The Enchantress filter is a 10-second AI clip in which a black clawed hand grips your outstretched hand and you reappear as a dark moon sorceress. videosi (videosi.io) makes it from one photo of you: pick your hair and a format, press Generate, and download an MP4 with the trend's sound already on it.
Key takeaways
- The black hand is both the hook and the cover for the change, which happens inside the blur at about 4.5 seconds.
- Your clothes are replaced by the sorceress outfit, and your hair becomes black braids unless you pick "My own hair".
- Use one sharp, front-facing photo of one adult; likeness is strongest before the swipe.
- A standard 10-second video is 10 credits, there is no free generation, and failed renders return their credits.
In this guide
- What is the Enchantress filter really, and why a black hand?
- Is it Enchantress Filter 1 or Filter 2, and does it matter?
- How do I make it from one photo, step by step?
- Which photo works best?
- Why does my face change at the reveal?
- Can I keep my own hair?
- Why do my clothes change?
- Does it work for men?
- How is it different from real Enchantress makeup or cosplay?
- Is it safe to post, and should I label it as AI?
- What should I do now that Halloween is over?
- What does it cost, and what if a render fails?
What is the Enchantress filter really, and why a black hand?
The Enchantress filter is a 10-second transformation, and the black hand is its whole hook. You start with your eyes closed and one hand held out over a black background. A hand with long curved claws rises from below and slides its fingers between yours. That is a classic horror beat: something reaches in, you cannot pull away, and the cut that follows is the payoff.
The hand does a second job. It hides the change. At about 4.5 seconds it sweeps toward the lens and blurs the frame, so the swap from ordinary you to sorceress happens inside the blur instead of as a visible morph. That is why the clip feels clean even though everything about you changes in one cut. The name points at the Enchantress, the DC witch whose blackened hands the clawed hand echoes, but the template look is its own.
Is it Enchantress Filter 1 or Filter 2, and does it matter?
The clip spread as a CapCut AI template called "Enchantress Filter 1". A second version, "Enchantress Filter 2", appeared later in October 2026. The earliest post we found is dated 16 October 2026, from the template's own creator. Apps change often, so check inside CapCut if you want a particular template.
For a viewer the difference barely matters, because the format people recognise is the first one: the grip, the swipe, the sorceress, the finger to the lips. videosi is independent and not affiliated with TikTok or CapCut. It builds the Filter 1 style clip from a single photo on the web, so you do not need either app.
How do I make it from one photo, step by step?
Open the Enchantress filter page, upload one photo of yourself, choose your hair option and a format (9:16, 1:1 or 16:9), and press Generate. There is no prompt to write, because the motion, the hand and the look are built in. You can close the tab while it renders and the result waits in My creations.
The model reads a 10-second motion clip for timing and your photo for identity. The prompt tells it to keep everything about you until the swipe, then switch to the sorceress. That split is what makes the first half look like your photo and the second half look like a character wearing your face.
Which photo works best?
One sharp, front-facing photo with your head and shoulders in view. Even light on the face matters more than a fancy background. The reveal is a tight shot under white eyes, black lips and heavy makeup, so the model needs a clear read of your face shape and build to keep the result recognisable.
Photos that tend to go wrong:
- Small or dark pictures where the face is only a few pixels wide.
- Side-on shots, where the model has to invent the other half of the face.
- Sunglasses or a hand across the face, which clash with the white-eye reveal.
- Group photos, since the clip makes exactly one person.
If you are unsure, take a new selfie by a window and use that.
Why does my face change at the reveal?
Because the reveal is not a filter laid over your face. It is a new render of you as a sorceress: white eyes, black lips, smudged dark eye makeup, a crescent crown and a collar necklace. Heavy makeup changes how a face reads even in real life, and the video model has to redraw all of it in a few frames after a blur.
The prompt pins face shape and build so the sorceress is still you, and likeness is strongest in the first half, before the swipe. After it, expect your structure to carry over but not every detail, such as a small mole or an exact jawline. Likeness is not guaranteed. If a take drifts, a sharper, more frontal photo is the best fix.
Can I keep my own hair?
Yes. By default your hair becomes very long black hair in thin braids with small bronze beads, which matches most posts. Choose "My own hair" and the sorceress keeps your colour and length, with a few thin beaded braids woven in and a slim bronze circlet across the forehead instead of the tall crown.
Pick your own hair if the black braids would erase what makes you recognisable, for example short hair, a bright colour or a distinctive curl pattern. Pick the braids if you want the look people expect from the trend.
Why do my clothes change?
The costume change is the effect, not a side effect. Before the swipe you wear what is in your photo. After it, your clothes are replaced by the sorceress outfit: a black lace corset with bronze chains, a bronze collar and long black clawed gloves. Nothing from the original reference clip is kept, so you do not end up in someone else's top.
Do not expect the output to keep your hoodie or your jewellery after the swipe. If you want your real clothes to survive the whole clip, this is the wrong trend.
Does it work for men?
Yes. On a man the corset becomes a fitted black leather tunic with the same bronze chains, and the crown, white eyes, black lips and clawed gloves stay the same. The hair options work the same way.
It is built for one adult, aged 18 or over, and makes one person per video. Upload another adult only with their permission. It does not work with pets, because the black hand needs a human hand to grip, and children's photos should not be used.
How is it different from real Enchantress makeup or cosplay?
Real makeup and cosplay recreate the film character, usually with long tutorials and a lot of product. This is a generated video, and the sorceress is a generic dark moon witch, not a copy of the costume from the film. In the DC comics the Enchantress is the alter ego of June Moone, and Cara Delevingne played her in the 2016 film Suicide Squad, according to Wikipedia. Neither the comic nor the film look is what you get here.
The practical upside is speed: one photo and a few minutes, with no brushes or contact lenses. The trade-off is control, since you choose only the hair and the format, not the exact makeup.
Is it safe to post, and should I label it as AI?
The look is dark but mild: no blood, no wounds, no text and no logos in the output. It is still a fantasy clip with a stylised face, so label it as AI-generated in your caption. Most platforms ask for that on realistic synthetic video, and it avoids confusion with real makeup.
Only use photos you have the right to use. Your own photo is the easy case. For a friend or partner, ask first and keep it to adults. The clip comes with the trend's original sound already added, a short dark track that opens with a whispered "Enchantress". We could not confirm a title or artist, so treat it as the template sound.
What should I do now that Halloween is over?
Halloween 2026 has passed, so expect fewer new posts. The trend peaked around the week before it, when template and tutorial accounts pushed it hard and several posts passed a few hundred thousand views by late October. Those accounts promote the template, so their numbers say little about what ordinary people post.
The clip still works as a dark fantasy edit, a profile video, a moody intro or a costume reveal. It also keeps next October in reach if you want to be early. If you want the same format with a different creature, the related pages on werewolf and vampire transformations follow a similar structure.
What does it cost, and what if a render fails?
There is no free generation. A 10-second video on the Standard model at 720p is 10 credits. The Single pack is $6.99 for 10 credits, which covers exactly one standard Enchantress filter video, and monthly plans start at $29.90. Better models and higher resolutions cost more. A failed, timed-out or blocked render returns its credits automatically.
Plan on a few tries if you want a particular look. Each one takes several minutes, and the swipe does not always land on the same beat.
Ready to try it? Upload a photo on the Enchantress filter page. For more on this trend, see what is trending now.
