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How to turn a daytime house photo into a twilight shot for a listing

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Short answer

Add your daytime photo of the house in Rift and ask Spark, Rift's video agent, to change the light to twilight: deep blue sky, warm glowing windows, the house itself unchanged. Pick your favourite of up to 4 versions, then turn it into a slow push-in video of up to 15 seconds. Tell buyers it is an edited image.

Add your daytime photo and ask Spark for twilight light: a deep blue sky and warm glowing windows, with the house unchanged. You don’t need to wait for dusk.

What you need

Step by step

  1. Add the photo in Rift.
  2. Ask Spark for the light change and say what must stay the same.
  3. Look at the versions and pick the one that is true to the house.
  4. Turn it into a video: ask Spark for a slow push toward the front door.
  5. Tap Make after seeing the price, then save it from your Library.

Lines to try with Spark

Tips

Questions people ask

Will it change the house?

Say "keep the house exactly as in the photo" and only the sky and light change. Always check rooflines, doors and windows.

Do I need to tell buyers?

Yes. Say the image is edited for light, so nobody expects the real sky on the day.

Can I make pictures first, then a video?

Yes. Get up to 4 versions of the picture, choose one, then turn it into a video.

Can I change only the sky and the windows?

Yes. Ask for a twilight sky and warm glowing windows, and say to keep the house exactly as in the photo.