Like a magic eight ball.... for babies

June 2, 2009 3:58 PM

Years ago I heard of a photo imaging technology that predicts what a couple's children might look like from photos of the "parents". I'd love a chance to play with this sort of application, for instance finding out if my parents' hypothetical child looks anything like any of their actual five children. Is there anything like this available online for free?
posted by orange swan to computers & internet (5 comments total)

Maybe this?
posted by neurodoc at 4:07 PM on June 2

How about the look-a-like meter at myheritage.com?

And Hi, how've you been!?
posted by goml at 4:18 PM on June 2

I think this is also common as a booth in various malls, shopping centers, and amusement parks.

The really basic software would just morph two baby pictures, seeing as there's no need for "age regression" or whatnot. In which case, any "morphing" software would do. Otherwise, things get a bit fancier. Here is BabyMaker, a Windows program, and the only program I've seen that is specifically for making a baby face from adult pictures.
posted by filthy light thief at 4:24 PM on June 2

Heh, you wanted an online program. In that case, neurodoc has one of a few sites (another, and another). If you want to get fancy, here's someone's final project: How to create baby picture from two pictures of adults.
posted by filthy light thief at 4:29 PM on June 2

This one is from Volkswagen.
posted by zizzle at 8:27 AM on June 3