Optics: Create Cinemagraphs in Photoshop & Lightroom

Looping cinemagraphs are the perfect format for Instagram. Learn how to freeze time with this quick and informative tutorial. Create cinemagraph-style animations with the Boris FX Optics plugin inside Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom.

Optics 2022.5 now gives users the ability to render particle-based animations on top of images. In this quick tutorial, we cover the built-in Particle Illusion interface and workflow for rendering video animations out of Optics. We also cover making seamless loops with your video editing application of choice.