Photos & portraits

Bring an old photo to life: restored, coloured, and gently moving

For a grandparent’s portrait, a wedding photo from decades ago, a picture of someone you miss. Scratches, creases and fading are repaired first; the photo can stay black-and-white or be coloured in period-appropriate tones. Then a short clip is made from it in which the people move the way they might have in the second after the shutter — no new scene, no new people, the camera still. You get the restored photo too.

What you get

5-second clip
Restored photo

90 credits per run

5 seconds: she turns to him; he breathes and smiles

The inputs of the run shown on this page. Change anything before you run.

Old photo (scan or clear phone photo of the print) *

Choose fileFaces visible; damage is fine

Colour

This image is mine or I have permission to use it, and anyone recognisable in it has agreed to how I am using it. Acceptable Use Policy

Free to try — sign in when you generate.

How it works

1
Upload the old photo
2
Choose colour or black-and-white
3
Download the clip and the restored photo

A real run

Made with this page and not retouched — what went in comes first.

The photo we started from (itself AI-generated; not real people)

5 seconds: she turns to him; he breathes and smiles

Then, keep going

Two people from two photos, in one hug video →

FAQ

Will their faces stay the same?

The restoration and the clip are both told to keep every face the same person, not a lookalike. Movement is small on purpose; big motion is where faces drift. If a result looks off, run it again — each run is new.

Can I just restore without the video?

Yes — the Old photo restoration use case does repair, colour and upscale for 11 credits.

Is this respectful to use?

That is yours to decide; many people find it moving, some do not. The clip invents nothing about the person beyond a breath and a glance — it is not them, it is a picture moving.

Can I use the results commercially?

Yes, on every plan, the free one included — what you make is yours, subject to the Terms and to the rights in what you upload.

Is it free to try?

Yes — new accounts get free credits. Generating signs you in; paid plans add more monthly credits.

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