Bring a Memory Photo to Life
Animate a treasured still photo — a family portrait, vintage photo, or important memory — with gentle motion that makes it feel present and alive.
Animate a Portrait
Bring a still headshot or portrait photo to life with subtle eye movement, breathing motion, and natural facial animation.
Tool
A flat headshot on a profile page, speaker bio, or portfolio looks static compared to video-native content. The challenge for most people is that they either do not have video footage of themselves or do not want to record it — but a static image feels visually outdated on platforms that now prioritize motion.
Photo Animation's `animate_portrait` skill applies subtle, natural facial motion to a still portrait: gentle eye movement, slight head shift, and breathing-rhythm body movement that makes the person feel present rather than frozen. The result is a looping clip that feels alive without looking artificial.
Speakers, coaches, executives, and creative professionals use this to add life to headshots used on websites, conference programs, professional profiles, and social bios without filming new content.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Share the portrait photo and describe where it will be used — website, social profile, conference program.
- Ask Claude to use `photo-animation` with `animate_portrait` to generate the animated version.
ChatGPT
- Connect ToolRouter in ChatGPT: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Share the portrait photo and all the platforms where the animated version will be used.
- Ask ChatGPT to run `photo-animation` with `animate_portrait` to generate the animation.
Copilot
- Connect ToolRouter in Copilot: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Share the portrait, person's name, and workspace asset management format.
- Run `photo-animation` with `animate_portrait` to generate the animation.
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter in OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Define all portrait photos, the desired animation intensity, and output naming schema before batching.
- Run `photo-animation` with `animate_portrait` across the full set with consistent motion parameters.
Related Use Cases
Animate a Landscape or Scene
Turn a still landscape, architecture, or scene photo into a cinematic video with ambient motion and slow zoom.