Will it change the season in my photo?

The snow falls over the scene and settles on the person, but the background itself stays as it is.

Does the snow get heavy?

Yes. It starts with a few flakes and thickens quickly into a dense snowstorm.

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.

Snowfall AI Video Effect

Name: Snowfall — Sample 2
Uploaded: 2026-10-03
Duration: 5 s
Description: Soft flakes thicken into a heavy snowstorm that piles on your subject's hair and shoulders as they look up and smile.

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

Snowfall

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

Soft flakes thicken into a heavy snowstorm that piles on your subject's hair and shoulders as they look up and smile.

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.

Within the first second the first flakes start falling through the light. The snowfall thickens fast: by the third second it is a heavy, dense snowstorm, big flakes swirling past the lens and glowing where they catch the light. Snow visibly piles up on the hair and shoulders. The final frames hold on the person in a thick white flurry, flakes on their lashes, looking up into the snow and then back into the lens with a smile. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Pick a photo with a darker background so the white flakes stand out.
A visible light source, like a lamp or window, makes the flakes glow.
Face the camera or look slightly upward in the original for a natural finish.
For a calmer scene, soften the snowstorm wording in the prompt.

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

Do the move yourself

Snowfall keeps one version of this shot. To give Snowfall 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 the first flakes start falling through the light. The snowfall thickens fast: by the third second it is a heavy, dense snowstorm, big flakes swirling past the lens and glowing where they catch the light. Snow visibly piles up on the hair and shoulders. The final frames hold on the person in a thick white flurry, flakes on their lashes, looking up into the snow and then back into the lens with a smile. The person stays exactly as they appear in your photo throughout.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a woman with short bleached-blonde curls in a burgundy wool coat on a lamp-lit cobblestone street at night watched the first flakes fall within the first second; by second three it was a dense, swirling snowstorm, snow piling on her hair and shoulders as she looked up into it, and she ended smiling back into the lens. In a second run, a dark-haired woman in a black coat and grey scarf on a cobblestone shopping street at dusk saw the first flakes fall by second two; by second three a heavy snowfall was swirling past the lens as she tipped her face up into it, and she ended with snow on her hair and shoulders, smiling into the lens.

Outdoor and winter-style photos work best, but any portrait with a visible light source can take the glowing flakes. Dark backgrounds show the snow most clearly. Light, bright backgrounds hide flakes. Wintry or cool-toned scenes feel the most natural. 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 holiday posts, winter portraits, and calm atmosphere clips.

Open the prompt in the generator and change "a heavy, dense snowstorm" to "a light, gentle snowfall" for a quieter version, or "flakes on their lashes" to "flakes in their hair" for a different detail.