MyHeritage ‘Deep Nostalgia’ technology brings old photos to life

One of the big companies in the family history industry has developed new technology that converts still images into moving images.

Now people use MyHeritage’s ‘Deep Nostalgia’ photo animator feature to bring all kinds of historical photos to life.

MyHeritage launched Deep Nostalgia last week at RootsTech Connect, the largest family history conference in the world.

‘Do you sometimes wonder how your ancestors moved, smiled and looked in real life? You can now see your ancestors from generations as never before! ‘MyHeritage posted in a February 25 blog post. “This new addition to our range of photo instruments provides a realistic depiction of how a person could move out of an old photo and see if they were captured on video.”

The feature has helped some to gain a deeper connection with lost loved ones.

One person tweeted: “My mother died of cancer in 2017. … I never had happy videos of her. It comes from a photo of her as a teenager that is all smiling. I’m not crying hysterically or anything. ”

Another person identified as’Almost known historyTweeted a photo of their grandfather as a young man in a military uniform with the message: ‘It’s so weird to see him come alive – I never met my Grandpa, but I imagined that a young soldier stood by my door and smiled just before I fell asleep. ”

Since the announcement, Deep Nostalgia has become popular because people have used social media to share animated photos of famous individuals and artworks, including Mona Lisa, Ludwig van Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Oscar Wilde, Nicola Tesla and Albert Einstein, use the hashtags # DeepNostalgia and #MyHeritage.

There are four steps to using Deep Nostalgia:

1. Download the MyHeritage app with iOS or Android.
2. Report.
3. Upload the photo you want animation.
4. Tap the picture and then tap the animation icon. After a short wait, you can download it and share it with friends.

Visit MyHeritage.com for more information on Deep Nostalgia.