Thanks to AI-powered technologies, it is now possible to take just a single photo and make it talk, blink, or turn it into an impressive video content by adding voice. This method is particularly popular for historical photos, biographies, or social media content. In this article, we explain in detail and step by step how you can animate a photo, add interview-style audio to it, and which tools you can use for these processes.

1. Animating a Photo (Deep Nostalgia, D-ID, TokkingHeads)

✅ Popular Platforms:

Application / Tool	Features	Platform
D-ID	Adds facial movement and speech effects to the photo	Web-based
MyHeritage – Deep Nostalgia	Animates with facial expressions	Web, Mobile
TokkingHeads	Produces video with eye, mouth, and head movements	Web-based
Avatarify / SadTalker	Open-source, provides detailed control	Windows, Linux

Usage (Example: D-ID)

Go to https://www.d-id.com/
Upload the photo
If you want, make it speak by writing text, or add an audio file
Download the video file output

Attention: The face in the photo should be clear and looking directly, otherwise the result may look artificial.

2. Adding Interview-Style Audio (Audio Video Production)

A. Voiceover with Artificial Intelligence (TTS)

Tool	Features
ElevenLabs	Realistic voice synthesis, supports Turkish
Murf.AI	Professional narrator voices
Google TTS	API-based text-to-speech conversion

Enter the written interview text into these tools
Get a realistic voice output (MP3/WAV)
Be ready to overlay the audio on the video

B. Using Real Voice Recording

Record your own voice with a microphone (Audacity, Adobe Audition, OBS Studio)
If you are getting the interview audio from outside, edit it as MP3/WAV

3. Combining Video and Audio on a Photo (Montage)

Software:

CapCut (Mobile/Desktop – easy editing)
DaVinci Resolve (Free professional editing)
Adobe Premiere Pro (For detailed control)

Steps:

Add the animated video to the editing program
Place the interview audio in a timely manner
Add subtitles, music, or effects if necessary
Export the video (MP4 is recommended)

Extra: Advanced Customization

Blender: 3D head movement simulations
Runway ML: Face swapping, video editing, AI-powered editing
Descript: Edit video with audio, correct speech errors

✅ Conclusion

It is now quite easy to produce an impressive and lively interview video from just a photo. You can animate the photo with tools like D-ID and MyHeritage, do Turkish voiceover with ElevenLabs, and finalize it with video editing software like Premiere. This method is ideal for producing creative content, especially in biography, museum projects, YouTube content, or digital memory projects.