Photos that come to life: how old photos become a video where you watch someone grow up

Take photos of one person across the years and you get a video where your photos come to life. At one they crawl across the rug. At four they run through the garden. At thirteen they stand on a stage, and at forty they hug their own kids.

Nothing swaps or fades. The photo itself moves and becomes the next one, so it feels less like an album and more like a film of their life. People looking for a video where a child grows up from photos, or a way to bring old photos to life of their grandparents usually mean exactly this.

1. Put the photos in age order. The first is the earliest, the last is from today.
2. Every two neighboring photos become a five second clip. The first photo moves, and the clip lands exactly on the next photo.
3. The clips join into one video. Each clip starts where the last one ended, so there are no cuts.
4. Then the parts that make it yours: a personal opening with their name, music, an opening title and a closing dedication.

Your photos appear in the video exactly as they are. What is added is the motion that connects them.

About 12 photos make one minute. Six minutes is about 72 photos. The full math is in how many photos you need for a video.

Packs run from one to six minutes, from USD 19.90 to 74.90, and the five minute pack is the most popular. You pay once, with no subscription. Every pack includes free retries, and you can rebuild the final video as many times as you want. Not happy? You have 30 days for a full refund, right from your account. Details on the pricing page.

In a slideshow every photo stands still, maybe with a slow zoom, then fades into the next. Here there is no transition between photos. The photo moves and becomes the next one, and what you see is one person who grows up over the course of the video.

Slideshows have real strengths, especially for group shots and documents. The full comparison is in slideshow vs a video where the photos move.

• Clear, visible faces. The better you can see the face, the more natural the motion.
• The same person in every photo, or the same couple across the years.
• Age order. A photo in the wrong place looks like a jump back in time.
• No huge age jumps between neighbors. Age 3 to age 6 works well. Age 3 straight to 30 is much harder.
• Old album prints work. Scan the print or take a photo of it with your phone. See how to scan old photos with your phone.

Better to know up front, so you can pick the right photos:

• Very blurry photos or tiny faces come out weaker.
• Group photos with many faces are harder. One person or a couple works best.
• A very large age jump between two neighbors looks less smooth. One photo in between fixes most of it.

• Bar and bat mitzvahs. Birth to thirteen, on the big screen. See bar and bat mitzvah videos.
• Milestone birthdays. 60 for Mom, 70 for Dad, 80 for Grandpa.
• Anniversaries. Two people side by side, from the first date to the grandkids.
• Tributes and family evenings. The story of someone the whole family loves. See tribute videos.
• A baby's first year. One photo a month, and you watch them grow up before your eyes.

1. Try it first. Your first video is on us, with two photos and no credit card.
2. Upload your photos in order. From your phone, your computer, or straight from Google Photos. Nothing to download, it all runs in the browser.
3. Pick the music: from the library, your own song, or a new song written just for them.
4. Add an opening title and a closing dedication. The personal opening with their name is already in.
5. Watch, fix what you want, and download. You can rebuild the final video as many times as you like.