Making GIFs from Live Photos: How to Turn iPhone Live Photos into GIF

Part 1: What are Live Photos and GIFs?

Live Photos, introduced by Apple on the iPhone 6s in 2015, are short videos of 3 seconds in length that capture a moment and allow users to relive it. They can be easily shared as they can be stored within the iOS Photos app. Later, some Android phones such as Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi also equipped with live photo mode.

A GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is an image format used to create small, looping animations or graphics. GIFs are widely used on the web and are often used to communicate emotions or reactions. GIFs can also be used to share short clips or to create short animations. They are a great way to express yourself and share your creativity.

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Part 2: Turn Live Photo into GIF with iPhone In-built Shortcut

Step 1: Find the Shortcuts app on your iPhone and open it.

Step 2: Tap the Gallery tab at the bottom and type GIF in the search box to search for a tool named Make GIF. Click "Add Shortcut", and then you can find this in the Shortcuts section.

Step 3: Tap this shortcut and select the live photo that you want to turn into the GIF. Simply tap Albums and scroll down to the bottom until you get to the Media Types section, and tap Live Photos. Hit the one you want to convert, then it will be shown in the shortcut. Finally, tap the Done button. You'll find the new GIF-format version of the Live Photo in your Photos app.

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Part 3: Turn a Live Photo into a GIF in iPhone Photos

With this method, you can convert your live photo to GIF just in your iPhone Photos.

Step 1: Tap to open the Photos app on your iPhone. And then tap Albums to enter into the "My Albums" screen.

Step 2: Scroll down to the bottom and get to the Media Types section, then tap Live Photos.

Step 3: Tap to open the live photo you want to turn into a GIF. Swipe up on the live photo to reveal the Effects section, where you will see three options: Live, Loop and Bounce.

Step 4: After deciding between Loop and Bounce, you will be taken back to the start of the screen, where you can check your chosen impact on the live photo.

Step 5: Tap the "Send To" icon in the lower-left corner of the screen when you’re ready to export your live photo to GIF. You’ll be zoomed out to the Send To screen. From here you can choose to send the GIF to others via Messages, Email, or more options. Finally, you can find all the live photos you’ve turned into a GIF by navigating back to the Albums and tapping "Animated" in the Media Types section.

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Bonus: How to Convert Video and Images in Other Formats to GIF

In addition to live photos, people often make interesting GIFs from clips of movies and TV shows or even put multiple pictures together to make GIFs.

Any Video Converter is such a great free GIF converter that allows converting both videos and images to GIFs. It supports a wide range of input formats, for example, video formats including but not limited to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WEBM, MPG, etc., and image formats including PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, etc. Now let’s see how to convert video or image into GIFs with Any Video Converter in just three steps.

Steps to Convert Video to GIF with Any Video Converter

Download and run Any Video Converter.

Click the GIF Maker and upload the video or image files. If you convert image files to GIFs, you have to upload more than one image.

Tips: If you haven’t downloaded the video clip, you can use the Video Downloader to download videos from popular websites like YouTube to MP4.

Change the size and the speed of the video, or add some text to make it more fun. Finally, click the Start button to start the conversion.

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Conclusion

Making GIFs from live photos is easier than you might think. Once you've created your GIF, you can share it with friends and family via email, messaging apps, or social media platforms. If you want to make GIFs from videos, don’t forget to try Any Video Converter.