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it's an iOSism for "short video clip"

• senkora 3y ago
  And by default every photo is a live photo.
• xattt 3y ago
  Live Photo is much better at telling why you want to use it.
  • BoiledCabbage 3y ago
    Except it's not. What's the opposite of "live"? "Prerecorded"? So these Live photos are supposedly not prerecoded - except they actually are. They are a prerecorded video that you send to someone. There is nothing live about it. You just fell for the marketing.
    • mattkrause 3y ago
      It’s “live” as in “alive” because you get a bit of motion. The opposite would be “inanimate”, which seems apropos. You’re right that there’s probably a video format under the hood but the experience to meant to be closer to a still picture with a bit of added magic (a la Harry Potter). The clip is too short to catch much action or have (intentionally) meaningful audio.