The genealogy website MyHeritage has just launched a new tool to bring old family photos back to life. Deep Nostalgia uses deep learning to enliven all faces and even works on figurines.
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After helping Internet users find their origins, MyHeritage wants to bring our ancestors back to life. Place Genealogy I just posted a new tool, Baptized of deep nostalgia, Which makes it possible to move Photos, Including very old photos.
The name of the tool is a reference to Deep learning, Or Deep learning, Used by artificial intelligence. This is the same principle as deep fake, which animates the image by copying the actor’s gestures and expressions. Deep Nostalgia’s AI was developed by the Israeli company D-ID, which specializes in animating original video images.
The tool works on old photos and also on statues
In this case, MyHeritage created several test videos containing the Movements From the head and face to apply to the photos. Deep Nostalgia selects the test video according to the orientation of the face, so that it is as close as possible to the image. However, AI requires high quality images. Therefore, the website first passes the images through its image optimizer to Fix blurry or low-resolution photos. The site offers the ability to move five images for free, and then a service fee will be charged.
Deep nostalgia was captured quickly social media, Especially on Twitter, where Internet users also tested the tool with drawings and statues. The results are disturbing to say the least… However, the question is Respect for private life It originates. MyHeritage says it does not share the photos with third parties, but the videos can be shared publicly, which is encouraged by the site. So make sure you get permission before you send a person’s photo.
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