Slit-Scan
Also called Star Gate Effect
Light or imagery is stretched into long, flowing streaks as the picture is exposed through a moving slit, giving a psychedelic tunnel of color.
Use for
Sci-fi and psychedelic sequences, music visuals
Prompt
Replace [scene] with the shot and [duration] with how long it should take, then paste the prompt into your AI agent. Each prompt includes the name of the technique, so next time you can simply ask for it by name.
This is for a motion graphics video. Give [scene] a "Slit-Scan" look (also called the star gate effect): the picture is exposed through a narrow slit that travels across the frame, so each strip of the image comes from a different moment.
Whatever moves should stretch into long, flowing streaks that bend along its path, while whatever holds still stays sharp — separate ghost copies would be an echo, and an even smear along the direction of travel is motion blur.
Let the streaks build and resolve over [duration], and move the slit at a steady pace so the stretch stays continuous.