Deep Nostalgia Makes Old Photos Become 'Moving Images' Like The Harry Potter Movies

Deep Nostalgia Technology (MyHeritage)

JAKARTA - An Artificial Intelligence technology-based service platform called Deep Nostalgia became a chat for Twitter netizens from around the world on Sunday, February 28. Deep Nostalgia is a service that is able to animate photos using Artificial Intelligence.

What makes it crowded, of course, is the test results of netizens when testing the platform that can be used freely. They upload old family photos against a black and white background to the platform. Then the results were shared via Twitter via the hashtag #DeepNostalgia.

From the idle activity, this hashtag was even welcomed by many netizens. Initially, users were amazed when old photos could move like the pictures in the Harry Potter films. Over time, when the user's imagination widened, portrait painting did not escape the test objectives.

Finally, now we can find portraits of the figures of Beethoven, Van Gogh, and William Miller. As a result, many of the netizens think this technology is too 'weird' and 'scary'. Far deviating from the original goals of the company.

Get acquainted with Deep Nostalgia

The Deep Nostalgia service was developed by the genealogy tracking company MyHeritage. This service uses D-ID licensed Artificial Intelligence to create motion picture effects.

In simple terms, the Deep Nostalgia service is similar to the Live Photos feature on iOS. This feature creates a video that is a few seconds long to help photographers get the best shot.

But, what distinguishes Deep Nostalgia from Live Photos, this service can make all the photos taken from any camera look 'alive'. The program uses a previously saved video recording driver which is then applied with the best results to the photos.

MyHeritage's goal in creating this technology is certainly not to scare users. Instead, the developer wants to make it easy for those who want to remember someone who has died. Both parents, grandmothers, grandparents, relatives, to lovers.

How to Use Deep Nostalgia to Generate Motion Images

Luckily, this service can still be used freely. No fees or inputting credit card data required. Users only need to create an account via the MyHeritage page. Click here to direct readers to the website.

Furthermore, the process runs automatically. Users can simply enter a photo that has been prepared. Then the engine on the site will improve the quality of the photo before it is finally animated. Once the animation process is complete, users can immediately download it in the form of a GIF file.

Based on the FAQ on the website, the company states that it will not provide photos to third parties. In addition, if a user sends a photo via an account that has not completed the registration process, the system will delete it automatically.

"This is done to protect your privacy," explained MyHeritage through its FAQ page.

Interested in trying? Just go to the website and complete the registration process.