Turn screenshots into video
The cheapest asset you have is a screenshot, and it is also the least watched. The same pixels, given depth and one deliberate camera move, read as a filmed shot of your product.
That transformation is Raylight's home turf. Paste the screenshot, float a key element forward, dolly the camera, and let focus do the pointing. Five minutes, and the static image is footage.
01
Paste the screenshot
Drop it on the canvas or paste from Figma. It becomes a layer in a scene, not a flat background.
02
Create separation
Duplicate a button, card, or chart, crop the copy to just that element, and float it in front. Two or three depths is enough.
03
One move, then export
A slow dolly with a focus pull makes the layers slide and the image read as space. Export MP4 or GIF.
Why the trick works
Motion over one flat image is just panning; the eye is not fooled. Parallax is what sells it: elements at different depths sliding against each other as the camera travels. That, plus focus softening the background, is most of the difference between a Ken Burns effect and a filmed shot.
Everywhere a screenshot goes, video goes further
Changelogs, docs, launch posts, hero sections, app store pages: every place a screenshot lives today accepts an MP4 or GIF, and the moving version earns more attention in all of them. There is a step-by-step walkthrough in the Academy under How to animate a screenshot.
Templates to start from
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need anything besides the screenshot?
- No. One screenshot is enough for the effect; a headline on top and a second screen for a cut make it richer.
- How long does it take?
- About five minutes for the basic move once you have done it twice. Templates with the depth-and-dolly move prebuilt make it faster still.
- Can I do this with Figma designs instead?
- Yes, and it is even better: paste frames straight from Figma and the design arrives as layers, so the separation step is already half done.
Shoot bold.
Ship fast.
