Red Lights Effect

Apply Red Lights to images and videos online

Turn an image into a dense red-and-black treatment with visible grain. Red Lights combines a strong duotone palette with noise and film texture for dramatic portraits, nightlife imagery, and moving graphics.

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Ideas for using the effect

Nightlife portraits

Use a clearly lit face against a dark background for a concentrated red mood.

Music cover artwork

Build a single-color visual identity around an expressive portrait or object.

Performance clips

Apply the same red treatment to short stage or rehearsal footage.

Graphic campaign imagery

Pair the red photograph with simple, high-contrast typography outside the effect.

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Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
Example created with Red Lights effect Original before Red Lights
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Use Red Lights 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.

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On desktop

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply Red Lights online?

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

How does Red Lights create its color?

The source is converted to monochrome, then Duotone maps it from black toward red. Noise, Film Grain, and a Classic Film profile add surface variation and a further color response.

Can I change the shade of red?

Yes. Edit the Duotone end color and gamma. Check the result after the film layer, which also influences the final color, rather than judging the duotone stage alone.

Why does the grain move?

The saved Noise layer has a nonzero grain speed, and the Film Grain layer updates during playback. Reduce those animation settings if you want a steadier texture.

How do I avoid losing faces in the shadows?

Adjust the monochrome channel mix and duotone gamma before reducing grain. Use a source with a well-defined light side, since dark scenes can collapse into similar red-black values.

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