Lumen's effects are the same family Pika made famous. They look ridiculous in a great way and they're built for one-tap virality.
The catalog
- Melt — your subject melts dramatically. Great for product reveals and reaction videos.
- Crush — a heavy invisible weight smashes the subject flat. Pair with comedic timing.
- Explode — controlled detonation. Use on objects you want to destroy “for fun.”
- Inflate — subject puffs up like a balloon.
- Levitate — gentle floating. The most cinematic of the bunch.
- Paint — brushstrokes wash over the subject.
- Cake-ify — slices through to reveal cake inside (yes, really).
- Crystallize — turns to crystal in place.
- Glow — radiates light. Subtle, hero-shot quality.
Intensity
0.6 is the safe default. Below 0.3 the effect is barely visible. Above 0.85 it starts breaking the source. Stay in the middle for finished work; push extremes only for jokes.