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Time of Day Switch

Turn a noon snapshot into golden hour, blue hour, night or fog.

4 free credits on signup — no card, no watermark.

  1. 1Upload the outdoor shot
  2. 2Choose the hour or mood you wish you had
  3. 3Generate, compare two moods, animate the keeper
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Standard

4 credits

Pro

12 credits

Max

44 credits

You were at the overlook at 1 p.m. because that is when the tour bus stopped. The photo is fine and the light is dead. Shift Time of Day moves the same shot to a better hour: golden hour with long shadows, the blue-hour glow after sunset, a foggy dawn, a starry sky. It re-renders sky, ambient light, shadow direction and color temperature across the entire frame so the ground, buildings and people all agree with the new hour. For travel creators it is the difference between a grab you post as filler and one you build the whole reel around, without waiting around for sunset or coming back tomorrow.

There are twenty times and moods on the list. The gentle ones: early morning, soft morning, foggy morning, overcast, cloudy afternoon, late afternoon and clear noon or midday sun. The show-off ones: golden hour sunrise, golden hour sunset, dramatic sunset, blue hour dawn, blue hour dusk and twilight. The after-dark set: night, moonlit, starry night and city lights. The weather and spectacle set: stormy and northern lights. Pick one and the tool keeps every object, person and the composition where they are; it changes how they are lit, what the sky is doing and how warm or cool the whole image feels. Windows and streetlights turn on at night.

Shortlist two or three moods at Standard for 4 credits each, because a scene that sings at golden hour can look muddy at twilight. Send the winner to Pro. If the sky is right but the ground still looks flat, Replace the Sky is a lighter touch that leaves the foreground alone; if the subject is a person indoors, Lighting Swap is the right tool instead. Then Reframe for the 9:16 reel cover and the 16:9 thumbnail, and Photo to Video to add moving clouds or drifting fog. Your 4 free signup credits cover a first Standard run on your flattest travel shot.

  • Outdoor photo to change
  • Time of dayGolden Hour SunsetGolden Hour SunriseBlue Hour DawnBlue Hour DuskBright Midday SunOvercast DayNight TimeTwilight+12
  • The right ratio for the platform, already set
  • Standard, Pro and Max tiers per run
  • Edit with words, reframe, upscale or animate the result
  • Everything saved to your creations rail

Questions

What happens to people and cars in the photo?

They stay exactly where they are and get relit to match the new hour, so a person at golden hour picks up warm side light and long shadows. Nothing is removed or added; use Person Removal first if you want the scene empty.

Does it change the shadows on the ground or just the sky?

Both. Shadow direction, length and softness are rebuilt for the new sun position, and color temperature shifts across the whole frame. That is what separates it from a simple sky swap.

Is there a mood that works on an indoor photo?

Only if there is a window or door showing the outside; then the light through it changes with the hour. For a fully indoor shot, Lighting Swap has the studio and lamp styles you actually want.

How is this different from Replace the Sky?

Replace the Sky changes the sky and lightly tunes the ground to match. Shift Time of Day changes the whole scene: sky, sun direction, shadows, warmth, and whether lights are on. Use the sky tool for a quick fix and this one for a full mood change.

Can I try Time of Day Switch without paying?

Yes — every new account starts with 4 free credits, enough for a Standard run of most tools. Plans start at $15 for 1,000 credits a month and packs at $4.99 for 250.

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