white and violet LED light then snap on one after another around them, pulsing in rhythm, as the person walks toward the camera. They stop close to the lens with the lights blazing behind them and give a slow, confident look. The result feels like a stage entrance down a glowing corridor.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a man with tousled dark hair in an open-collared white shirt and black trousers at the end of a corridor of white LED frames stood in darkness as the lights cut out at second one, then violet and white light rings snapped on one after another as he walked toward the camera, stopping close to the lens with the tunnel blazing behind him. In a second run, a young woman with long straight black hair in a black satin dress and white cropped blazer in a ring-lit corridor saw the lights cut out at second one, white and violet LED rings snap on around her by second one and a half, and walked toward the camera through the pulsing rings to stop in a close, confident look.

Works best on a full-body or three-quarter photo of a person standing, with a background that can become a dark corridor, such as an indoor space, hallway or night scene. The lights are generated, so the tunnel invents its own geometry. Seated or tightly cropped subjects cannot walk toward the lens. 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 stage entrances, music content and futuristic intros, and for confident, high-energy profile clips.

Change "white and violet LED light" to "white and teal LED light" for a different palette, or change "pulsing in rhythm" to "pulsing slowly" for a calmer beat.