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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.