Ghosts Effect

Apply Ghosts to images and videos online

Let a photograph fade into pale edges and layered surface texture. Ghosts combines soft focus, grain, and selective blending for atmospheric images that feel incomplete or half-remembered.

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Ideas for using the effect

Atmospheric portraits

Use a simple face and a quiet background to keep the fading treatment expressive.

Poetry and music covers

Build a pale, textured image that leaves room for a restrained title.

Memory collages

Give personal photographs a worn, fragmentary visual character.

Slow moving imagery

Apply the layered treatment to gentle footage for an ambient visual sequence.

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Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
Example created with Ghosts effect Original before Ghosts
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Use Ghosts in Photoshop, Figma or on your desktop

One account, the same effect everywhere.

In Photoshop

Apply it to a layer in Photoshop 2022 and later, on macOS or Windows. The plugin renders on your own GPU and hands the result back as pixels on a new layer.

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In Figma

Run it on images and frames without leaving the canvas. The Figma plugin is this same editor, pointed at whatever you have selected.

get the Figma plugin →

On desktop

Install the macOS or Windows app when you want a window of its own, with your account and your presets already there.

download the desktop app →

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply Ghosts online?

Open the Ghosts preset, add your image or video, and adjust the loaded effect layers to suit your source. Preview the result before exporting.

What creates the ghostly appearance?

The stack combines Curves, framing, a pale Vignette, blur, noise, and several Layer Mix textures. Their combined tone and blending create the faded surface.

Does it add ghost figures or duplicate a person?

It processes the source image through tone, blur, and texture. It does not generate figures or automatically create a second person; the ghostly quality comes from the photographic treatment.

How can I keep the face clearer?

Reduce Gaussian Blur and the most dominant texture opacities, then adjust the vignette's size or blend. Keep enough contrast around the eyes and mouth to preserve expression.

How is it different from Angelic?

Angelic emphasizes monochrome conversion, inversion, and layered blur. Ghosts adds framing, pale edges, noise, and multiple surface textures, making it more appropriate for worn or material-based imagery.

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