The latest articles on DEV Community by Skull Cap AI (@skullcapai). https://dev.to/skullcapai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4223676%2F6deb2a43-6439-4c68-b4b8-a8957f91195e.png https://dev.to/skullcapai en Skull Cap AI Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:30:29 +0000 https://dev.to/skullcapai/what-it-took-to-generate-a-two-part-meme-video-from-one-photo-3lc3 https://dev.to/skullcapai/what-it-took-to-generate-a-two-part-meme-video-from-one-photo-3lc3 <p>The skull cap trend on TikTok has two halves. First you look ordinary and a bit goofy in a bright room. Then the camera tips up to the ceiling, the room goes dark, and you rise back into frame in a black skull cap and hoodie.</p> <p>I wanted to generate that from a single photo, and one model call wasn't enough. A photo of someone in a T-shirt gives the video model nothing to work with for the second half. So my generator runs in two steps: first it makes a portrait of the same person in the cap and hood, then it makes the video from both images, following the timing of a real clip from the trend.</p> <p>Rendering is slow. My 10-second test videos at 480p took between 196 and 296 seconds, so people can close the page and come back for the result.</p> <p>If you want to see the output or try it on your own photo, it's here: <a href="https://skull-cap-ai.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Skull Cap AI</a>. The steps for doing the trend, filmed or generated, are in this guide: <a href="https://skull-cap-ai.com/how-to-do-skull-cap-ai-trend" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to do the skull cap trend</a>.</p> ai video webdev showdev