Graduation video maker

Graduation Video: From Kindergarten to Cap and Gown

Upload 2 to 32 photos of your graduate, from baby pictures to the senior portrait. The AI sorts them by age and morphs each one into the next, so every school year plays out in one graduation video with music.

Made from your own photos
Ready in 5 to 10 minutes
An MP4 for the party TV or TikTok

Create your graduation video

Who is in the photos?

Video shape

Photos are private and deleted after 30 days.

Growing Up

Glow Up

Together Through Time

Graduation Video vs. Graduation Slideshow

A graduation slideshow shows photos one after another with fades and zooms, usually from a template in Canva, Animoto or PowerPoint. A growing up graduation video does what a slideshow cannot: the kindergartner in one photo turns into the teenager in the next, so the school years play out as one continuous change.

Pick a slideshow for 80 photos of every friend and trip. Pick a graduation video for one short piece about the graduate that guests watch to the end and that loops well on a TV.

Graduation slideshow compared with a growing up graduation video
	Graduation slideshow	Graduation video
What moves	Photos fade, slide or zoom	Each photo morphs into the next
Photos	Often 40 to 80, of anyone	2 to 32, all of the graduate
Your work	Pick a template, order and time every slide	Upload; the AI sorts them by age
Length	3 to 5 minutes is common	About 5 seconds per photo
Cost	Free tools or a subscription	One payment per video

Each transition is an AI photo morph, not a crossfade, made new for your graduate.

Want the slideshow look too?

Yes, you get it at no extra cost. Every graduation video comes in two versions: the continuous morph, and one that holds each photo on screen for 1.5 seconds before it morphs, so it plays like a slideshow and every original photo is shown in full.

Graduation Video Examples

Real growing up videos from ordinary photos. Your graduation video ends on the cap and gown.

Baby to graduate

Baby photos to a young woman, in the vertical shape for a graduation video on Stories or TikTok.

Through the school years

Toy blocks to grown up: the graduation video that loops at the party.

Toddler to senior

Toddler to teen behind the wheel, square for an Instagram post.

For the athlete

Training wheels to the trail. Photos of their sport tell the story.

Senior glow up

Awkward school photo to senior year, 9:16 for TikTok.

Two people, side by side

A couple from their teens to today. The same mode works for twins who graduate together.

Kindergarten to Cap and Gown: Which Photos to Pick

One clear photo per stage is enough. Most families pick 8 to 16; one per school year makes a complete graduation video.

1
Baby and toddler
One or two. A clear face beats the cutest blurry shot.
2
First day of kindergarten
The backpack photo on the front step sets up the cap and gown at the end.
3
School picture day
School portraits are your best photos: same pose, same framing, face to the camera, so they morph almost seamlessly.
4
Teen years
Freshman year, the team, the first car, prom. Pick ones where the graduate is in front.
5
Senior portrait
The senior photo, or a recent picture the graduate likes.
6
Cap and gown
End the graduation video on the day itself. Making it early? Leave a spot: add the photo later and only the new transition is made.

Photo tips for a smooth graduation video

Scan old prints with your phone in daylight, without glare.
Use originals, at least 600 px on the short side, not screenshots.
Chest-up shots morph better than close-ups or group photos.
A photo every year or two gives the smoothest transitions.
Skip sunglasses and hats pulled low. The graduation cap is fine.
One person per photo, or "Two people" for twins.

How to Make a Graduation Video From Photos

To make a graduation video with pictures and music, upload 2 to 32 photos of the graduate, let the AI sort them by age, choose Graduation as the occasion and keep its song or upload your own. The AI morphs each photo into the next. No editing, no app.

1. Upload the photos
Add photos from baby to cap and gown, in any order. Pick 16:9 for a TV, 9:16 for TikTok, 1:1 for Instagram.
2. Check the order and music
The AI sorts them youngest first; drag to fix any. Choose Graduation for an upbeat track, or upload your own MP3.
3. Download and play
Each pair of photos becomes a 5-second morph. Your graduation video MP4 is ready in 5 to 10 minutes.

Graduation Video Ideas for High School, College and Kindergarten

A different graduation video story for each stage.

