New Year Video from a Photo
New Year greetings are the ones everybody sends and nobody has a picture for. There is no tree to stand next to and no obvious scene to shoot, so the message usually goes out as plain text. VdoBloom makes the picture instead: upload one photo of the person, couple or group the greeting is for, pick a New Year template, and the tool returns a short festive clip with their faces kept from your photo.
Three templates cover the end of December. New Year Countdown is the build-up. New Year Fireworks Toast is the group version, which suits friends and colleagues rather than a family card. Happy New Year 2027 Greeting is the greeting itself, and it works the same way as the Christmas templates on the same tool — one upload, one clip, sent to whoever it is for. Since these sit on the same list as the Christmas templates at /dashboard/christmas/, one photo taken in early December covers both holidays.
What this tool does
- VdoBloom's New Year video templates take one uploaded photo and return a festive clip with the faces kept from that upload.
- New Year templates include New Year Countdown, New Year Fireworks Toast and Happy New Year 2027 Greeting.
- The New Year templates live on the same tool as the Christmas ones at /dashboard/christmas/, so a single uploaded photo covers both holidays.
- One photo is the entire input: no party footage, no fireworks clip and no second person needed.
- Only the scene around the people is generated — the faces come from the photo supplied rather than from a text description.
- New accounts start with free signup credits, one-time credit packs never expire, and subscriptions are available for a monthly allowance instead.
New Year is the harder greeting to picture
Christmas gives you a scene to stand in: a tree, a fireplace, a market. New Year gives you a countdown and a clock, which is why the message usually goes out as plain text. The templates exist to fix that. New Year Countdown supplies the build-up, New Year Fireworks Toast supplies the celebration, and Happy New Year 2027 Greeting is the message itself with the year in it.
It also means the photo matters less here than it does on a Christmas card. Nobody is judging the setting — the recipient is looking at the people. A plain, well-lit picture of whoever the greeting is for is enough, and a photo taken at last year's celebration works perfectly well as the source for this year's message.
Who gets which template
New Year Fireworks Toast is the group template and suits friends, a team or a group chat better than a family card would, because it reads as a celebration rather than an announcement. New Year Countdown suits a single person or a couple and works as a build-up sent on the day. Happy New Year 2027 Greeting carries the message itself and is the safest choice when you are not sure which of the others fits.
The case these are built for is a group that is spread out, where nobody is going to be in the same room. One photo taken at some point during the year is enough; nobody has to be assembled for it.
How it works
1.Upload one photo
A person, a couple or the group the greeting is for. Front-facing, in focus and evenly lit, with everyone visible in the same frame.
2.Choose a New Year template
New Year Countdown for the build-up, New Year Fireworks Toast for friends or colleagues, Happy New Year 2027 Greeting for the message itself.
3.Generate the clip
The template supplies the scene and the movement around the people in your photo. Their faces are carried over from the upload.
4.Watch it and send it
Check the faces at full size, then forward it. These get sent on the day, so make them a few days early rather than at midnight.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a New Year greeting video from a photo?
Open /dashboard/christmas/, upload a photo of whoever the greeting is for, and choose New Year Countdown, New Year Fireworks Toast or Happy New Year 2027 Greeting. VdoBloom returns a short festive clip with the faces kept from your photo.
Can one photo be used for both Christmas and New Year?
Yes. The Christmas and New Year templates are on the same tool and take the same single-photo input, so a photo taken in early December can produce a Christmas greeting first and a New Year greeting a week later without a second upload.
Can I put a group in a New Year video?
Yes, provided everyone is in the one photo you upload — the tool works from a single image. New Year Fireworks Toast is the template built for the group version, which suits friends and colleagues better than a family card would.
Do I need a subscription for one greeting?
No. The tool is open on every account and runs on credits. One-time packs never expire, which fits a single New Year message; subscriptions exist for anyone who would rather have a monthly allowance.
Will the people still look like themselves?
The faces come from the photo you upload rather than from a written description, so the starting point is genuinely your picture. As with any AI edit of a real photo, the result is worth checking at full size before you send it, and a clear, well-lit, front-facing source gives the best result.
Is 2027 the right year to put in the greeting?
If the greeting is being sent for the New Year that follows Christmas 2026, then 2027 is the year it welcomes in — which is why the greeting template is named for it. If you are greeting someone about the year just gone, the countdown and fireworks templates work without naming a year at all.
What if the only good photo I have is from last year's party?
That is exactly what these templates are for. An older photo works the same way as a recent one — the faces come from the picture you upload and the scene is generated around them. A picture of a group at last year's celebration makes an unusually fitting source for a greeting about the year just gone.
Can one photo cover the whole holiday fortnight?
Yes. The Christmas templates and the New Year templates sit on the same tool and take the same single-photo input, so a photo uploaded in December produces a Christmas greeting first and a New Year greeting afterwards without a second upload. Make both early and send each one when it is due.
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