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AI tool that turns old photos into short talking, singing or hugging videos, plus photo restoration.
Web tool that animates still photos into short talking-head videos, plus photo restoration and stylizing extras.
Alibaba's Wan AI platform for generating video and images from text or reference images, part of the Tongyi generative AI family.
Fast AI video and image generator known for consistent multi-reference characters, anime motion, and free off-peak generation.
Multi-modal AI video generator that lets users reference images, video, and audio together for consistent, controllable video creation.
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- ✦Photo-to-video animation (~5s)
- ✦AI audio: speech, singing, music with lip sync
- ✦Old-photo restoration and colorization
- ✦'Add loved one to photo' compositing
- ✦AI hug video generator
- ✦Prompt-guided motion
- ✦Animate static portraits into short videos
- ✦Fine control over eye and lip motion
- ✦Supports real, cartoon and artistic portraits
- ✦Template- or video-driven motion patterns
- ✦Built-in photo restore, colorize and upscale
- ✦Extra style filters (cartoon, 3D, pixel, clay)
- ✦Text-to-video generation
- ✦Image-to-video generation
- ✦Text-to-image and image editing
- ✦Open-source model releases for developers
- ✦Part of Alibaba's broader Tongyi AI ecosystem
- ✦Text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation
- ✦Multi-reference consistency using up to 7 images
- ✦First and last frame transition control
- ✦Anime art-to-video animation
- ✦Unlimited free generation in off-peak mode
- ✦AI sound effect and AI image generation tools
- ✦Multi-modal input combining images, video, audio, and text
- ✦Reference-based generation for motion, camera moves, and characters
- ✦Consistency controls for faces, clothing, and visual style across shots
- ✦Video extension, merging, and segment editing
- ✦Built-in context-aware audio and music generation
- ✦Credit-based pricing tied to resolution and duration
- →Reviving family memories
- →Restoring damaged old photos
- →Memorial and tribute videos
- →Shareable animated keepsakes
- →Bring old family photos to life
- →Add subtle motion to paintings and artwork
- →Create animated avatars for social posts
- →Enhance and restore images before animating
- →Content creators generating short AI video clips
- →Developers building on open-source Wan model weights
- →Marketers producing quick visual content
- →Researchers experimenting with video diffusion models
- →Marketers producing branded video ads with consistent characters
- →Anime creators animating static art
- →Creators reusing saved characters/props across multiple videos
- →Users wanting fast, low-cost video generation via off-peak mode
- →Advertisers replicating proven ad templates with new products
- →Educators creating animated lesson and tutorial videos
- →Social media creators replicating trending video formats
- →Filmmakers previsualizing camera movements and scenes