A calm field at sunset
Golden light and soft haze, shown in full color.
For someone you miss
Memorial Hug Video With a Deceased Loved One
Your portrait and theirs become a few quiet seconds: the two of you notice each other in a field at sunset, walk closer and hold on. It is a made-up moment, offered gently, and it is never a recording.
- Your photo and theirs
- Golden-hour field
- Piano and strings, no words
- 4 credits, 5 s, 720p
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Your picture
A single picture works: just you, or the pair of you.
2
Effect
Memorial Hug needs two people: add a partner picture, or switch to one shared shot.
3
Take
Price: 4 credits. Done in roughly 2 to 5 min; if it fails, the credits come back. See prices
Quick answer
A memorial hug video is a short AI clip that shows you embracing a loved one who has died, made from a portrait of each of you. On Hotel Lobby Video the Memorial Hug effect, rendered by Seedance 2.0 Mini, places you both in a hazy field at golden hour: you see each other, move closer, hold each other with eyes closed, then ease back and smile toward the camera, over soft piano and strings. 5 seconds at 720p costs 4 credits, the provider estimates up to about 5 minutes, and a failed take refunds itself. The embrace is imagined from two still pictures. We have tried it with clear, recent photos of two adults, not with faded or black-and-white prints.
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What it can and cannot do
What a memorial hug video is, honestly
People make these for a grandmother who raised them, a brother lost young, a best friend, a spouse. The video can give you a picture of something you wish you could do. It cannot give you their voice, their way of moving or anything they ever said, because it only has one still photo of them to work from.
The Memorial Hug scene is deliberately simple. Evening sun, a light haze over tall grass, full color. No glowing light, no clouds parting, no spoken words. The model is asked to keep each person’s face, hair and clothes from their portrait and to replace the background with the field.
Some people find it comforting to watch once and keep. Others feel it is not for them, and both reactions are normal. You do not need to post it anywhere.
Three steps
How to make a memorial hug video
Instruction diagram 01Choose your portrait
A clear, well-lit photo of you from the chest or waist up.
Instruction diagram 02Choose their portrait
The picture where they look most like themselves, with a large, sharp face. A single photo of you two together also works.
Instruction diagram 03Keep Memorial Hug and tap Create
It starts on Seedance 2.0 Mini, 720p, 5 seconds, 9:16. The provider estimates up to about 5 minutes, and the MP4 is saved to My videos.
In the clip
What the memorial hug shows
One unhurried embrace
You walk closer, hold each other with eyes closed, then smile toward the lens.
Their face from their photo
Faces, hair and clothes follow the portraits; only the setting is new.
Music without words
Hopeful piano over soft strings, with no speech or narration.
Questions to ask yourself first
Grief is personal, and the same clip can soothe a daughter and upset an uncle. A few questions worth asking first:
- Would the close family be comfortable? If the person was someone else’s parent or partner, ask them before you use the photo.
- Is it too soon? Many people wait until after the funeral to watch or share something like this.
- Will people know it is AI? When you share it, say plainly that it is an imagined scene made from photos.
- Is it private family use? Never use photos of strangers or public figures. Every take also goes through the provider’s content checks.
Old, faded or black-and-white photos
Many of the photos we have of people who died are prints from decades ago. We have not tested those with this effect, and this site has no tool to repair scratches or add color. The effect asks for a full-color scene; how it treats a monochrome face is unknown to us.
- Photograph the print flat by daylight from straight above, with no flash and no reflections.
- Crop to the head and shoulders so the face is as large as possible.
- If a take does not feel like them, try a different photo. Failed takes are refunded; finished ones are not.
Other gentle options
If you only have their picture, old photo to video lets that one portrait blink and smile in its original setting. If you are putting together something for a service, the AI tribute video page explains how to combine several short clips. For a hug with someone who is still here, the AI hug generator is the everyday version.
Our own takes
Hotel Lobby Video test renders
Two sample renders, with model, length and source shown under each. They demonstrate the workflow, not a promise about how often a take succeeds.
Made by us
Wan 3.0 · 480p · 10 s · 16:9
- Pipeline test render, made outside the public website.
- Sound: the Hotel Lobby song.
- Compressed 854 × 480 copy for the web. The settings listed refer to the full-size take.
Made by us
Wan 3.0 · 720p · 12 s · 16:9
- Owner test-account render from Oct 3, 2026 on an earlier site version.
- Sound: the Hotel Lobby song.
- Compressed 854 × 480 copy for the web. The settings listed refer to the full-size take.
Around the web
Hotel Lobby Clips by Other Creators
These clips show the format. Other people made them with other tools, and each one is credited and linked to its post. They are not output from Hotel Lobby Video.
How do I make a memorial hug video with someone who passed away?
Upload a clear portrait of yourself and one of them, keep Memorial Hug selected and tap Create. In a few minutes you get a short MP4 of the two of you embracing in a sunlit field.
Will it use their real voice or say something to me?
No. There is no speech at all, only piano and strings. The effect cannot recreate a voice, and we do not offer voice cloning.
My dad died before I was born, so we have no photo together. Can I still do it?
Yes. The effect is built for two separate portraits: one of you today and one of him. They do not need to come from the same year or the same camera.
Their only photo is black and white. Will it be in color?
The effect asks for a full-color scene, but we have not tested black-and-white portraits, so we cannot tell you how the face will come out. Nothing here colorizes or restores a photo first.
Could I show it at the funeral or memorial service?
Ask the family first. If they agree, pick 16:9 before you tap Create so it fills a TV or projector; 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 or 21:9 all cost the same. Tell people it is an imagined scene.
Can I make one with a pet who died?
We have not tested this effect with an animal. You can upload a pet photo, but we cannot promise a natural result, so the first take is a gamble.
Is the person in the video really them?
No. Their face follows your photo, but the movement and the moment are invented. It does not replace real photos or home videos.
What does it cost and is there a free try?
There is no free try. 5 seconds at 720p costs 4 credits, and longer takes cost more. You pay in credits at the moment you press create. The entry pack is 10 credits for $9.99, and a take that fails puts its credits back in your balance by itself.
Take your time
Create a memorial hug video
Your portrait, theirs, and a quiet field at sunset. The credit cost is shown before anything is charged.