Relight

The Relight tool gives you direct control over lighting in both images and videos. Instead of guessing with prompts, you place and shape light visually — adjusting direction, elevation, color, and intensity in a 3D preview. You can also upload a reference image and let the AI replicate its lighting on your content.

Available for both images and videos as separate tools in the AI Suite.

In this article

• How Relight works
• Relight mode: position lights manually
• Light transfer mode
• Quick Select positions
• Light settings
• Working with multiple lights
• Relight a video
• Tips for natural results
• Credits and limits
• Common issues

How Relight works

Relight offers two modes for controlling lighting:

Both modes work on images and videos. The output resolution is 1080p.

Relight mode: position lights manually

Light transfer mode

Light transfer lets you replicate the lighting from any reference image onto your own content — no manual positioning needed.

Light transfer is especially useful when you want to match the look and feel of a specific style or when recreating lighting conditions from an existing photo is faster than building them manually.

Quick Select positions

Quick Select lets you place the light in a standard position with one click. Six positions are available:

After selecting a Quick Select position, you can fine-tune the exact angle using the Rotate and Elevation sliders.

Light settings

Each light source has the following adjustable properties:

Working with multiple lights

You can add more than one light source to your scene by clicking the + button next to the light indicator. Each light has its own independent color, position, and intensity settings.

Multiple lights let you build more complex and realistic lighting setups — for example, a warm key light from the front-right with a cool fill light from the left, mimicking a classic portrait setup.

Click on any light's number to select it and adjust its settings individually.

Relight a video

Video relighting follows the same workflow as images. Open the Video Relight tool and upload your video instead of an image. Both Relight and Light transfer modes are available.

The key advantage of video relighting is consistency across frames. The AI applies the lighting coherently throughout the entire video, so you don't get flickering, mismatched frames, or shifting shadows between cuts.

This is especially useful for social media content, short-form video, product demos, and any motion content where lighting consistency matters.

Tips for natural results

• Start with a Quick Select position, then customize. The preset positions give you a solid starting point. From there, adjust Rotate, Elevation, and Intensity to fine-tune.
• Match light direction to the scene. Light from above reads natural. Side light adds drama and depth. Bottom light is unusual — use it intentionally.
• Use subtle intensity for realism. High intensity creates strong, dramatic effects. Lower values (2–4) often produce more natural-looking results.
• Try warm and cool color combinations with multiple lights. A warm key light paired with a cool fill light creates depth and visual interest that mimics professional studio setups.
• For Light transfer, choose references with clear lighting. Reference images with obvious, well-defined lighting will transfer more accurately than images with flat or ambiguous light.
• Don't overdo it. Subtle changes often produce the most realistic results. Push the settings gradually rather than jumping to extremes.

Credits and limits

Each Relight generation (image or video) consumes AI credits. The exact cost depends on the input and render settings.

Output resolution is 1080p for both images and videos.

Common issues

The lighting looks flat or has no visible effect.

Try increasing the Intensity slider. If using a single light at low intensity, the effect can be too subtle to notice. Also check that the light position isn't directly behind the subject (Back position with low intensity will mainly create rim light, not illuminate the face).

Light transfer doesn't match the reference well.

The reference image should have clear, well-defined lighting. Images with flat, overcast, or ambiguous lighting don't transfer well. Try a reference with obvious directional light and strong highlights/shadows.

The video has inconsistent lighting between frames.

This is rare with Relight, as the tool is designed for frame-to-frame consistency. If you see flickering, try reducing the Intensity or simplifying the lighting setup (fewer lights, less extreme angles).

Colors look unnatural after relighting.

Colored lights (red, blue, neon) are powerful creative tools but can overwhelm the image at high intensity. Lower the Intensity or switch to a neutral white light for more natural results.

I can't find my generated result.

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