Light Trails

The bright parts of your video stretch into long streaks of light that build up, peak and fade, while the picture underneath stays sharp and faces stay clear.

Short-form · 1:1 · Instagram, LinkedIn, X

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What you’ll bring

Add a video with lights in it1–3Bright lights, lamps, screens or reflections in shot · night or a dim room streaks best · up to 3 clips

What you’ll get

Lights, screens and reflections streak one way
Trails build up, peak mid-way and fade out
Bring one clip, or up to three cut together

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