With the introduction of “live photos,” also known as “photos-as-moving-pictures,” Apple Harry Potterized our photos in 2015.”
Three seconds of video are captured by live photos, of which 1.5 seconds are captured before and 1.5 seconds after the shutter clicks. You only need to press and hold the live photo to see the entire sequence. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this was a video, but it’s actually in the High Efficiency Image File (HEIF) format, with one still serving as the file’s default lead image. But what if you want to share the entire collection of moving pictures via a device other than a smartphone or as a.GIF?
You must turn a live picture into a video to accomplish this. Previously, downloading a third-party shortcut, such as the Convert LivePhotos to Video shortcut, was necessary to accomplish this. To convert live photos into.GIFs, you could also use the following third-party app: This was introduced by Twitter in 2019.
With the release of iOS 13 in 2019, however, Apple made this transformation even simpler by doing away with the need for external apps or shortcuts.
Here’s how to create a video from your live photos using only your iPhone.
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What Are Live Photos?
Live Photos, which are animated photos akin to GIFs, were first introduced in 2015 with the iPhone 6S. Your iPad or iPhone camera will combine a number of still images to produce three seconds of motion if the Live Photos setting is turned on. However, unless they are converted before sending, they turn into a static image when uploaded to other devices. You can now turn Live Photos into shareable, quick videos with sound and movement thanks to the release of iOS 13.
Transforming A Live Photo Into A Video.
You can convert the live photos in your camera roll into watermark-free video files in a few different ways. You have two options for native iOS tools: apps like Adobe Premiere Pro or those found on your hardware.
On an iPhone or iPad running iOS 13 or later, save live photos as videos:
1. The Photos app will open when you tap on it.
2. Choose the Live Photo that you want to convert. (Your live photos are automatically organized into an album.)
3. In the bottom left corner, tap the Share button.
4. Select Save as Video as you continue to scroll down.
A new Live Photo video will then appear in your Recents album. The conversion procedure is unimportant. The original photo will not be changed, and the video is a copy that keeps the quality of the first image.
Close The Loop Or Oscillate Back And Forth.
With iOS 11 installed on your mobile device, you can still convert live pictures to videos even if your software is out-of-date. This approach differs significantly in one important way: you create a clip out of your images. In the iOS Photos app, select the image you wish to convert. To access the Effects menu, swipe up on the image after that. Your capture will be animated by the effects Bounce and Loop, in particular. In the Share menu, you can also make the Live Photo into a video clip. Simply select the “Share” icon, then “Save as Video” from the menu that appears.
During a predetermined time, Loop will play your photo’s animation repeatedly. As with a Boomerang video on Instagram, Bounce, on the other hand, continuously plays the clip forward and backward. Your video file can be found in the Animation folder of the Photos app after you’ve selected your effects and saved it. The folder will be automatically created when you save the clip if you didn’t already have animated content.
Allow Adobe To Add Motion To Your Images.
On your desktop, Adobe Premiere Pro can also be used to edit Live Photos. This gives you the ability to edit and polish your recently produced video and combine it with any existing video you may have. You can incorporate Live Photo videos into longer video projects, whether they feature real-time footage of people moving through a crowded city, crashing waves on the beach, other B-roll-style clips, or a brief segment featuring your subject. You should first export your live images. Avoid using Airdrop to transfer your photos if you have a Mac because you will only receive the static image files. Instead:
1. On the computer, access your iCloud Photos. Download iCloud Photos for Windows from iCloud.com or the Apple support website to access iCloud through the Photos app on a Mac.
2. Choose the real-time images you want to import into Premiere Pro. For every Live Photo you send, you’ll see two files: a.HEIC image file and a.MOV video file.
3. To save them to your desktop, drag and drop them to a new Finder window while holding down the Option key.
4. Drag and drop your video clips into Premiere Pro once it is open. The fun starts then, obviously.
To make a coherent story, add any additional footage you may have, such as videos from a recent trip. Add eye-catching filters, effects, and colors to help your image come to life. If you intend to use your Live Photos in a video clip, be aware that the frame rate for these clips will vary depending on how much lighting is present. As a result, you might need to adjust playback speeds in post-production for visual consistency.
Auto Reframe will resize your video in whatever format you want to share it in, from 4K to square, since the aspect ratio for Live Photos is different from regular videos (4:3 instead of 16:9). You’ll then have exciting videos that are ideal for sharing on any social media platform.
Use Adobe Premiere Pro More Effectively.
Virtually anywhere, you can create visually stunning videos for television, the web, and film.
