The MyHeritage site is launching a new service called Deep Nostalgia: upload your old photos to transform them into ultra-realistic video deepfakes! The site allows you to transform up to 5 photos for free.
Artificial intelligence propels us into an era where certain things that we thought would never be possible become possible. AI makes it possible in particular to completely reconstruct or interpret an image. To the point that, for example, it becomes possible to enlarge compressed and low-definition images, but also to generate realistic videos from photos. A technique called “Deepfake” which many applications like Toonme use.
Until a few years ago, it was only possible to generate this type of video by compiling the source code of several projects yourself. Which involved some understanding of how the learning model worked, to train yourself a neural network with millions of examples, and to code the application which allows you to convert it into video.
How to turn your family photos into stunningly realistic videos
So many complex procedures, especially for those who are never new to machine learning. Corn the MyHeritage site has decided to simplify this with a new service called Deep Nostalgia. You just have to send whatever portrait - obviously the site encourages you to do it with one of your relatives or grandparents. Select the face, and “hop!”, You are a few seconds away from being able to view the result in video.
Before carrying out the conversion, the site first applies a series of algorithms which accentuate the details and allow to transmit to the learning model some of the most striking expression characteristics. The orientation of the person is also analyzed to determine the logical position of the other elements (gaze, position of the head, etc.).
Finally, before seeing the result, you are invited to choose a video marker from which the photo will be animated. The result is, as you will be able to see in the videos at the end of the article, bluffing realism. Service has its limits. He does not “understand” images with multiple subjects, or photos that show anything other than the bust and face. Entertainment is currently limited to the face and neck.
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There is no question for the moment of animating the objects that we see in the images. Although we say to ourselves at this stage that it is probably the next step. If you want to test MyHeritage, the service is free for the first 5 conversions. Beyond that, you will need to take out a subscription billed at € 9,08 per month.
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