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Talking greeting from a photo
This prompt animates a portrait so the person speaks a line you write, up to 25 words. Only use photos of people who have agreed.
Animate this portrait photo so the person speaks the line: "[YOUR LINE, max 25 words]" with natural lip sync, small head movements, blinks and gentle hand gestures. Keep the face and background exactly the same. Warm even light, static camera, friendly tone, 8 seconds.
Only use your own photo or one you have permission to animate.
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An eight-second clip from your portrait where the person says your line with natural lip sync, small head movements, blinks and gentle gestures, with the face and background kept the same.
Talking-photo clips work when the motion is small: lip sync, a few blinks, small head turns and gentle hands. The prompt limits the line to 25 words and eight seconds so the sync stays tight. Keeping the face and background exactly the same, and using only photos you have permission to animate, keeps the result honest and respectful.
The line is too long and the lip sync drifts.
Fix: Keep it to 25 words or fewer, as the prompt says. One sentence spoken calmly syncs best.
- The face drifts away from the real person. Use a sharp, front-facing photo with even light and a neutral mouth. Turned heads and shadows cause drift.
- Using someone’s photo without asking. As the tip says, only animate your own photo or one you have clear permission to use.
Change the line to a short festival greeting with the person’s name, for sending to family in place of a text message.
lip movement matched to each word, small head movements and natural blinks, keep the face and background exactly the same
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