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TinyDesk AI is an online tool that puts you behind a concert desk: you upload one photo or up to five, use the desk template, and get a 15-second vertical clip. Only the seats you send a photo for are replaced.

No. There are no free renders and no free credits; every clip is paid for with credits you buy, and Standard 480p at 15 credits is the cheapest way in. If a render fails, the credits are returned to your balance automatically.

Click the faces you want to replace and add photos, choose a quality, then confirm that the photos are yours or that you have permission. Clicking Generate opens Google sign-in if needed, without losing your selections. The finished MP4 appears in My videos.

A recent, sharp photo of one person facing the camera, with even light and the head and shoulders in frame. Group shots, sunglasses, masks and strong beauty filters make the result worse. Each seat takes one photo; leave a seat empty and that performer stays as filmed.

Desk band has five players in game-day jackets around a desk packed with instruments; Record store has a lead singer, a sax and two backing voices; Jersey four has four players in NFL jerseys with the singer in the centre. Each keeps its own band, set and camera move, whichever seats you replace.

Every clip is 15 seconds and vertical. Standard at 480p costs 15 credits and HD at 720p costs 75, so resolution is the only thing that changes the price. Pack credits never expire, so you can buy now and render later.

Credits from packs never expire. Subscription credits are added each month and expire when that month ends, and renders use the credits that expire soonest first. If a render fails, the credits are refunded automatically.

Open My account → Billing and choose Cancel renewal. You won’t be charged again, and your plan and credits stay available until the end of the current period.

Only with their permission, and never photos of minors, celebrities or public figures. Accounts that break this rule are closed.

Uploads are private, used only to make your video and deleted automatically 7 days after upload. Finished videos are kept for 30 days after they finish. Deleting your account removes everything right away.

No. TinyDesk AI is an independent project and is not affiliated with NPR or its Tiny Desk series. We do not stream or reproduce the original broadcast; the tool only renders your own photo into a new short clip.

The Gap Band hook is short, instantly recognisable and easy to sing in one breath, which makes it a natural fit for a single-desk clip. The format, the song and the copies people post are covered in our guide.