Action library · Both kinds
Fun & Party
A small shelf of celebration moments, and the one most likely to be run on a photograph with several people in it.
Confetti, a toast, a sparkler drawing a circle in the dark. These are group moments by nature, and they are the actions people reach for when the photograph is already of a good night and the only thing missing is that it does not move.
Anyone with an event photograph and a group chat to send something to. It is also the shelf that gets used most for something posted the same evening, which is worth knowing because it changes what counts as good enough.
This shelf holds two different things
Motion actions
These move
A photograph goes in and a clip of about 5 seconds comes out. The movement is generated from the one frame you supply, so nothing here is filmed and nothing is recovered.
Photo styles
These restyle
A photograph goes in and a new still picture comes out. The frame is rebuilt in the style rather than having an effect laid over it, and nothing on this side of the shelf moves.
Everything on the Fun & Party shelf
The ones that move
01MovesConfetti ThrowJoyful confetti throwing celebrationWaist up with real headroom, because the confetti comes down through the top of the frame.Moderate invention
02MovesCelebration ToastFriends clinking glasses in celebrationModerate invention
03MovesSparkler Swirla bright circle drawn in the darkMotion action
04MovesBalloon Drop LeapA joyful jump as a wall of balloons drops around the subject.Motion action
05MovesCountdown Horn BlowBlowing a colorful party horn as a paper streamer unfurls at the stroke of midnight.Motion action
06MovesBirthday Candle WishOne breath, the candle goes out, a soft smile followsMotion action
07MovesConfetti CountdownArms up as a confetti cannon bursts overheadMotion action
08MovesCountdown ToastConfetti falls, glass raised, the countdown moment aloneMotion action
What is invented on this shelf
Every particle. Confetti, sparks and spilled light are all generated from nothing, and unlike a limb they have no anchor in the photograph at all. That is not a weakness here, it is what the shelf is buying you. The harder invention is the second and third person in the frame, each of whom needs a face held steady while they move.
The app's own invention flag, across this shelf
- ModerateReal movement, still anchored to the frameConfetti ThrowCelebration Toast
The rest of this shelf carries no invention flag in the app's catalogue, so nothing here places it on the ramp: Sparkler Swirl, Balloon Drop Leap, Countdown Horn Blow, Birthday Candle Wish, Balloon Arch Pop, Confetti Countdown, Countdown Toast. The flag is set on a preset by the app rather than by this site, and a guess dressed as a rating would be worth less than the gap.
Least invented first. A small rung stays close to the photograph you already have; a large one means the model is building most of what ends up on screen, which is also where a likeness has the most room to drift.
The photograph this shelf wants
Bring in the room. These clips read as social, so a photo with some background depth beats a tight portrait against a wall. Keep faces lit rather than lost in the dark, which is the usual problem with a real party photograph.
The four things that decide any result are the same here as everywhere else in the library, and they are set out in what makes a photo work. The limits that apply to every action on this site are in what none of these can do.
Where Fun & Party results vary most
More people means more likenesses to hold, and the ones at the edges of a group photograph drift first. Low light is the other one: a dim room gives the model a noisy, low detail face to work from, and no action recovers detail the camera never captured. A brighter photograph of the same moment is worth more than any choice you make on this page.
Where to go next
- Animating a photo with more than one person in itGroup photos are the ones people most want to animate, and the ones that most often disappoint. The arithmetic behind why, which actions actually hold up, and when cropping down to two or three faces beats animating the whole row.
- Holiday cards that move: seasonal photo animationsChristmas, Halloween and the end of year card, made from a photograph you already took. Which seasonal presets need what, how to send a clip without it arriving as a broken attachment, and the several occasions when a still card is plainly better.
This is one shelf of many. The whole catalogue, grouped the way the app groups it, is in the action library.
Common questions
- What is the Fun & Party shelf for?
- Confetti, a toast, a sparkler drawing a circle in the dark. These are group moments by nature, and they are the actions people reach for when the photograph is already of a good night and the only thing missing is that it does not move.
- Does everything on the Fun & Party shelf move?
- No, and that is the first thing to check before picking one. This shelf holds both kinds: some of these are motion actions that hand back a short clip, and the rest are photo styles that hand back a new still picture. Both halves are named and linked separately on this page, and every card is labelled.
- What kind of photo works best for Fun & Party?
- Bring in the room. These clips read as social, so a photo with some background depth beats a tight portrait against a wall. Keep faces lit rather than lost in the dark, which is the usual problem with a real party photograph.
- Do I need a subscription for the Fun & Party actions?
- Nothing on this shelf is marked as a subscription only action in the app's catalogue. Free to download on iPhone and iPad. Credits and subscriptions are bought inside the app.
The right action for the photograph beats the popular one
Every action on the Fun & Party shelf is written up the same way, so you can check whether the picture in your camera roll actually suits it before you spend a credit on finding out.
