Effect · Product & Ads
Shoal Surround — fish circle your product.
Shoal Surround fills the space around a product with a school of small fish that swim past and circle it. The sample opens on a pink bottle with a white cap among pink and white carnations, with silver see-through fish already gliding in front of it and sunlight throwing shadows on the white wall.
The sample
What happens in the Shoal Surround sample.
The sample is a reel of three runs, with the pink bottle among carnations first and a few silver fish drifting across it from frame to frame. In the second, a frosted blue pump bottle stands beside a white mesh puff on a light blue backdrop. A small group of fish appears at its left edge and then spreads around the whole bottle. The third run is darker: a white jar with a silver lid and a gold emblem sits on sparkling dark blue ground under a beam of light. Glowing blue fish gather around it, growing in number until they surround the jar.
The products never move. Their shape, cap and label stay the same while the fish swim in the space around them, both in front and behind. The setting also stays the same throughout each run, from the flowers to the mesh puff to the dark sparkling floor. The sample products are all bottles or jars with open space around them, so a photo that leaves room around your product is the closest match.
The recipe
Shoal Surround, on paper.
Read from the effect catalog the app itself ships, so these are the settings your run will use.
| Spec | This effect |
|---|---|
| Engine | PixVerse |
| Resolution | 720p or 1080p |
| Clip length | 5s or 8s |
| Cost | 2 credits at 5s 720p · 4 credits at 8s 720p · 4 credits at 5s 1080p · 8 credits at 8s 1080p |
| Source images | One photo |
| Aspect ratio | Follows your photo |
| Category | Product & Ads |
| Text prompt | None — the engine's own template |
Your photo
Photos that suit it.
One-tap effects have one input. The photo you pick is your creative control.
Leave room around it
The fish in the sample swim in the open space beside and in front of each product. A photo with some space around your item gives them room.
Upright and centred
Each product in the sample stands upright near the middle and stays in place while the fish move. A steady, upright product shot matches that.
Light or dark both appear
The sample has two bright runs and one dark, moody run, so both a light and a dark product photo appear in the reel.
How it works
Running Shoal Surround in four steps.
Pick your photo
The tips above come from what the sample shows. A clear, well-lit subject is the safe start.
Open Product & Ads and tap Shoal Surround
In the King AI app on iPhone, iPad or Mac, or in the web studio. Opening the effect does not spend credits.
Choose the length and resolution
5s or 8s, 720p or 1080p. Cost: 2 credits at 5s 720p · 4 credits at 8s 720p · 4 credits at 5s 1080p · 8 credits at 8s 1080p.
Generate, then try another photo
The photo changes the result more than a second run of the same photo does.
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ExploreFAQ
Shoal Surround, answered.
What does the Shoal Surround effect do?
Sample reel of small see-through fish swimming around products: a pink bottle among carnations, a blue pump bottle on light blue and a white jar under a beam of light.
What kind of fish swim around the product in Shoal Surround?
In the sample they are small, see-through fish. In the bright runs they look silver with dark stripes, and in the dark run they glow blue like glass. They start as a few fish and spread around the product until it is surrounded. The effect takes one photo, and the product itself stays in place throughout.
How much does Shoal Surround cost?
2–8 credits per run: 2 credits (~$0.80) at the default length and resolution, more for a longer or sharper clip (2 credits at 5s 720p · 4 credits at 8s 720p · 4 credits at 5s 1080p · 8 credits at 8s 1080p). New verified accounts receive 3 welcome credits once. The welcome bonus covers one supported first run costing 2 credits.
How long is a Shoal Surround video?
5s or 8s at 720p or 1080p. It follows the shape of your photo. Nothing you export is watermarked, on any plan.
Do I need to write a prompt?
No. Shoal Surround is a template on the PixVerse engine. King AI sends the effect's name and your photo; there is no text prompt to write.
Get started
Try Shoal Surround.
New verified accounts receive 3 welcome credits once. The welcome bonus covers one supported first run costing 2 credits. Nothing you export is watermarked.