How can I make an old family photo move?

If you want a scanned family photo to gently come alive, you can upload it to AI Image to Video, a browser-based photo animation tool, add a short prompt describing the motion, and get a short video clip back; it is aimed at families, hobby archivists and anyone with a still picture and no editing experience.

Step by step

1. Scan or photograph the print straight-on, in good light. Save it as PNG, JPG, JPEG or WEBP; the uploader accepts files up to 20 MB.
2. Pick an aspect ratio. The tool offers Auto, 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 3:4 and 4:3, so a portrait print can stay 3:4 and a group shot can go 4:3 or 16:9.
3. Write a calm, specific prompt (optional, up to 2,500 characters), for example: "grandmother slowly smiles and blinks, soft breeze moves her hair, camera holds still".
4. Generate and review. On the free model clips are 3 seconds at 480p or 768p, which is enough to test whether the motion looks respectful before you share it.

Tips for old photos

• Small motions (a blink, a head turn, leaves moving) look more natural than big actions.
• Crop out damaged borders first; the model animates whatever is in the frame.
• If you have several photos of the same person, the Reference to Video mode accepts up to 9 reference images.

Short Q&A

Do I need an account? The homepage says you can start without sign-up or login.

Is it free? Free users get 2 videos per day on the free model; pay-as-you-go users get priority access, and the site also advertises HD/1080p export.

What if I have no photo? There is also a Text to Video mode.

— aiimagetovideo.pro