Deep Nostalgia - AI That Animates Your Old Family Photos
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Deep Nostalgia Brief overview
Deep Nostalgia is an AI photo animation feature built into the MyHeritage genealogy platform. It takes a still photo and animates the face, making the person appear to move, blink, and smile in a short video clip.
The tool uses deep‑learning “video reenactment” technology licensed from D‑ID, a company specializing in realistic facial animation. It became viral when it launched in 2021 and has generated well over 100 million animations; the current landing page highlights “118 million animations and counting.”
Deep Nostalgia is part of the wider MyHeritage photo toolbox (colorization, enhancement, repair, and LiveMemory video clips), so it fits naturally into family history and genealogy workflows.
How to use Deep Nostalgia
- Create or log in to a MyHeritage account
Go to the Deep Nostalgia page on MyHeritage (including the French version you shared) and sign up or log in. A free signup is required to animate photos. - Upload a photo
Click “Upload photo” (or drag and drop) and choose a clear portrait or family photo. The system automatically enhances the image to get the best possible animation. - Choose a face (if there are several)
Deep Nostalgia detects faces in the photo; you select which face to animate. If there are multiple, you can create a separate animation for each one, one at a time. - Let the AI animate
The tool applies a pre‑recorded “driver” sequence to the face, generating a short clip where the person appears to move naturally. This usually takes a few seconds. - Preview, download, and share
Once the animation is ready, you can watch it online, download the video, or share it directly to social platforms from MyHeritage.
Deep Nostalgia is available via the web, from the “My Photos” area of your MyHeritage site, and in the free MyHeritage mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Key features and functions
- AI facial animation from still photos
Animates faces in historical or modern photos with movements like blinking, head turns, and subtle smiles, creating a lifelike short video. - Automatic image enhancement
If a photo has not yet been enhanced on MyHeritage, the system automatically improves resolution and clarity before animating, which helps older or low‑quality images look better in motion. - Multiple faces per photo
The tool can detect several faces in a single image; each face can be animated individually, letting you create separate clips for different family members. - Integrated with other photo tools
Works alongside MyHeritage In Color™, Photo Enhancer, and Photo Repair, as well as LiveMemory™, which turns photos into longer video scenes. - Web and mobile access
Use it directly in the browser or inside the MyHeritage mobile apps, which also let you scan printed photos and then animate them. - Privacy‑aware handling of uploads
The landing page notes that photos uploaded without completing signup are automatically deleted, which helps protect user privacy.
Deep Nostalgia Pricing
Deep Nostalgia itself does not have a separate price tag; it is included as part of MyHeritage’s photo features and subscriptions:
Photo/Omni plans (photo‑focused option):
MyHeritage also offers a dedicated Photo plan and an all‑inclusive Omni plan that include unlimited or extensive use of all photo tools (Deep Nostalgia, colorization, enhancement, repair, and LiveMemory). A recent MyHeritage blog post lists the Photo plan at around $49.90 per year, though pricing can vary by region and may change over time.
Free usage:
Anyone with a free MyHeritage account can create a limited number of Deep Nostalgia animations at no cost. Non‑subscribers get only several free animations and their exported videos include a MyHeritage watermark.
Complete subscription:
Users with a MyHeritage Complete plan can animate an unlimited number of photos and export videos without the watermark.
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