Animated Photos

Animated images or GIFs are well known on the Internet for animating and entertaining conversations in forums, or portraying funny or epic moments without actually acting as full videos. It is a succession of static images that give the sensation of animation, and that can only be created from a computer. Until now. And it is that applications such as Animated photos to create amazing effects and GIFs with that tool that users always carry with them: their smartphoneIn this case those to the terminals of the Lumia range of the Finnish company Nokia

It is a most curious application Its operation is really simple , and allows the user to create a looping video by selecting which zones reflect activityof the video, and which remain static This gives a twist to the GIF concept , and there is the possibility of creating it anytime and anywhere thanks to mobile terminals. In addition, all this with just a couple of touches on the screen and with the possibility of sharing the result through the main networks or email

The only thing you have to do as soon as you start the application Animated photos is to create a small video a few secondsJust press the camera button, which activates the terminal's sensor to capture that moment. It is imperative to keep the smartphone completely static to get a good result, so a tripod or any type of support is welcome. After a few seconds of recording, we go to the moment of editing, where all the magic of this type of animated images is created

This new screen shows the video in continuous motion, linking the end to the beginning as a loop However, there are several buttons with tools to edit The most surprising is the one that allows Keep a part of the frame static With this, really amazing results are achieved, such as the possibility of seeing an image of a jug of water serving a glass where everything is static except the water that is poured.Or also get portraits where you wink, move your hair, etc. Possibilities whose limit is the user's creativity In addition, on this screen it is possible to set the duration of the animation through a useful bar that represents the full time of the video, being able to mark the beginning and end freely

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Finally, all that remains is share the result This is possible through Facebook , Twitter, LinkedIn, or Windows Live, since a link that leads to said animated photo, even being able to insert it into a web page

In short, a tool that takes a step in the evolution of photographs and that achieves curious and surprising resultsBest of all, Animated Pictures is available to download absolutely free from the Nokia Collection of Windows Phone Store. Of course, it is an exclusive application for terminals Lumia of Nokia that work on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8