High school graduation

The classic senior video for the grad party: 13 school years plus a baby photo and the cap and gown is 15 photos, just over a minute.

College graduation

Baby photo, move-in day, campus years and commencement, often posted on the graduate's own feed.

Preschool and kindergarten

Newborn to a five-year-old in a tiny cap and gown. Five photos are plenty: exactly what First Taste holds.

Twins and best friends

Choose "Two people" and both grow up side by side, each face kept separate.

How to Play a Graduation Video at the Party

To play a graduation video at the party, choose 16:9 and run the MP4 on the TV from a USB stick, a laptop or your phone. A short video works best on a loop near the cake, or played once with the sound up before the toast.

On the TV, from a USB stick

Choose 16:9 and copy the graduation video MP4 to a USB stick. Most smart TVs play it, and many can loop it.

From a phone or laptop

Cast from your phone, or connect a laptop with HDMI. Download the file first so it does not depend on Wi-Fi.

Make it one moment

Gather everyone before the toast and play the graduation video once, sound up. At a minute long, nobody drifts off.

Share it after

Send the link to relatives who could not come, or post the 9:16 version on graduation day.

Graduation Video Music: Picking the Song

The best music for a graduation video matches the mood: upbeat for a party loop, slower for a tribute. Choose Graduation as the occasion for an upbeat track from our library, pick another, upload your own MP3 or WAV, or turn music off.

Popular graduation songs include "Graduation (Friends Forever)" by Vitamin C, "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack and "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. For a kindergarten graduation video, pick a song the kids sing in the car.

Posting it online?

Instagram, TikTok and YouTube may mute a video that carries a commercial song you uploaded yourself. For a social post, set the music to No music, download that version, and add the song inside the app from its own music library before you post.

Graduation Video Pricing: Pay Once

One payment per graduation video, no subscription. Kindergarten to 12th grade fits the 16-photo option.

First Taste

Try it

See the result before you go all in: one short video from 5 photos.

$4.90/ video

Photos

Up to 5 photos

Up to 5 photos
4 transitions
Redo any 2 segments
Private and secure storage
No watermark
One per customer

Standard

Premium

Best results

Our best engine, for the most lifelike faces and the sharpest motion.

$19.90/ video

Photos

Up to 8 photos
7 transitions
Redo any 5 segments
Closer likeness to every photo
Sharper, smoother motion
No watermark

Graduation Video Questions

What parents and graduates ask before they make one.

How do I make a graduation video with pictures and music?

Upload 2 to 32 photos of the graduate in any order. The AI sorts them by age, morphs each photo into the next and adds music: an upbeat graduation track, another from the library, or your own MP3. The graduation video is ready in 5 to 10 minutes.

How long should a graduation video be?

For a party, 1 to 3 minutes is plenty; guests stop watching a long slideshow. Here each photo adds about 5 seconds: 8 photos make about 35 seconds, 16 about 75 seconds and 32 about 2.5 minutes. The version that pauses on each photo runs a little longer.

How many pictures do I need for a graduation video?

At least 2 and up to 32. For a high school graduation, one photo per school year plus a baby photo and the cap and gown photo is about 15, which fits the 16-photo option. Even 8 well-chosen photos tell the whole story.

Is there a free graduation video maker here?

No. There is no free version and no subscription: you pay once per graduation video. First Taste is $4.90 for 5 photos (once per customer), Standard starts at $9.90 for 8 photos and Premium at $19.90. Not happy? Full refund within 30 days.

Can I play a graduation video on a TV or projector?

Yes. Choose 16:9 when you create it, then play the MP4 from a USB stick in the TV, from a laptop over HDMI, or by casting from your phone. Download the file first so it does not depend on the venue Wi-Fi. Pick 9:16 for Reels and TikTok instead.

How is this different from a Canva or Animoto slideshow?

Template tools put photos on slides with fades and text, and you arrange and time each one. Here you only upload: the AI sorts the photos by age and makes the movement between them, so the graduate visibly grows up in the graduation video.

Are my photos private?

Yes. Your photos are used only to make your video. They are never shown publicly, never used to train models and never sold, and they are deleted automatically after 30 days together with the finished video, so download the MP4 before then.

Make the graduation video they will replay

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