Baseball cards brought to life! Awesome (and creepy)!

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

So I read online about an app that can animate old photos...so of course my mind immediately went to "I wonder if I can animate baseball cards?"

Turns out, yes I can. And the results are interesting, funny, and honestly a little creepy.

Please add some of your own to this thread...there are MANY cards I would like to see animated. Unfortunately, it appears that the free version of the software (I used an app called My Heritage) only allows a few images. So I only got these three done. I was in the process of trying a t206 Wagner when I got the message I had to pay for more.

So, I present to you, a living version of some of my favorite cards: 1952 Bowman Mantle, 1935 Goudey Ruth (181), and 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr.

Enjoy!

[SD]

Wow that is actually very realistic looking.

[mr2686]

That really creeps me out

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by SD

Wow that is actually very realistic looking.

The craziest part is that the software just automatically does it using AI. All I did is upload a picture of each card, and it just automatically "humanizes" it. It's pretty fascinating technology.

[Kidnapped18]

John

I think the photos coming to life is awesome!
Reminds of the moving pics in Harry Potter.

Tony

[SD]

Someone with a really clean cabinet card needs to make one.

[ocjack]

Amazing. Next we'll be able to have conversations with them.

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by ocjack

Amazing. Next we'll be able to have conversations with them.

I'm pretty sure somebody is going to create a market to sell clips of these card images moving using blockchain and make a kajillion dollars...

[GasHouseGang]

You're probably right Garth. It's the next big thing to sell digital files as collectibles.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by SD

Someone with a really clean cabinet card needs to make one.

Any Horner image would be neat. Also a 52T Jackie or 53T Paige.

[AGuinness]

What are the cards that would offer the best results?

1976 Topps traded Oscar Gamble, 1976 Johnny Bench, 1948 Leaf Wagner...

[GasHouseGang]

This JPEG just sold at Christie's for $69.3 million

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by AGuinness

What are the cards that would offer the best results?

1976 Topps traded Oscar Gamble, 1976 Johnny Bench, 1948 Leaf Wagner...

There are SO MANY cards I would like to see, I can't even list them.

1952 Topps Mantle (I bet that one might be weird because of the angle)
1953 Topps Mantle
1953 Topps Jackie
t206 Cobb
t206 Wagner
N162 Capp Anson
W517 Gehrig

I could go on, and on. Too bad I'm cheap...otherwise I would just purchase the app and keep making them

[Arazi4442]

Where can I purchase my fractional shares of these?

[edjs]

Originally Posted by AGuinness

I'm pretty sure somebody is going to create a market to sell clips of these card images moving using blockchain and make a kajillion dollars...

As long as they use VChain or Tron, I’m good with that.

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Here are a couple more...t206 Cobb and 1976 Topps Oscar Gamble.

Enjoy!

[sreader3]

I am more of an analog than digital guy, but I have to say that is awesome. Would love to see T206 Johnson (Portrait), T206 Lajoie (Bat) and 1934 Goudey Gehrig Portrait ....

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

1952 Topps Jackie Robinson:

[quinnsryche]

Well, there goes sleeping tonite!

[sreader3]

Okay who will be the first to put together the "T206 Comes To Life" website with all 524 (or more if you include the proofs) ....

(Wow -- the '52 Topps Jackie is really cool).

[Fred]

That is pretty cool.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

This JPEG just sold at Christie's for $69.3 million

i heard today the buyer of this plans to issue tokens so that many other people can be coowners of this piece of art.

i feel like a dinosaur with all this imaginary asset stuff???

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

The app I'm using just asked me to subscribe again. So maybe the free pictures are a daily limit? I'll try again tomorrow.

[LuckyLarry]

cool!

[Piratedogcardshows]

That's awesome!

[Casey2296]

Oscar looks wasted...

[Jay Wolt]

John those are great

[CW]

Great find, John!

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by SD

Someone with a really clean cabinet card needs to make one.

https://twitter.com/weingartensvint/...208013324?s=21

https://twitter.com/weingartensvint/...814114312?s=21

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by CW

Great find, John!

Yes, you found the app! Those are great!

[steve B]

What was said to the player just before the animation.

Babe Ruth - Ok Babe, bases loaded. What I need you to do is bunt...
Mantle - Did you know you sort of look like Tom Brady?
Griffey- Key Jr! We signed you dad! wont that be fun?

[4815162342]

https://myhr.tg/1KAalAJL


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[mr2686]

Still creepy, but kinda cool.

https://myhr.tg/1gGl4sgu

https://myhr.tg/1KZeHmMh

https://myhr.tg/1aONV17j

[chlankf]

Really cool. Wonder what it would do to an Old Judge.

[paul]

I just did my N173 Ewing & Mascot and it's awesome. Unfortunately, it will only animate one face at a time, so you have to choose between Ewing and the mascot.

https://www.myheritage.com/deep-nost...9192781-500001

[paul]

Here's my Acebo Chuck Connors.

https://www.myheritage.com/deep-nost...9192781-500004

[WA_HOF_rookie]

Terrifying and fantastic at the same time. Here's a 54 Ernie Banks brought to life: https://myhr.tg/1v7G0loM

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[molenick]

Originally Posted by paul

Here's my Acebo Chuck Connors.

https://www.myheritage.com/deep-nost...9192781-500004

Your cards sound like they would look great, but both your links got to the MyHeritage home page (at least when I click on them).

[Fred]

Originally Posted by chlankf

Really cool. Wonder what it would do to an Old Judge.

I was wondering the same thing... would love to see it with Radbourn flipping the bird.

[paul]

Honus.

https://www.myheritage.com/deep-nost...9192781-500005

[paul]

I'm not sure why mine are linking to the home page when others click on them. They are going right to my cards when I click them.

[Butch7999]

Okay, call us deranged, but does the AI programme "understand" only human faces, or would it work
on an animal face? Has anyone tried it on a pic of a dog or cat? We'd like to see our long-since-passed
four-footed buds animated. Maybe the AI would try to morph the image into something human,
which could put the creepy factor off the charts...

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Cap Anson 1985 Mayo N300

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

1934 Goudey Lou Gerhig. This one looks a little "off" to me:

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

And a couple modern for fun. 1986 Topps Traded Bo Jackson, and the infamous 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken:

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

1934 Goudey Lou Gerhig. This one looks a little "off" to me:

I know I would go running the opposite way if someone was looking at me this way.

Brian

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I know I would go running the opposite way if someone was looking at me this way.

Brian

My daughter would definitely label him a "creeper".

[familytoad]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

Okay, call us deranged, but does the AI programme "understand" only human faces, or would it work
on an animal face? Has anyone tried it on a pic of a dog or cat? We'd like to see our long-since-passed
four-footed buds animated. Maybe the AI would try to morph the image into something human,
which could put the creepy factor off the charts...

I tried it with pictures of both my dog and of my daughter’s cat.
The app said no.
It actually said it couldn’t find any faces or something like that.

The app is actually a lineage/family tree focused app, but this feature is sorta short term cool. I’m not keeping the app after the free trial but it’s fun for now!

[lentel]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I know I would go running the opposite way if someone was looking at me this way.

Brian

lol....lol...

[Butch7999]

Brian, thanks for the info!