Upload two photos — one person in each — pick a scene, and the generator puts you both on the pier side by side, softly singing into the lens. The clip opens on a recreation of your photos and cuts to the two of you together. It takes about 2–5 minutes and comes out as a silent vertical MP4; you add the Raindance sound in TikTok. Ask the other person first.
How do I do the raindance ai trend with my boyfriend?
- Pick one clear photo of each of you. One person per photo — not a picture with you both in it, and not a crop of a group shot. The model reads each photo as one person.
- Open the duet page and choose Duet mode.
- Upload photo one, then photo two. The order decides who stands where, so swap them if you want a particular side.
- Choose a scene: golden-hour pier (the original look), rain on the pier, sunset beach, or reception lights.
- Render. Usually 2–5 minutes. You get a 9:16 MP4, 8 seconds at 720p by default, with longer and sharper options on the higher models.
- Save it to your phone and add the official sound in TikTok, Reels or CapCut — the sound guide has the steps, including trimming to the "I love you" bridge.
The free teaser gives you one 5-second 480p watermarked version per account, which is the cheapest way to see whether your two photos sit well together. Single clips and bundles are on pricing.
How does the raindance ai trend with two photos duet work?
The model treats your two photos as two separate character references, builds one shot of a wooden pier at low sun, places both of you in it, and gives you a gentle singing performance with a slow push-in. Nothing is composited from the photos directly — the pier, light and clothing are generated, with your faces as the anchor.
One consequence to know before you upload: if one photo is a crisp front-facing portrait in daylight and the other is a dim, grainy selfie at an angle, the second person comes out noticeably weaker. A duet is only as good as the worse of the two photos.
Which two photos work best together?
Matching matters more than either photo being perfect on its own. Aim for two pictures that could plausibly have been taken at the same time.
| Match on | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Light direction and warmth | Two faces lit from opposite sides look pasted together. Soft daylight on both is ideal. |
| Framing | Chest-up or waist-up for both. A tight headshot next to a full-body shot gives you mismatched heights. |
| Camera angle | Both front-facing, eyes toward the lens. One profile shot and one straight-on reads as odd. |
| Resolution | Similar sharpness. At least ~768px on the short side each. |
| Expression | Both relaxed, mouth closed or barely open. Big grins fight the soft singing performance. |
Avoid on either side: sunglasses, hats pulled low, heavy beauty filters, motion blur, harsh flash, group photos, and anything where the face is partly hidden by a hand or a drink. The photo guide goes into this in more depth, and the same checklist applies to each half of a duet.
The easiest fix: take two fresh photos in the same spot by a window on the same day. Two minutes, and it beats hunting for a pair that happen to match.
Which scene should a couple pick?
All four scenes come from settings in the official music video, so any of them reads as on-trend.
| Scene | Look | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Golden-hour pier | Low warm sun, sea behind, the original trend shot | A first post, anniversaries, the version people instantly recognise |
| Rain on the pier | Blue hour, wet boards, cooler light | A moodier edit, or when you want to stand out from the golden feed |
| Sunset beach | Open water, warm sky, more space | Holiday posts, softer and less staged |
| Reception lights | Evening, string lights overhead | Engagements, weddings, anniversaries, "us in five years" posts |
If you are only making one, start with the golden-hour pier — it is the shot the trend is built on. Reception lights is the sleeper pick for couples: the string lights do a lot of the emotional work and it looks less like everyone else's clip.
Can I do the trend with a best friend or someone long-distance?
Yes, and those are two of the best uses of Duet mode.
Best friends. Nothing about the output is romantic unless your caption makes it so, and two friends singing the same line sidesteps the "fake relationship" objection people have to the trend.
Long-distance. This is where Duet mode earns its place. You cannot take a photo together, so the usual edits are out — but you each have good photos of yourselves. Swap one picture each, agree on a scene, and you get a shot of the two of you in the same place. Agree on the brief first: both front-facing, both in daylight, both chest-up.
Family. It works for a parent and an adult child, or two siblings. The one hard rule is that everyone in the clip must be an adult.
Do I need my partner's consent?
Yes. Treat it as a hard rule, not a courtesy.
- Ask before you upload. Using someone's face to generate a video of them singing is something they should agree to, even if you are together and even if the photo is public.
- Show them before you post. The clip is a performance of them. Let them see it and let them say no.
- Only adults, only people you know. No celebrities, no strangers, no ex who has not agreed, nobody under 18, and not Dave or Tems' likeness. We are not affiliated with them, their label, TikTok or CapCut.
- Label it as AI when you post. TikTok requires realistic AI content to be labelled; the toggle is under More options on the post screen. Two faces make a clip more believable, not less.
On privacy: your uploads are used only to make your video, you can delete them, and originals are removed after 30 days.
What should I expect from the result?
It is silent. No song, no AI vocals — you add the official sound in the app afterwards.
The lips do not sync exactly. The model cannot hear the track, so both people perform a soft singing motion. Trimmed to the bridge at eight seconds it reads fine; tight close-ups and long clips expose it.
Two faces means twice the drift. Viewers compare the two against each other, and if one person comes out off it is almost always the weaker source photo. Re-shoot that photo rather than changing the scene. Failed renders refund the credit automatically; paid clips carry no watermark, the free teaser does.
What do I post with it?
Keep the edit short. Trim the sound so the "I love you" bridge lands on the hard cut to the pier and let the push-in carry the rest. Plain captions work best — how long you have been together, how far apart you live, or nothing at all.
Start with the free teaser, or go straight to Duet mode. Pets have their own mode too.