Glimpse into the past: Reimagine App transforms old photos with AI

The rapid integration of AI into our lives is poised to revolutionize our mobile experience in the coming years. The potential for AI to transform mobile applications and enhance user experiences is quite thrilling and promising. One such application, called Reimagine, has recently caught the attention of Slash Gear. Developed by MyHeritage, this app utilizes AI to restore and animate old photos, offering a glimpse into the past.

With Reimagine, users can restore vintage photos tucked away in dusty boxes or forgotten in attics. The app boasts impressive capabilities, such as color restoration, image enhancement, and even the creation of animated images. The user can scan entire pages from physical photo albums. The AI algorithms then identify and isolate individual faces, extracting them from the page and saving them as separate images.

Reimagine's multipage scanner enables users to store their photos on the MyHeritage cloud. This cloud-based storage solution ensures the preservation and easy sharing of cherished family albums. In addition to the scanner, the Reimagine app features three main controls: Colorize, Enhance, and Animate.

The Colorize tool can turn an old black-and-white photo into a more modern-looking image, putting realistic colors into it. Although the colors may not be as vivid or sharp as those captured with modern technology, the overall effect is still impressive. The Enhance tool, which I have tried, effectively increased the image quality of my brother and me playing in the snow, making the photo look clearer and more detail-rich. It also aids in restoring colors and mending scratches or damaged areas of the photo using pixel-filling techniques.