Benefits of Making a Video a Live Photo
Compared with text and static images, videos are more intuitive and engaging for presenting content. However, when it comes to file storage, issues may arise since video files are often large in size. If you want to keep the vivid presentation of videos while reducing the file size, you can make a video a live photo.
To some extent, a live photo functions as a short video as it contains both visual images and voices. You can add effects and filters to it like editing a video. After turning a video into a live photo, you can set the converted photo as the wallpaper on the lock or home screen as you prefer.
Now, let’s take a look at how to make a video a live photo.
Make a Video a Live Photo with TikTok
TikTok, a popular short video sharing platform, can be used to turn a video into a live photo. Except for short video viewer, this app also functions well as a video editor and video to live photo converter.
Before you get started to convert videos to live photos, make sure TikTok has the necessary permissions. If not, open “Settings” on your iPhone, scroll down and tap “TikTok”. Then, set the Photos configuration to “All photos”. Let’s see how to make a video a live photo with this app.
Step 1: Open and log in to TikTok;
Step 2: Press the plus button and click Upload to add the video you want to make a live photo;
Step 3: Click Next to move to the editing page;
Step 4: Select Only me in the Who can watch this video section and hit Post;
Step 5: Head to the Profile tab, and open the video you just posted. Tap the lock icon to access private videos;
Step 6: Press the three-dot icon from the sidebar and swipe to select LIVE photo. So you can make a video a live photo.
Make a Video a Live Photo Using intoLive
If you're a fan of live wallpapers, you may be familiar with the intoLive application, another app to help make a video into a live photo. It is a powerful live wallpaper maker with which you can customize a wallpaper using your favorite videos or GIFs. It also offers multiple editing tools like filters, effects, and stickers to help modify videos. Let’s dive into how to make a video a live photo with this application.
Step 1: Launch intoLive and import a video you wish to save as a live photo from your photo library;
Step 2: Edit the video if needed and tap Make in the top right corner;
Step 3: Select No Repeat in the pop-up live photo repeating loop setting window;
Step 4: Tap Save Live Photo at the bottom, and then, the converted live photo will be saved in your photo album.
When you make a video a live photo this way, the length of this video should be less than 5 seconds. Otherwise, you have to pay for a pro version.
Make a Video a Live Photo with Video ToLive
Video ToLive is another powerful live wallpaper application you can use to make a video a live photo. With this software, you can create live photos from videos of any length for free. The concrete steps are as follows.
Step 1: Import your video to this software and adjust the yellow box to select the video clip you want to change to a live photo;
Step 2: Hit Convert to make the video a live photo;
Step 3: When the processing finishes, you will see a Complete window, hit OK to close it. Then you can find the converted live photo in your album.
Conclusion
At the moment, the only way to make a video a live photo is to use third-party software. In the previous sections, we’ve recommended three easy-to-use methods to you. With any of them, you can make a video into a live photo in a breeze. In TikTok and Video IntoLive, there are no limitations on the length of a video you can process while the maximum video length in the intoLive free version is 5 seconds.
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