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# Animate Old Photos with AI — A Video in Under a Minute

Animate old photos: upload a print and the AI creates a short video. Which sources work, how to scan properly and what the one-time $1.99 covers.

## Alive Photo

Alive Photo turns a single still photo into a short AI-generated video (~3 s) with natural facial motion. No signup, and the result is usually ready in 30 to 60 seconds.

- Price: $1.99 one time per video. No subscription and nothing that renews.
- No signup and no install, it runs in the browser on phone and desktop.
- Output: MP4 without a watermark, ready to share in a message or on social media.
- Black and white photos are colourized automatically before the animation, at no extra cost.
- Rotation and an identity check run automatically; if the facial features drift, the original is animated instead.
- Portraits where the face is large and clearly visible work best.

Source: https://alivephoto.online/animate-old-photos

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