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Portal Door: Open a gateway beside you

A ring of golden light tears open beside you onto a glowing other world.

1Add a photo

  • One clear subject, waist-up or full body, with some space around them
  • Leave room in the frame: wings, fire, portals and clones need space to appear
  • Sharp, well-lit photos keep the face and fur the same through the effect
More optionsMiniMax H3 Max
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What the Portal Door effect does

Portal Door opens a golden ring beside a person and lets another landscape show through. Wind, loose leaves and reflected light make the doorway feel connected to the original scene. The subject turns toward the opening, giving the shot a small reaction rather than asking them to disappear through it.

Frame the person off center. The empty area is where the ring can become a distinct object, while hair and clothing provide visible clues to the wind pulling toward it. A profile at the end is part of that glance into the unknown.

How to use Portal Door

  1. Reserve a doorway area Upload a portrait with the person slightly to one side and background on the other.
  2. Open the ring Choose the default portal tier to match the published alley and forest references.
  3. Follow the glance Review the golden opening, wind direction and final profile as one connected reaction.

Which photos work best for Portal Door

Works well

  • Off-center person with an open area beside them
  • Loose hair or clothing that can show wind

Avoid

  • A person touching both edges of the crop
  • A crowd occupying the intended doorway space

Portal Door examples

Portal Door example 1 · PhotoPortal Door example 1 · Result
Made with MiniMax H3 MaxA man in his early 30s in a green bomber jacket in a city alley.
Portal Door example 2 · PhotoPortal Door example 2 · Result
Made with MiniMax H3 MaxA woman in her 40s with auburn hair and a green raincoat on a misty forest path. A ring of golden light opens beside her onto a glowing landscape, wind pulls her hair toward it and she turns to look.

What we saw when we tested Portal Door

In our test runs, a man in his early 30s in a green bomber jacket in a city alley. Stand slightly to one side of the frame so the portal has room to open.

The other supplied run uses a woman in her 40s with auburn hair and a green raincoat on a misty forest path. A ring of golden light opens beside her onto a glowing landscape, wind pulls her hair toward it and she turns to look. The person turns toward the portal, so the end frame often shows a profile.

How Portal Door does on each model

  • MiniMax H3 Max (480 credits · about 30 s) Default; MiniMax H3 Max made the samples. 480 credits and a typical render time of 31 seconds. The Portal Door render includes generated sound; its page samples play muted.
  • MiniMax H3 (185 credits · about 55 s) Cheaper at 185 credits, but MiniMax H3 is untested with this prompt; compare its result without assuming the same finish.
  • Seedance 2.0 Mini · 480p (124 credits · about 2 min)

The prompt behind Portal Door

Beside the person a swirling ring of golden light tears open in the air, revealing a glowing fantasy landscape on the other side; wind rushes toward it, leaves and dust are pulled in, light spills across their face as they turn to look at it, their clothes and hair blowing toward the portal. Camera slowly pushes in. Same face and clothes, cinematic VFX.

Tips for a better Portal Door result

  • Avoid centering the face if doing so removes all space for the ring.
  • Use a picture with visible shoulders so the change in body direction reads alongside the facial reaction.

Portal Door: questions and answers

Should the golden doorway open behind or beside me?

The preset places the ring beside the subject, so a side area of empty background gives the opening a clear home.

Will I still face the lens when the portal settles?

The person turns toward the opening, and the observations note that the ending often presents a profile.

Does Portal Door require an existing physical doorway?

The examples use an alley and a forest path, with the light ring opening in the air rather than relying on a doorframe.

What makes the fantasy opening affect the original portrait?

Light spills across the face while wind pulls the hair, clothing, leaves and dust toward the glowing ring.

Can this act as a setup for a second fantasy shot?

Cut after the reaction toward the opening if you want the following scene to suggest what lies beyond that landscape.

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