# What software was used to make this video to sync the lips so perfectly?

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**Created:** [August 3, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-was-used-to-make-this-video-to-sync-the-lips-so-perfectly/917148 "2020-08-03T11:26:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![teddybound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-was-used-to-make-this-video-to-sync-the-lips-so-perfectly/917148/1 "2020-08-03T11:26:22Z")

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https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=400&width=400&share_id&href=https://www.facebook.com/allsgstuff/videos/3285099121553676/

I asked the original author but seems like he does not want to share his secret…

any dopers have any idea?

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-was-used-to-make-this-video-to-sync-the-lips-so-perfectly/917148/2 "2020-08-03T11:41:12Z")

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There are a few apps that do this kind of thing. [Here’s one](http://retouchist.net/blog-1/turn-photos-into-animated-emojis). Look for keywords like “face warping” or “animated emoji”.

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-was-used-to-make-this-video-to-sync-the-lips-so-perfectly/917148/3 "2020-08-03T15:41:32Z")

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I don’t have the answer, but it’s not just the lips. It’s the entire facial expressions. This looks similar to one of those apps used to make “deep fakes.”
