0–5 minutes after sunset
Sunset
Warm colour low on the western side. Plenty of ambient light. The property still belongs to the day.
SolarSync™ · Intelligent virtual twilight
Twilight, exactly where nature intended.
SolarSync knows the property, the date and the direction of the photograph — then puts the evening light where the sun actually went down. Three stages of one evening, from one daytime exposure.
SolarSync · MatchedThe sun set to the left of this view
One property.
Three true moments.
Not three filters. A progression through the evening — Sunset, Twilight, Dusk — each rendered from the same original photograph, at the real minute for that address and that date.
15–20 minutes after sunset
Twilight
The blue settles in above; the last warmth sits where the sun went down. Windows begin to carry the house.
35–40 minutes after sunset
Dusk
Deep evening colour, quiet sky. The property becomes the light in the landscape.
Light with a sense of place
A sky that understands the photograph.
SolarSync decides where the sun belongs before the image is rendered, so every twilight has a believable relationship to the house it is on — and when it cannot decide, it says so instead of guessing.
Property and date
The address gives the latitude and longitude; the shoot date gives the sun's path. Together they say where sunset was, to the degree and the minute.
Camera direction
A drone wrote its heading into the file, and Lumavo kept it. A ground camera did not — so you answer one question, once: the sun set to my left, ahead, right, or behind me.
Only what is known
With a matched heading, the render is told which side the sun set on. Without one, it is told nothing about direction — SolarSync never invents a sunset to make a picture prettier.
From capture to evening
The property stays.
Only the light moves.
Architecture, roofline, windows, driveway, landscaping, water and the camera position are kept as photographed. The sky and the light are what change.
The difference is not a prettier sky. It is a believable one.
SolarSync TwilightOriginalQuestions, answered plainly
What is SolarSync?
SolarSync is the part of Lumavo's twilight conversion that knows where the sun actually was. The property address says where the house is; the shoot date says where the sun is; the camera heading says which way the photograph looks. From those three it works out which side of the frame the sun set on, and the render puts the evening glow there. If the heading is not known it says so and adds no direction, rather than inventing one.
How does SolarSync know which way the camera was facing?
A drone records its heading in the file, and Lumavo keeps that at upload — so a drone exterior is matched with no input at all. A ground camera usually records no heading, so the photographer answers one question, standing where the photo was taken: the sun sets to my left, ahead, to my right, or behind me. That one tap is stored with the photo.
What are the three stages — Sunset, Twilight and Dusk?
They are three moments of one evening rather than three styles: Sunset with the sun on the horizon, Twilight about 15–20 minutes after sunset, and Dusk about 35–40 minutes after. SolarSync calculates the real minutes for that property and date, so a Minnesota Twilight in June and a Florida Twilight in December are each rendered at the right moment. All three are made from the same original photograph.
Do I need to reshoot at dusk?
No. Shoot the exterior in daylight as normal. The house, roof, windows, driveway, landscaping and camera position are kept exactly as photographed; only the sky and the light change. A drone frame or a ground photo both work.
How long does a twilight take?
A minute or two per photo. You can send a render and go back to the shoot; it lands on the photo's card, labelled with the stage and the sun direction that was used, when it is done.
How much does twilight conversion cost?
$2 per photo on Lumavo Flex, charged once — every regeneration of that photo is free, and every version is kept so you can compare them. Lumavo Pro includes two twilights on every listing.
SolarSync™
Sunset is not a filter.
It is a direction.
Give every property the evening it actually faced. $2 a photo, charged once — regenerate as often as you like, and every version is kept.
Create your first twilight