Holidays
Happy Birthday video effect
Make a wish and blow out the candles. Upload a photo and press Generate.
Free accounts get 3 effects a day, with a small PixelDojo watermark.
What Happy Birthday does
A white frosted cake covered in lit candles rises up in front of your subject. They lean in, close their eyes and blow. As the flames go out, colorful confetti drifts down and they laugh.
Make a wish and blow out the candles
A birthday cake with lit candles appears and your subject makes a wish and blows them out. Portraits and waist-up photos work best.
Still looks like you
The video opens on your exact photo, so the face, hair, outfit and surroundings carry through the whole effect.
Made for holiday cards and posts
A festive five-second clip for greetings, family chats and seasonal posts, made from a photo you already have.
How to make a Happy Birthday video
- Upload a photo, or pick one from your library.
- Press Generate. There is no prompt to write; the effect is already set up.
- Your 5 second HD video is ready in a minute or two. Save it to your library or download it.
Tips for the best photo
- Waist-up photos leave space in front of you for the cake.
- Party settings with balloons or lights look natural, but any room works.
- Face the camera so the blowing-out moment is clear.
Ideas for using it
- A birthday thank-you post after the party.
- A coworker's birthday shout-out in the team chat.
- A restaurant or bakery showing off its birthday cake service.
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Happy Birthday FAQ
Can I choose the cake design?
The effect adds a frosted cake with lit candles on its own. The flavor, color and number of candles aren't adjustable.
Can I use a photo of a child for this?
No. People effects are for photos of adults only.
Do I need to write a prompt for Happy Birthday?
No. Happy Birthday is a ready-made effect: upload a photo and press Generate. The directions for the motion, camera and lighting are already built in.
How long is the Happy Birthday video, and how long does it take?
Every effect makes a 5 second HD video that matches the shape of your photo, portrait or landscape. Most are ready in one to three minutes, and you can leave the page while it renders.
Does the video have sound?
Yes. Each clip comes with matching ambient sound effects. It does not add music, so you can lay your own track over it in any editor.
Can I use a photo of someone else?
Only photos of adults, of yourself or of people who agreed to it. Every upload goes through the same safety checks as the rest of PixelDojo.