Does the picture sharpen at the end?

No. The prompt keeps the glow strong through the last frame.

Will it change how the person looks?

The person stays exactly as they appear in your photo. The soft focus changes the finish of the image, not the person.

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.

Soft Focus 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

Soft Focus

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 picture melts into a dreamy vintage glow with hazy halos and pale pink edges while your subject settles into a faint smile.

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.

Within the first second the image melts into a heavy vintage soft-focus glow: every highlight blooms into a hazy halo, the edges of the frame dissolve into pale pink haze, and the whole picture looks shot through a glamour diffusion filter. The person turns their face toward the camera and settles into a faint smile with their eyes on the lens. The dreamy glow stays strong through the very last frame and never sharpens back. The person stays exactly as they appear in the photo.

Customize in the generator

Pictures that work best

Pick a photo with some highlights. Haze blooms around bright points, so a flat gray photo shows less change.
Light and warm colors work best with the pale pink edges.
The glow never clears, so choose a photo you are happy to see in soft focus.
Face the camera in the original if you can. The clip ends with eyes on the lens.

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

Do the move yourself

Soft Focus keeps one version of this shot. To give Soft Focus 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 image melts into a heavy vintage soft-focus glow: every highlight blooms into a hazy halo, the edges of the frame dissolve into pale pink haze, and the whole picture looks shot through a glamour diffusion filter. The person turns their face toward the camera and settles into a faint smile with their eyes on the lens. The dreamy glow stays strong through the very last frame and never sharpens back. The person stays exactly as they appear in your photo throughout.

In our test runs on MiniMax H3, a woman with vintage finger-wave hair in pale pink satin, seated on a velvet chaise in a floral-papered parlor, was washed in a soft pink glamour haze by second two, every highlight blooming, as she settled into a faint smile at the lens and the dreamy glow held to the last frame. In a second run, a man in a white shirt sitting in a candlelit attic room was bathed in a warm, hazy glamour glow by second two, candle flames and window lights blooming into soft halos, as he looked up into the lens with an easy smile.

Portraits with bright spots, such as a lamp, a window or shiny hair, bloom the most. Warm, light backgrounds take the pink haze well. Very dark or very busy photos show less glow. If you need crisp detail in the final frame, this effect is the wrong choice, because it stays soft to the end. 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 vintage portraits, wedding and beauty posts, and gentle, nostalgic clips.

Open the prompt in the generator and change "pale pink haze" to "warm golden haze" for an amber glow, or "a faint smile" to "a soft, open smile" for more expression.