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MakeItTalk: Speaker-Aware Talking-Head Animation

Make a photo talk: voice turns a face into a living video

Imagine a single photo that starts speaking when you play a short audio clip.
This system separates what is said from who is speaking, so the words drive the lip movement and small mouth area, while the speaker side adds the unique smile, blink and style.
It predicts simple dots on the face — facial landmarks — that guide how the whole head moves, and that lets a still picture look natural and alive.
The result are lifelike videos from one image, and it even works on paintings, cartoons or mangas so you can bring art to life.
You get a single tool that can mimic many voices and also show different expression, all from one short clip.
The motion feels smooth, and the face keeps character of the original photo, so it rarely look fake.
Try it and watch a portrait speak, it feel like tiny bit of magic turning silent images into stories.

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MakeItTalk: Speaker-Aware Talking-Head Animation

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