It seems that the selfie fever has calmed down. Or at least it has normalized. But don't worry, there is still a good number of different formats and types of photographs yet to be exploited for the amusement of some and the agony of others. An interesting proposal is the one made by the application Emu, allowing the creation of animated selfies that are halfway between the GIF animations and the stickersAll this with the mission of sharing funny and personalized expressions through the messaging applicationFacebook Messenger
The idea is very simple. All you have to do is record a small video just a few seconds long on a neutral colored background. In this way, the main action of the GIF is established, always following the format selfie That is, , being the user the protagonist himself. From here on the possibilities multiply, being the application Emu who does the dirty work of editing, allowing you to choose the decorative accompaniment that goes with the recorded video, being able to personalize a message, expression or situation. A simple and very fun way to star in animated stickers that can later be shared in chats on Facebook Messenger
The good thing is that Emu has a very simple operation, allowing any user to create their own contents As we said, the first thing is to record a small video on a background of a single color, well lit, and that allows differentiate the user from the wall. Thus, Emu takes care of automatically trimming its silhouette, placing all kinds of animations as the background , environments and effects. With this, the user only has to check that the process has been carried out correctly, being able to record the shot again or recognizing the background again to achieve the chroma effect(green cinema background) being searched for.
Once the step is done, all that remains is to confirm the recording and move on to the fun part: choose the effectTo do this Emu orders a whole collection of effects, in a huge list banners and predefined colors. These work especially well for almost any gesture or expression that the user has recorded. Of course, there are some focused on the romantic aspect, the fun or simply to act as expression of some feelingFor this reason, it is the user who must choose the effect and animation that best suits the recorded video After clicking on it, it is possible to see a preview of how it will look before shipment.
The Emu application has been specially developed to work hand in hand with Facebook Messenger Thus, it is possible to choose any chat to see the animation next to the messages. But not only that, it is also compatible with sending via email or through the application Hangoutsof Google
In short, a tool that is especially fun for regular users of Facebook Messenger And they will see how their conversations become more fun and personal with these animated selfies The Emu application is available for both Android as for iOS totally freevia Google Play and App Store
