Morphing Software

by Carla Ridenour

Morphing software allows you to transform one image into another, giving the appearance that the first image "becomes" the second.

Morphing software is especially appropriate for genealogical use because it enables family historians to see how an ancestor may have looked during different stages of his or her life. The video clips generated as an end result of the morphing process often invoke an emotional response as family members watch the image of a grandparent almost instantly age from that of a youngster into a senior citizen. Morphing software can also be used to help identify individuals pictured in unmarked photographs or to approximate how a grandchild will look as an adult.

Two morphing software programs are Morph Studio and Gryphon Morph. You can contact these companies for more information:

Morph Studio:

Ulead Systems, Inc.
970 West 190th Street, Suite 520
Torrance, CA 90502
(800) 858-5323
Price: Approx. $29.00 plus s/h

Gryphon Morph 2.5:

Gryphon Software Corporation
7220 Trade Street, Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92121
(619) 536-8815
(800) 795-0981
Price: Approx. $79.00 plus s/h