Upload a portrait or group photo, choose your cast and quality, and generate a vertical MP4 about 15 seconds long with the preset soundtrack included. Preview and download it here—no CapCut or manual editing needed.
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Video length: about 15 seconds · 9:16 MP4 · Sound included
Original AI portraitUse the studio on this page: upload a lead-singer portrait or one group photo, sign in, choose a quality and check the credit quote. Start generation, then open My videos to follow progress, preview the performance and download the MP4. The preset scene and soundtrack are already included.
Pick a front-facing, evenly lit photo with visible eyes and no heavy filter. Use JPG or PNG, up to 10 MB each. Everyone shown must be an adult who agreed to appear.
In the studio below, choose individual photos or one group photo. Add your cast and check the thumbnails before continuing. Sign in to create; the sign-in tab opens separately so your selected photos stay here.
Choose 480p, 720p or native 1080p, then read the current credit quote. Higher resolution needs more credits. Confirm photo permissions and start only when the selected quality and price are right for you.
Follow progress in My videos. Once ready, play the full clip and check faces, hands, role placement and sound before downloading the MP4. Make it clear the video is AI-generated when you share it.
Tiny Desk AI describes an AI-made desk-concert video: a singer, a small band and an intimate room, with people from your photos in the cast. The appeal is the unexpected lineup—your friend on lead vocals, a coworker on keys, or your whole group taking the stage.
On this site, the preset is inspired by the Outstanding desk-concert meme. Its performance setup and reference soundtrack are already chosen. You control the photos, cast and output quality. A new AI performance is generated for each request, so it can differ from the reference and from previous takes.
Choose the input that gives each face enough detail. You do not need a photo of anyone actually singing or playing an instrument.
Your photo is the starting point for the whole performance. Give Outstanding Tiny Desk AI a clear view of each face, with natural light and enough room around the head and shoulders. You do not need a studio portrait: a straightforward phone photo is a useful place to start.
Choose a sharp, forward-facing portrait with both eyes visible. Even lighting makes facial details easier to see.
Skip dim rooms and strong backlighting. If you cannot see the face clearly, pick another photo.
Beauty effects, color overlays and motion blur can hide the features you want the video to use.
A distant face is harder to recognize. Choose a closer original instead of enlarging a tiny face.
Photo selection examples using an AI-generated portrait.
Open your chosen image and look at the eyes, mouth and outline of the face. Are those details easy to distinguish without guessing? Compare it with the clear example above. If several photos are available, favor the one with more even lighting over a dramatic pose. For friends photographed separately, choose pictures with similar framing so you can compare their clarity easily. Keep an untouched copy of each original, and replace any image that looks soft or heavily compressed. A few minutes spent choosing photos gives your Outstanding Tiny Desk AI session a clearer starting point, although it cannot remove the uncertainty that comes with AI video generation.
Pick your cast and quality. You’ll see the credit total before creating your 15-second video.
Lead singer
Your main character
Keys
Optional band member
Saxophone
Optional band member
Backing vocal 1
Optional band member
Backing vocal 2
Optional band member
The lead is required. Add anyone else you want; fictional musicians fill the empty parts.JPG or PNG · up to 10 MB each
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Includes the reference soundtrack. AI creates a new performance; exact gestures and lip-sync can vary.
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No. In individual mode, only the lead singer is required. Add photos for any other roles you want to cast; fictional musicians fill the rest. Group mode accepts one clear photo with one to five adults.
This studio uses one preset performance and its reference soundtrack. It currently accepts cast photos and quality choices, with no custom song or performance-video upload. Check the included audio against your permissions and your sharing platform’s rules.
Yes. The 720p clip was made from the fictional adult portrait shown beside it. The reference clips linked on the homepage come from external creators and are labeled separately. Neither guarantees the exact result of your own request.
You can read this guide, watch the example and prepare your photos without buying credits. Generating a personalized video requires credits. Select a quality in the studio to see its current cost, and check Pricing for the available one-time packs.
Credits charged for a confirmed failed generation are returned to your account. My videos shows both task and credit-return status. A completed video can still contain AI imperfections; a new take is a new generation with its own cost.
No. This is an independent AI creation tool. Tiny Desk and Outstanding describe the creative inspiration; no affiliation or endorsement by NPR, the original artists or other featured people is implied.
Generation is not instant. Completion time varies with the queue and selected quality, and there is no guaranteed finish time. Open My videos to follow processing, soundtrack preparation and saving. If you leave, return there to check the existing request before starting another.
Yes. Open this page in your phone’s browser, choose a JPG or PNG from your device, sign in and check the quote before generating. You can preview and download the finished MP4 from My videos. If a social app’s built-in browser blocks sign-in or downloads, open the page in your main browser.
We do not add a site logo or watermark when saving your MP4. AI can still produce unintended text or visual artifacts, so play the finished video in My videos and check it before downloading or sharing.
The studio on this page includes the Outstanding-inspired preset: a desk-concert scene, band roles and reference soundtrack. Add your photos and choose a quality to create a new performance. You do not need to download a separate template or edit the video yourself.
Yes. Use individual-photo mode to put each person’s portrait in the lead, keys, saxophone or backing-vocal slot. With one group photo, people are assigned from left to right: lead, keys, saxophone, then the two backing singers. Choose individual photos when you need a different role order.
Pick your cast, check the quote, and make your first take.
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