What It Does

AI Relight analyzes the depth and geometry of your footage using AI, then lets you add virtual 3D lights that interact with the scene as if they were really there. You can position lights in 3D space (X, Y, Z), animate them, change their color, and watch them cast realistic highlights and shadows across subjects and environments. It works in both After Effects and Premiere Pro, and runs locally on your machine with GPU acceleration.

This is useful for fixing poorly lit footage, adding dramatic lighting to talking head shots, or creating stylized neon or colored light effects without needing a 3D model of your scene.

Key Features

AI depth analysis. The plugin uses machine learning to understand the 3D properties of 2D footage, so lights respond to scene geometry naturally. Light fades with distance, bounces off surfaces, and wraps around objects.

Animate light position and color. You can keyframe each light’s X, Y, and Z position, plus its color. Useful for tracking lights with camera moves or creating dynamic color shifts.

Multiple lights per instance. The Standard version supports up to 3 lights per effect instance. The Pro version removes this limit and also lets you use After Effects’ native Point Lights as sources.

Render-only mode. You can output just the light contribution (no original footage), which is helpful for compositing custom lighting layers or creating neon-style glows.

Temporal consistency (Pro). The Pro version includes improved frame-to-frame stability, reducing flicker in animated shots.

Cross-platform. Works on Windows and Mac (including Apple Silicon). Compatible with After Effects CC 2022 and later, plus Premiere Pro 2025.

Who It’s For

Motion designers who want to add cinematic lighting to footage without going into 3D software. VFX artists fixing underlit shots or matching lighting across different takes. Editors in Premiere Pro who need quick, non-destructive lighting adjustments.

Pricing

  • Standard ($129.99): AI virtual lights, support for After Effects and Premiere Pro, up to 3 lights per effect instance.
  • Pro ($249): Everything in Standard, plus improved temporal consistency, support for After Effects Point Lights, and unlimited lights per instance.

Both are one-time purchases, no subscription. A trial version is available.