A Tiny Desk AI video puts a familiar face into a small desk-side concert with a microphone, shelves and a backing band. Open the Tiny Desk AI generator, upload your portrait and review the included human-band reference before generating.
This page uses an AI reference example rather than original NPR performance footage. The reference guides staging, movement and shot changes; your photo guides the lead singer’s appearance. Exact likeness, singing, voice and camera matching are not guaranteed.
1. Start with a clear portrait
Use one well-lit photo of yourself or an adult who agreed to appear. Keep the face, hair and shoulders visible. Avoid sunglasses, heavy filters and anything covering the mouth. The selected template is for a human lead; the cat video in the examples is a style reference.
The creator accepts JPG, PNG or WebP up to 10 MB. Images must have sides at least 300 pixels and an aspect ratio between 0.4 and 2.5. Keep a local copy of your photo.
2. Review the included performance reference
A roughly 10-second human-band clip is added automatically after the browser draft is restored. Preview it below the portrait upload. If it cannot load, select Load human reference to retry. Existing videos in a restored draft are preserved instead of being replaced by the template.
The new-draft prompt asks the model to use your portrait for the lead singer while following the reference’s band staging, movement and camera cuts. Edit it if needed. Existing custom prompts are preserved. To recover the human-template starting brief, copy the first prompt idea into the creator.
These instructions describe the intended transformation, not a guarantee of output quality. The example videos illustrate the style and have not been independently reproduced through this page’s generator.
3. Choose settings and review the full quote
The default is 10 seconds, 720p and vertical 9:16. Open Settings to change duration, resolution and framing. The integration supports 3–30 seconds and 720p or 1080p. On PC, Settings opens as a side drawer; on phones it opens as a bottom sheet. Both edit the same browser draft.
With a video reference, pricing includes output time plus the greater of total reference time and output time. The live quote shows the actual credit cost and watermark condition before Generate. Preparing a draft does not debit generation credits. Generation requires Google sign-in and sufficient credits; this guide does not promise a free video. See pricing for current credit packs and subscriptions.
4. Check the reference sound setting
Keep original video sound is enabled in a new human-template draft. Review it in Settings and turn it off if you do not want reference sound retained. A saved draft keeps its previous sound choice.
The integration does not offer separate song uploads, voice cloning or exact lip-sync control. A reference clip does not guarantee that the output will match every note or mouth movement. If you add music after downloading, use music you have permission to use.
5. Generate, review and download
You need both a portrait and a video reference before this entry can quote or generate. Sign in, review the restored files, prompt, sound and cost, then press Generate. Returning from sign-in or payment never starts a video automatically. If a request is uncertain, check that existing request rather than submitting another one.
When the video is ready, watch the whole clip with sound. Check the face, fingers, instruments, background and mouth movement. Download the available MP4 and keep your own copy. Browser drafts are device-local and subject to browser storage availability.
Which tool should I use?
Use Tiny Desk AI for the included human-band reference. Use Hotel Lobby AI or Migos AI for the editable orange-room duo template. The Kling 4.0 workspace offers general image and video reference controls.
Wondertake is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NPR, Tiny Desk Concerts, Charlie Wilson or any artist. Only upload images you have permission to use, and label your AI-generated videos when sharing.