VFX - Apply visual effects to video

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-magnific-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "video": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
  "webhook_url": "<string>",
  "filter_type": 1,
  "fps": 24,
  "bloom_filter_contrast": 1.2,
  "motion_filter_kernel_size": 5,
  "motion_filter_decay_factor": 0.8
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx"

payload = {
    "video": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
    "webhook_url": "<string>",
    "filter_type": 1,
    "fps": 24,
    "bloom_filter_contrast": 1.2,
    "motion_filter_kernel_size": 5,
    "motion_filter_decay_factor": 0.8
}
headers = {
    "x-magnific-api-key": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'x-magnific-api-key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    video: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    webhook_url: '<string>',
    filter_type: 1,
    fps: 24,
    bloom_filter_contrast: 1.2,
    motion_filter_kernel_size: 5,
    motion_filter_decay_factor: 0.8
  })
};

fetch('https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'video' => 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    'webhook_url' => '<string>',
    'filter_type' => 1,
    'fps' => 24,
    'bloom_filter_contrast' => 1.2,
    'motion_filter_kernel_size' => 5,
    'motion_filter_decay_factor' => 0.8
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "x-magnific-api-key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"video\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n  \"webhook_url\": \"<string>\",\n  \"filter_type\": 1,\n  \"fps\": 24,\n  \"bloom_filter_contrast\": 1.2,\n  \"motion_filter_kernel_size\": 5,\n  \"motion_filter_decay_factor\": 0.8\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-magnific-api-key", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx")
  .header("x-magnific-api-key", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"video\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n  \"webhook_url\": \"<string>\",\n  \"filter_type\": 1,\n  \"fps\": 24,\n  \"bloom_filter_contrast\": 1.2,\n  \"motion_filter_kernel_size\": 5,\n  \"motion_filter_decay_factor\": 0.8\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-magnific-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"video\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n  \"webhook_url\": \"<string>\",\n  \"filter_type\": 1,\n  \"fps\": 24,\n  \"bloom_filter_contrast\": 1.2,\n  \"motion_filter_kernel_size\": 5,\n  \"motion_filter_decay_factor\": 0.8\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "data": {
    "generated": [],
    "task_id": "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91",
    "status": "CREATED"
  }
}

VFX

VFX - Apply visual effects to video

Apply professional visual effects and filters to your videos using the VFX API. Transform any video with cinematic effects like film grain, motion blur, VHS retro style, and anamorphic lens distortion.

Available filters:

1 Film grain - Adds cinematic grain texture for a classic film look
2 Motion blur - Creates motion blur effect (configurable kernel size and decay)
3 Fish eye - Applies fish eye lens distortion
4 VHS - Retro VHS tape effect with scan lines and color distortion
5 Shake - Camera shake effect for dynamic footage
6 VGA - Low resolution VGA effect for retro aesthetics
7 Bloom - Glowing bloom effect (adjustable contrast)
8 Anamorphic lens - Cinematic anamorphic lens effect with horizontal flares

Use cases: Social media content, music videos, film production, advertising, retro-style videos, and creative projects.

POST

video

vfx

VFX - Apply visual effects to video

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-magnific-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "video": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
  "webhook_url": "<string>",
  "filter_type": 1,
  "fps": 24,
  "bloom_filter_contrast": 1.2,
  "motion_filter_kernel_size": 5,
  "motion_filter_decay_factor": 0.8
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx"

payload = {
    "video": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
    "webhook_url": "<string>",
    "filter_type": 1,
    "fps": 24,
    "bloom_filter_contrast": 1.2,
    "motion_filter_kernel_size": 5,
    "motion_filter_decay_factor": 0.8
}
headers = {
    "x-magnific-api-key": "<api-key>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'x-magnific-api-key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    video: 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    webhook_url: '<string>',
    filter_type: 1,
    fps: 24,
    bloom_filter_contrast: 1.2,
    motion_filter_kernel_size: 5,
    motion_filter_decay_factor: 0.8
  })
};

fetch('https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'video' => 'https://example.com/video.mp4',
    'webhook_url' => '<string>',
    'filter_type' => 1,
    'fps' => 24,
    'bloom_filter_contrast' => 1.2,
    'motion_filter_kernel_size' => 5,
    'motion_filter_decay_factor' => 0.8
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "x-magnific-api-key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"video\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n  \"webhook_url\": \"<string>\",\n  \"filter_type\": 1,\n  \"fps\": 24,\n  \"bloom_filter_contrast\": 1.2,\n  \"motion_filter_kernel_size\": 5,\n  \"motion_filter_decay_factor\": 0.8\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-magnific-api-key", "<api-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx")
  .header("x-magnific-api-key", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"video\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n  \"webhook_url\": \"<string>\",\n  \"filter_type\": 1,\n  \"fps\": 24,\n  \"bloom_filter_contrast\": 1.2,\n  \"motion_filter_kernel_size\": 5,\n  \"motion_filter_decay_factor\": 0.8\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.magnific.com/v1/ai/video/vfx")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-magnific-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"video\": \"https://example.com/video.mp4\",\n  \"webhook_url\": \"<string>\",\n  \"filter_type\": 1,\n  \"fps\": 24,\n  \"bloom_filter_contrast\": 1.2,\n  \"motion_filter_kernel_size\": 5,\n  \"motion_filter_decay_factor\": 0.8\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "data": {
    "generated": [],
    "task_id": "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91",
    "status": "CREATED"
  }
}

Authorizations

x-magnific-api-key

string

header

required

Your Magnific API key. Required for authentication. Learn how to obtain an API key

Body

application/json

video

string<uri>

required

URL of the video to apply effects to. Must be publicly accessible.

Example:

"https://example.com/video.mp4"

webhook_url

string<uri>

Webhook URL to notify when the task is completed

filter_type

enum<integer>

default:1

Type of visual effect filter to apply to the video.

Available filters:

1: Film grain - Adds cinematic grain texture
2: Motion blur - Creates motion blur effect
3: Fish eye - Applies fish eye lens distortion
4: VHS - Retro VHS tape effect
5: Shake - Camera shake effect
6: VGA - Low resolution VGA effect
7: Bloom - Glowing bloom effect (use bloom_filter_contrast to adjust)
8: Anamorphic lens - Cinematic anamorphic lens effect

Available options:

1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8

Example:

1

fps

integer

default:24

Frames per second for the output video

Required range: 1 <= x <= 60

bloom_filter_contrast

number

Contrast value for bloom filter effect. Only applicable when filter_type is 7 (bloom).

Example:

1.2

motion_filter_kernel_size

integer

Kernel size for motion blur filter. Only applicable when filter_type is 2 (motion_blur).

Example:

5

motion_filter_decay_factor

number

Decay factor for motion blur filter. Only applicable when filter_type is 2 (motion_blur).

Example:

0.8

Response

OK - The task exists and the status is returned

data

object

required

Show child attributes

Example:

{
  "task_id": "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91",
  "status": "CREATED",
  "generated": [
    "https://openapi-generator.tech",
    "https://openapi-generator.tech"
  ]
}

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