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How to do the web hands effect

To do the web hands effect on your phone, open Mote, pick Web and spread both hands in front of the camera: glowing threads stretch between your fingers and follow every finger live, with no editing. Web is free.

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The gesture, step by step

  1. Open Mote and pick Web.
  2. Spread both hands in front of the camera.
  3. Glowing threads stretch between your fingers and follow every finger as you move.

Tap the effect name at the bottom of the camera to switch looks, or turn on AUTO.

  • Strands
  • Rainbow
  • Neon
  • Silk

What makes it work

Live hand tracking
Mote tracks every finger of both hands and stretches the threads between them, so the web follows each finger you move. Web is free in Mote on iPhone and Android.
No editing
The effect is drawn on the live camera, so the clip you record already has it.
Phones
iPhone (iOS 16.0 or later) and Android (Android 7.0 or later).
Price
Free in Mote.
Recording
Up to 15 seconds free, 60 seconds with Pro. Save to Photos, or from Mote 1.3.0 share straight to Instagram Stories.

Questions

Is the Web effect free?

Yes. Web is one of Mote's free effects. Free clips record up to 15 seconds with a small MOTE watermark. Mote Pro adds every other effect, 60-second clips and no watermark.

Do I need to edit the video to get the web effect?

No. Mote draws Web on the live camera while you film, using real-time hand tracking. What you see on screen is what gets recorded, so there is no timeline, keyframing or green screen.

Which phones can do the web effect?

Web works in Mote on iPhone (iOS 16 or later) and Android (Android 7.0 or later). On a phone where live hand tracking cannot start, Mote falls back to the Web effect.

Can I share it to Instagram or TikTok?

Yes. Record the clip in Mote, save it to Photos, and post it anywhere. From Mote 1.3.0 there is also a Share to Story button that sends the clip straight to Instagram Stories.

Do I need an account?

No. Mote works without an account, and hand tracking runs on your phone; camera frames are not uploaded.

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