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Apple needs to improve the image stabilization on live photos. I like live photos a lot now, but I had disabled them until I discovered Google's Motion Stills a

Apple needs to improve the image stabilization on live photos. I like live photos a lot now, but I had disabled them until I discovered Google's Motion Stills app.

fowl2 10y ago
( iOS only :( https://get.google.com/motionstills/ https://get.google.com/motionstills/ )
- nojvek 10y ago
  Pretty aweful UX. No way to filter only videos. Seems like an app released for someone to get a promo. Also no android version seems quality folks just seems like another app that won't survive till the next year
  - alexbilbie 10y ago
    > No way to filter only videos It only shows live photos in Motion Stills, not just any photo/video. > Seems like an app released for someone to get a promo Anything to substantiate this claim? The announcement blog post clearly shows it's because of their research into video stabilisation that this app came about as a result - https://research.googleblog.com/2016/06/motion-stills-create-beautiful-gifs.html https://research.googleblog.com/2016/06/motion-stills-create... > Also no android version Does Android support the Apple Live Photo format?
- timdorr 10y ago
  Live Photos are an iOS only feature, so that makes sense. Closest thing is Smartburst, which can turn the series of photos into an animated GIF on the Google Camera app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...
  - soylentcola 10y ago
    Yeah, this is a feature I've been using and enjoying since they added it a while back. I was under the impression that Google created the iOS "Motion Stills" app to add similar functionality to Apple's built-in Live Photos and turn then into stabilized animated GIFs so you can get them off your iPhone in a more widely supported format.
brazzledazzle 10y ago
Thanks for mentioning this app. I didn't know it existed and it works really well.
zamalek 10y ago
The Windows Phone app allowed you to select areas to loop, would attempt a seamless loop and did stabilization. Pity Microsoft never ported it away from that platform.
k-mcgrady 10y ago
Interesting - I like the shaky nature of it. I think it genuinely adds to the experience. Motion stills are nice but I don't feel like live photos should be polished, it feels better with the quality issues.

Apple needs to improve the image stabilization on live photos. I like live photos a lot now, but I had disabled them until I discovered Google's Motion Stills app.

fowl2 10y ago

( iOS only :( https://get.google.com/motionstills/ https://get.google.com/motionstills/ )

nojvek 10y ago
Pretty aweful UX. No way to filter only videos. Seems like an app released for someone to get a promo. Also no android version seems quality folks just seems like another app that won't survive till the next year
- alexbilbie 10y ago
  > No way to filter only videos It only shows live photos in Motion Stills, not just any photo/video. > Seems like an app released for someone to get a promo Anything to substantiate this claim? The announcement blog post clearly shows it's because of their research into video stabilisation that this app came about as a result - https://research.googleblog.com/2016/06/motion-stills-create-beautiful-gifs.html https://research.googleblog.com/2016/06/motion-stills-create... > Also no android version Does Android support the Apple Live Photo format?
timdorr 10y ago
Live Photos are an iOS only feature, so that makes sense. Closest thing is Smartburst, which can turn the series of photos into an animated GIF on the Google Camera app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...
- soylentcola 10y ago
  Yeah, this is a feature I've been using and enjoying since they added it a while back. I was under the impression that Google created the iOS "Motion Stills" app to add similar functionality to Apple's built-in Live Photos and turn then into stabilized animated GIFs so you can get them off your iPhone in a more widely supported format.

brazzledazzle 10y ago

Thanks for mentioning this app. I didn't know it existed and it works really well.

zamalek 10y ago

The Windows Phone app allowed you to select areas to loop, would attempt a seamless loop and did stabilization. Pity Microsoft never ported it away from that platform.

k-mcgrady 10y ago

Interesting - I like the shaky nature of it. I think it genuinely adds to the experience. Motion stills are nice but I don't feel like live photos should be polished, it feels better with the quality issues.