AI New Year 2027 Video Greeting From Your Photo

To make an AI New Year 2027 video greeting, upload one photo to VdoBloom's AI New Year Video Maker, type "Happy New Year 2027" or your own wish plus your names, and generate. You get a vertical 9:16 clip of the people in your photo on a night rooftop with fireworks over a city skyline, confetti and sparklers, with "Happy New Year" and your names typeset on screen. The default clip (Seedance 2 Mini, 4 seconds, 480p) costs 7 credits, and new accounts get 10 free credits, so the first one is free. Free-tier videos carry a VdoBloom watermark. There is no animated 3-2-1 countdown built in; you write the countdown line yourself as the message.

Updated 31 October 2026.

Quick facts

Tool: AI New Year Video Maker (the New Year preset of the Festival Greeting Video Maker).
Input: one solo, couple, friends or family photo. Names and a message are optional.
Scene: rooftop at night, fireworks over a skyline, gold and silver confetti, sparklers.
Text on screen: "Dear [name]" (up to 40 characters), the "Happy New Year" greeting line, your message (up to 120 characters) and "— [your name]" (up to 40 characters).
Price: 7 credits for the default 4-second 480p clip; 17 credits for 5 seconds at 720p; 33 credits for 10 seconds at 720p.
Length: 4 to 15 seconds on Seedance 2 Mini, up to 30 seconds on Seedance 2.5.
Sound: the video model generates ambient sound; you cannot pick a song inside the tool.
Free: 10 credits at signup plus a daily check-in of 2 to 5 credits. One-time pack credits never expire.

How do I make a Happy New Year 2027 video from my photo?

Pick the photo. A sharp photo where every face is clearly visible. Party outfits help, but any well-lit photo works. Your photo is the first frame, so faces and clothes carry into the video.
Open the AI New Year Video Maker. It opens with New Year already selected.
Add the text. Put the recipient in To ("Dear Mum and Dad" or "the whole team"), your wish in Message ("Cheers to 2027 together!") and your name in From.
Choose length and resolution. Keep the 7-credit default for a first try. For WhatsApp Status, 5 seconds at 720p (17 credits) looks sharper.
Generate. A greeting usually takes about 2 to 3 minutes. Download the MP4 from My Creations.
Send it at midnight. Make it on 30 or 31 December so you are not waiting on a render while the clock strikes twelve.

Will "2027" be spelled correctly?

Yes. AI video models often garble numbers and lettering, so the model draws no text at all here. The greeting line, your names and your message are typeset onto the finished clip after generation. If you type "Happy New Year 2027" in the message, "2027" shows exactly as typed. The lines fade in a little after the middle of the clip over a soft dark band, and the last frame is held for 1.5 seconds so the wish can be read.

Can it do a countdown?

Not as an animated 10-to-1 timer. There is no countdown overlay in the tool. Two ways to get the feeling of one:

Write the countdown into the message, such as "3… 2… 1… Happy 2027!". It appears as one line of text with the greeting.
Make the video, then post it to Instagram Stories or WhatsApp Status and add the platform's own countdown sticker on top.

What does the New Year greeting cost?

Settings	Credits	From 10 free credits	From the Lite pack (300 credits, $19.50)
Seedance 2 Mini, 4 s, 480p (default)	7	1 greeting	42 greetings
Seedance 2 Mini, 5 s, 720p	17	—	17 greetings
Seedance 2 Mini, 10 s, 720p	33	—	9 greetings

The text overlay costs nothing extra. In India the Starter pack is 75 credits for ₹299, which covers ten default greetings. One-time credits never expire, so leftovers from Christmas carry into New Year and beyond. The exact price is shown before you generate, and a failed generation refunds its credits automatically.

New Year greeting ideas by who you are sending to

Family group: the best family photo of 2026, To "the whole family", message "Thank you for a wonderful year. Happy 2027!".
Your partner: a couple photo, message "Here's to another year of us". For a kiss at midnight, see the Valentine's and couple tools below.
Friends: the group photo from your last trip, message "Same chaos, new year".
Customers: a team photo, From your shop name, To "our valued customers", message "Thank you for 2026. See you in 2027!". Use photos of people who agreed to appear.
Year in review: pick the photo that defines your 2026 (a wedding, a new home, a graduation) and let the greeting say what the year meant.

Which languages can the greeting be in?

The "Happy New Year" line can be shown in English or in Hindi (नव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएं). For other languages the line falls back to English, but you can type your message and names in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam script, or Arabic script, and they are set in a matching font.

Tips for a better New Year clip

Avoid very dark party photos. The scene adds its own firework glow, and faces that are already in shadow lose detail.
Keep groups small enough that each face is clearly visible. Large group photos with tiny faces give weaker results.
Keep the message short. One line reads at a glance on a phone.
Make the 7-credit version first, then re-make the favourite at 720p.
Want music? Add a song when you post to Status or Reels, or write a short track with the AI Music Generator (6 credits per ACE-Step track) and combine them in a video editor.

What about Lunar New Year, Tết or Seollal?

The New Year preset is built for 1 January: fireworks and confetti over a skyline. Lunar New Year 2027 falls on 6 February. For a red-and-gold Lunar New Year, Tết or Seollal look, see the Lunar New Year photo guide, or animate your photo with Image to Video and describe the scene (red lanterns, plum blossom, a family reunion dinner). Image to Video has no greeting overlay, so add the wish as a caption when you share it.

What it can't do

No animated countdown timer or clock.
No song picker inside the tool.
One photo per greeting. To put people from separate photos together, combine them first with the AI Photo Editor.
You must be 18 or over and have permission to use everyone's photo.

FAQ

Is there a free AI New Year video maker with my photo?

Yes, for the first clip. New accounts get 10 free credits and the default New Year greeting costs 7. A daily check-in adds 2 to 5 credits a day. Free-tier videos have a watermark; any credit pack removes it.

Can I add names to a New Year video?

Yes. To and From take up to 40 characters each and the message up to 120. They are typeset on the clip, so they are always spelled right.

How long does a New Year greeting take to make?

Usually about 2 to 3 minutes per clip.

What size is the video for WhatsApp Status and Reels?

The default is vertical 9:16, which fits Status, Reels, Stories and TikTok. You can also pick 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 or 21:9.

Can I make a New Year video with fireworks for my business?

Yes. Put your brand in From and your customers in To. For product promos rather than greetings, use the product video tools.

Are my photos and greetings private?

Yes. Festival greetings never appear in the public gallery or sitemap.