How to make an animated background for a stream or video call

Ask Spark for a calm scene with slow motion and an empty middle, so you can sit in front of it. Save the video, up to 15 seconds, and use it as a backdrop in your stream or call software.

What you need

• An iPhone with Rift.
• A mood: cosy, clean, futuristic.
• Your stream or call software, to use the video.

Step by step

1. Open Spark and describe the scene and one slow motion.
2. Ask for a wide, empty middle so you can sit in front of it.
3. Check the Draft and tap Make.
4. Save it from your Library and set it as your background.

Lines to try with Spark

• “A cosy library with warm lamps and dust floating in window light, wide, very slow.”
• “A quiet city skyline at night, windows twinkling, soft clouds passing.”
• “A bright minimalist studio with a plant swaying in a breeze.”
• “A mountain cabin interior, fire flickering at the side, empty centre.”
• “A gentle pastel gradient with slow floating shapes.”

Tips

• Low contrast keeps attention on you.
• Avoid motion near the middle, where your face sits.
• Test it on a call before the real one.

For a looping clip that is meant to be quiet and still, see rainy window ambient loop.