# Depth Layers video effect

> Your photo splits into floating 3D layers. The photo separates into floating layers of background, middle and subject that drift apart in 3D. Photos with a clear subject work best.

- Page: https://pixeldojo.ai/effects/depth-layers
- Category: Visual Effects
- Photos needed: 1
- Output: 5 second HD video with ambient sound, same shape as the photo
- Example video: https://cdn.pixeldojo.ai/pixeldojo/effects/covers/1792166696772-801478.mp4
- Example source photo: https://cdn.pixeldojo.ai/pixeldojo/effects/posters/1792166698501-461591.png

## What it does

The camera begins to orbit as your photo comes apart into layers of foreground, middle ground and background, each floating in its own space. The layers drift for a moment and then settle back into a single flat picture.

## From our test

Our test photo showed a woman in white on a mountain trail. We saw layered copies of her peel away across the scene and then line up once more, and it took about 3 minutes.

## Tips for the best photo

- Choose a photo with a clear subject in front of a distinct background.
- Keep your subject well separated from what is behind, rather than tight against a wall.
- Wide scenes with trails, rooms or skylines give the layers more to separate.

## Ideas for using it

- A travel blogger makes a scenic intro clip from a hiking photo.
- A graphic designer shows a poster concept coming apart in 3D.
- An album artist builds a lyric video opener from cover art.

## Your photo splits into floating 3D layers

The photo separates into floating layers of background, middle and subject that drift apart in 3D. Photos with a clear subject 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.

## Movie-style effects without editing software

Effects that used to mean compositing and particle work in an editor, rendered in one pass with lighting that matches your photo.

## How to make it

1. Upload a photo, or pick one from your library.
2. Press Generate. There is no prompt to write; the effect is already set up.
3. Your 5 second HD video is ready in a minute or two. Save it to your library or download it.

## FAQ

### Will there be multiple copies of me?

In our test the layers showed a few copies of the subject drifting apart. They merge back into one by the end.

### Does it need a depth map or special photo?

No, a normal photo is all you need.

### Do I need to write a prompt for Depth Layers?

No. Depth Layers 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 Depth Layers 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.