IC Light AI is an online image lighting control and relighting tool driven by IC Light AI technology, with the goal of changing the lighting of ordinary photos (especially portraits) to a more ideal effect. It emphasizes free control over lighting intensity, direction, and color, making the people or objects in the original image appear consistent with the lighting of the new environment.
Main capabilities
- Text-conditioned relighting: Users describe the desired lighting in natural language, such as "warm atmosphere," "sunshine from window," "sci-fi RGB glowing, cyberpunk," etc., and the tool interprets the text and adjusts the lighting.
- Background-conditioned relighting: Users provide a reference background image with ideal lighting, and the tool analyzes the background lighting and applies it to the portrait, making the person coordinate with the background lighting.
- Lighting direction selection: Currently supports Left Light, Right Light, Top Light, and Bottom Light. The official statement says more options will be added in the future.
- V2 enhancement: IC Light V2 uses advanced 16-channel VAE technology, providing more powerful image lighting control.
How to use
- Use online at ICLightAI.com.
- Provide a clear, complete original image with the highest possible resolution to obtain high-quality output.
- Set the lighting through a text description or reference background image, and select the lighting direction.
- Do not switch tabs during generation to avoid interrupting the process.
Specifications and limitations
- Supported image widths: 256, 320, 384, 448, 512, 576, 640, 704, 768, 832, 896, 960, 1024.
- Supported image heights: 256, 320, 384, 448, 512, 576, 640, 704, 768, 832, 896, 960, 1024.
- Supported formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP.
- Generation time: usually 10-20 seconds; free use may require queuing due to high traffic, and the wait time may be slightly longer.
- Lighting angles are currently limited to the four above.
- The official source does not provide specific pricing, unit price for Credits, or other billing details.
Applicable scenarios
- Professional portrait photography: optimize portrait photo lighting to enhance appeal and texture.
- Social media: improve lighting when individuals or brands share portrait photos, making the content more eye-catching.
- E-commerce product images: improve the texture and quality of product portrait images.
- Ordinary users: optimize family portrait photos, making them more artistic and aesthetically pleasing.
- Professional post-processing workflows: as part of a post-processing workflow, optimize portrait lighting and improve overall quality.
- Creative exploration: try different lighting effects and styles to gain creative inspiration.
Cost description The official statement says that IC Light AI currently offers a free trial; however, changing photo lighting and shadows requires substantial resources, and Credits need to be purchased to obtain enhanced support services.
