What does the Flames effect change?

Flames places an energetic light-emitting overlay into the scene, balancing glow, color spill, and particle detail against the source exposure. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.

Which photos work best with Flames?

Choose Flames for seasonal campaign imagery, product scenes that need environmental depth, or landscapes that need visible weather when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains crowded frames, critical documentary images, or sources whose existing weather and light direction contradict the added layer.

Flames applied to the same source image — The same source image before and after applying Flames.

Original source image before Flames — The same source image before and after applying Flames.

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Flames creates a believable layer of weather, light, particles, or material integrated with the photographed scene; tune the strength before exporting the finished image.

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Supported formats include JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, RAW, PSD. Maximum file size: 11 MB.

What you can do with the Flames effect

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Apply the Flames effect to any photo
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About the Flames effect

Flames composites scale-aware overlays through luminance, depth, and opacity masks so the subject remains readable. Its intensity control blends the processed output with the uploaded pixels, so the edit can remain restrained or become the dominant look.

How to use Flames

Upload a photo, adjust the Flames intensity, compare its processed preview with the source, and download the finished result.

Why use the Flames effect?

Flames, tuned to your photo

Use the intensity control to balance the Flames treatment with the detail and character of your original photo.

A fast Flames workflow

A reduced Flames preview keeps adjustments responsive. Free downloads are clean and web-size; Premium or a credit unlocks the original resolution.

Secure Flames processing

Flames uploads are processed on secure servers and automatically removed under the normal Pixoate retention policy.

How it works

Processing

Flames runs as a classic image effect and does not use an AI action.

Best for

Flames works best for seasonal campaign imagery, product scenes that need environmental depth, and landscapes that need visible weather, especially when the source is sharp and well exposed.

Less suited to: Flames is less reliable on crowded frames, critical documentary images, or sources whose existing weather and light direction contradict the added layer.

Ways to use Flames

Build seasonal campaign imagery with the Flames effect.
Use Flames to prepare product scenes that need environmental depth.
Try a lower-strength Flames treatment for landscapes that need visible weather.

Flames questions

What does the Flames effect change?: Flames places an energetic light-emitting overlay into the scene, balancing glow, color spill, and particle detail against the source exposure. The strength control determines how much of that treatment replaces the unedited appearance.
Which photos work best with Flames?: Choose Flames for seasonal campaign imagery, product scenes that need environmental depth, or landscapes that need visible weather when the source has clear detail and balanced exposure. Start with a lighter setting if it contains crowded frames, critical documentary images, or sources whose existing weather and light direction contradict the added layer.