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digital photography seems to be losing strength in the face of new formats of the mobile era. And it is that current technology allows much more than taking selfies, or capturing all kinds of scenes and applying eye-catching filters The videos and all intermediate formats and hybrids that mix various concepts are being boosted thanks to companies like Apple, which are trying to give a boost to animations and the short videos.So, with his new iPhone 6s, he has also introduced Live Photos, a not too surprising tool to take animated photos with sound. Something like GIF more vivid thanks to the sound component. But what alternatives do other users have to take animated photos on other mobile platforms? Here we offer you some of them.
For Android
Cinemagram was one of the reference applications a couple of years ago when GIF animations resurfaced on social networks thanks to the Mobile technology. An application capable of creating all kinds of videos in loop format, but also with the technology to create cinemagraphs or animated photos Simply record a video and select which areas of the video you want to animate and which not With this, a most attractive and striking result is achieved.The application is available for Android, although it seems to have fallen out of use as a social network. It can be downloaded for free from Google Play
Motiongraph is an application from Sony created with the same idea of mixing photos and videos. As with Cinemagram, you can record small videos and mark areas of the frame that will remain static while others move Really striking and disturbing results that, on this occasion, are distributed through a paid application. It is available at Google Play for one euro
GIF Me Camera, for its part, offers the basic service to create classic GIF animations That is, a succession of static images that give the sensation of movement, without soundSomething really fun to create a series of photos between friends or reflect an expression beyond a photo that does not move. All this being able to add filters, labels and elements to decorate the creation. You can download free from Google Play
For iPhone
Beyond Live Photos, whose only real novelty is including sound in the images, there was already a good collection of apps to create GIFs of your own.
On the one hand there is Moju, which surprises with its content and the way it is reproduced. Thus, it allows you to create a burst of photos to capture a moment and show it animatedly photo after photo. The difference is that the user controls it by by flipping their iPhone, choosing the speed and direction of the animation You can also download free from App Store
PHHHOTO, for its part, also offers a tool to create all kinds of animated photos. Focused on quick and sequential photos, it allows you to create quality content with all kinds of add-ons like the possibility of creating loops or image stabilization so that nothing comes out jerky. It is available for free at App Store
GIPHY CAM gives the user the opportunity to create their own GIFsin the style of Giphy, the well-known website where you can find and share this content. What stands out in this case is the number of plugins, animations and details that can be added to your own photo or video to create viral, fun and very dynamic. Best of all, it can be downloaded for free at App Store
