Santa Filter Video: Turn One Photo Into Santa

This Santa filter turns one photo of you into a short video: you form a heart with your fingers, red petals drift past, and a Santa hat and fluffy white beard appear. It's made in the Ginly AI app from a single photo, with no costume, prompt or sign-up needed.

In the app: Christmas Costume
Available on: iPhone, iPad and Android

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What happens in the video

The preview opens on a woman with shoulder-length dark hair against a sunset sky. She tilts her head and forms a heart with her fingers under her chin while a flurry of red petals drifts across the frame. Then a red Santa hat with a thick white fur brim and pompom settles on her head, and a full, curly white beard and moustache cover her chin and chest, leaving her eyes and lips visible. The red coat peeks in at the bottom edge. The clip then replays the finger heart and petals with a second example.

How to make it with Ginly AI

Download Ginly AI on your iPhone, iPad or Android phone, then sign in or tap Continue as Guest.
Go to the Effects tab, open Christmas Magic 🎄✨ and choose Christmas Costume.
Pick one photo of yourself from the camera or your gallery and crop it to your head and chest; use mirror-flip if the selfie came out reversed.
Tap Generate, then open the video in your Library to save the MP4 or share it.

Tips for the best result

No Christmas outfit needed: the woman in the preview starts in an everyday dark top, and the hat, beard and red coat all come from the effect.
Crop a little looser than a tight headshot. The beard spreads over the chin and chest and the red coat only peeks in at the bottom edge, so a chest-up crop leaves room for both.
Keep it to one face per photo; each example in the preview has a single person.
Leave your hair down if you like: her fringe and loose waves stay visible under the hat brim.
Warm, soft light suits the look. The sunset glow in the preview makes the red hat and white fur stand out.

Ideas to try

Swap the paper card for your Santa clip in the family group chat, then follow it with an AI snow globe video of yourself for a two-part greeting.
Drawn as someone's Secret Santa? Reveal yourself on gift-exchange day by sending them your bearded clip.
Make a Santa of every friend who says yes, post the set with a note that it's AI-made, and give your pet its own turn with AI pet Christmas.

Frequently asked questions

Which app makes the Santa filter video?

Ginly AI makes it, on iPhone, iPad and Android. Open the Christmas Magic 🎄✨ category and pick Christmas Costume; our AI Christmas video page shows the other festive effects.

Is the Santa filter free?

It's free to try. Ginly AI is free to download, new users may get starter credits, and a daily credit gift may be available. Each video then uses credits, which come with weekly Plus, Pro or Ultra plans. These offers can change.

Does the Santa filter work on photos or videos?

On photos. You add one still photo and the app turns it into a short Santa video, about 5 seconds long. It can't be applied to a clip you've already filmed, and it isn't a live camera filter. Results vary with the photo.

Can I use the Santa filter on a friend's photo?

Yes, if they've agreed. Only use photos you have the right to use, label the result as AI when you post it, and never use it to deceive, embarrass or impersonate anyone. Ginly AI is for users 18 and over.

Why was my photo rejected?

The AI services that create the video run automatic content filters, and they may turn down some photos, for example ones with nudity. Pick a different photo of yourself. If a video fails, the Library shows a credit-refund button (limits apply).