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relight
Move the light on any picture or clip.
<!-- Generated by apps/docs/scripts/gen-tools.mjs. Do not edit here: the words live in apps/web/src/lib/tools/relight.tool.json (agent, hint) and packages/shared/src/tools/setting-hints.ts. --> On the rail as **relight**. ## When to use it Changing where the light comes from in a photo or a clip you already have: drag a light over it, set its colour and softness, see it live, then render it relit with real shadows and highlights. ## When to reach for something else Not for changing what is in the shot, its pose, its motion or its background. It keeps the scene and only moves the light; for a new look, use an image editor or Video Restyle. ## How to use it 1. Use the card's **Reference** area. The picture or clip to relight. Drag the light over it and set its colour and softness. 2. Pick a model in the pill at the top of the card, or keep **Nano Banana Pro**. 3. Press **Run**. ## On the card | Control | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Reference | The picture or clip to relight. Drag the light over it and set its colour and softness. | | | Run | Starts the run. The number on it is what this run costs in credits, worked out before you press. | | | ×1 | Runs the card several times in a row with the same settings. | 1 to 99 | ## Models The pill at the top of the card picks the model. **Nano Banana Pro** is the one a new card starts on. | Model | Good for | | - | - | | [Nano Banana Pro](#nano-banana-pro) | Relighting one picture from the lights placed on it with fine detail and lettering held, at the picture's own size. | | [H3 Max Relight](#h3-max-relight) | Relighting a clip quickly and cheaply: the shot, the people and their motion stay as they were and only the light changes. | ### Nano Banana Pro **Not the one for:** One picture only: a clip on this card relights on its clip model. It changes the light and nothing else. Behind the settings button: | Setting | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Keep the background as it is | On, the new lights fall on the subject and the background keeps its own light. Off, the background takes the new light too. | On or off | | Fill light | How much soft light fills the shadows: low keeps them deep, high keeps them open. | 0 to 100 % | | Follow the preview | Loosely reads the preview as a plan for the light and lights the picture the way a photographer would. Closely matches the preview's light more exactly. | Loosely, Closely | ### H3 Max Relight **Not the one for:** A picture, which it cannot take, or a part longer than 14 seconds. A light from behind can come through faintly. Behind the settings button: | Setting | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Fill light | How much soft light fills the shadows: low keeps them deep, high keeps them open. | 0 to 100 % | | Resolution | 1080p and 2K are refined from 768p and cost two and four times as much a second. | 480p, 768p, 1080p, 2K | | Seed | Random gives a new take each run. A number gives the same take again for the same clip and lights. | -1 to 999999 |On the rail as relight.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”Changing where the light comes from in a photo or a clip you already have: drag a light over it, set its colour and softness, see it live, then render it relit with real shadows and highlights.
When to reach for something else
Section titled “When to reach for something else”Not for changing what is in the shot, its pose, its motion or its background. It keeps the scene and only moves the light; for a new look, use an image editor or Video Restyle.
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”- Use the card’s Reference area. The picture or clip to relight. Drag the light over it and set its colour and softness.
- Pick a model in the pill at the top of the card, or keep Nano Banana Pro.
- Press Run.
On the card
Section titled “On the card”| Control | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Reference | The picture or clip to relight. Drag the light over it and set its colour and softness. | |
| Run | Starts the run. The number on it is what this run costs in credits, worked out before you press. | |
| ×1 | Runs the card several times in a row with the same settings. | 1 to 99 |
Models
Section titled “Models”The pill at the top of the card picks the model. Nano Banana Pro is the one a new card starts on.
| Model | Good for |
|---|---|
| Nano Banana Pro | Relighting one picture from the lights placed on it with fine detail and lettering held, at the picture’s own size. |
| H3 Max Relight | Relighting a clip quickly and cheaply: the shot, the people and their motion stay as they were and only the light changes. |
Nano Banana Pro
Section titled “Nano Banana Pro”Not the one for: One picture only: a clip on this card relights on its clip model. It changes the light and nothing else.
Behind the settings button:
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Keep the background as it is | On, the new lights fall on the subject and the background keeps its own light. Off, the background takes the new light too. | On or off |
| Fill light | How much soft light fills the shadows: low keeps them deep, high keeps them open. | 0 to 100 % |
| Follow the preview | Loosely reads the preview as a plan for the light and lights the picture the way a photographer would. Closely matches the preview’s light more exactly. | Loosely, Closely |
H3 Max Relight
Section titled “H3 Max Relight”Not the one for: A picture, which it cannot take, or a part longer than 14 seconds. A light from behind can come through faintly.
Behind the settings button:
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Fill light | How much soft light fills the shadows: low keeps them deep, high keeps them open. | 0 to 100 % |
| Resolution | 1080p and 2K are refined from 768p and cost two and four times as much a second. | 480p, 768p, 1080p, 2K |
| Seed | Random gives a new take each run. A number gives the same take again for the same clip and lights. | -1 to 999999 |