Apply Motion Freeze to images and videos online
Alternate the feeling of movement and stillness with shaken, held images. Motion Freeze pairs camera blur with a low update rate for an intentionally abrupt, stop-start visual rhythm.
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Ideas for using the effect
Performance edits
Give a short dance or music clip a series of blurred, held gestures.
Action poster loops
Turn a still sports or street image into a small animated treatment.
Experimental transitions
Introduce a stop-start passage between smoother sections of a sequence.
Animated portrait studies
Use the changing framing to create movement from one clear photograph.
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Use Motion Freeze 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.
get the Photoshop plugin →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 Motion Freeze online?
Open the Motion Freeze preset, add your image or video, and adjust the loaded effect layers to suit your source. Preview the result before exporting.
What is in the Motion Freeze preset?
It uses just Camera Shake and Frame Drop. Camera Shake adds movement and motion blur; Frame Drop holds processed frames before updating them.
Does it freeze a subject while the background moves?
The preset works on the whole input image. It does not automatically separate a person from the background or create a subject-specific frozen frame.
How do I change the rhythm?
Adjust Frame Drop's rate and irregularity. Then tune Camera Shake's motion, speed, and pause controls. Rate governs how often the picture updates, while camera settings govern what happens between those updates.
How is it different from Slow Shutter?
Slow Shutter adds VHS, grain, noise, and color treatment around camera movement and held frames. Motion Freeze is a simpler starting point when you want the rhythm without that extra surface and grading.