
Most of the demos feature old family photos, which are very much in the MyHeritage wheelhouse. On February 28th, Vinesauce Vinny showcased the tool during his Twitch broadcast. Deep Nostalgia works with any photo that features a clear image of a face (and nothing else, ideally). La Marr Jurelle Bruce February 28, 2021įollowing the post, multiple news outlets reported on the tool, including articles by The Verge and The Guardian. Family photos are reminders of a time gone past but there’s a new tool out there that’s putting a future spin on those keepsakes.There's artificial intelli. The remarkable technology for animating photos has been licensed to MyHeritage from D-ID, a company that specializes in reenacting video using deep learning. On February 28th, 2021, Twitter user posted a portrait of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass animated with Deep Nostalgia, with the video gaining over 18,500 retweets, 103,000 likes and 2.4 million views in two days (shown below).įrederick Douglass, the mighty abolitionist, was the single most photographed person in the United States during the nineteenth century. The deep learning tech brings old photos to life by animating facial features and movements and transforms the old photos into animated videos. I apologise in advance to all the ancestors I'm about to offend. A new AI-powered service called ‘Deep Nostalgia‘ has captivated Internet users, who have rushed to try out the service. has created some sort of animate your old photos application and I'm of course using it to feed my history addiction. The tweet with the animated portrait of Elizabeth I received over 334,000 views in two days (shown below). Now, the company has added more animations for you to use to breathe new. These are a fixed sequence of movements and gestures.

As per the website’s description, the technology was licensed by MyHeritage from D-ID, a company specializing in video reenactment using deep learning. MyHeritage made waves in the technology world when it used deepfake technology to 'revive' old black and white portrait photographs. Deep Nostalgia is an AI tool from MyHeritage with a photo animation feature that creates short video portaits from old images. The Deep Nostalgia service, offered by online genealogy company MyHeritage, uses AI licensed from D-ID to create the effect that a still photo is moving. 10 more animations are now available on the viral platform, but theres a catch. An AI-powered service called Deep Nostalgia that animates still photos has become the main character on Twitter this fine Sunday, as people try to create the creepiest fake video possible. Later on February 27th, Twitter user created a thread in which they posted animated versions of portraits of historic figures, including Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare. New Deep Nostalgia Animations Bring Old Photos to Life.
