Contrary to what I teach in the video below, this happens on both iOS and Android. When you use motion photos in making a movie, it automatically uses the video portion, making your movie literally come to life. In putting together this lesson on Movie Making, I made an exciting discovery. But, if you tap the pause/play button using Google Photos, you’ll see the video. Usually, when you view these photos, they just look like any other photo – a single shot. What it means is that, when you snap a photo, the phone captures a few seconds of video as well. On Samsung and Pixel, they’re called Motion Photos. On the iPhone, they’re called Live Photos. Motion Photos make your movie come to life So I stopped using the movie feature.Ĭhange it to horizontal: now they give us the choice but the default is still vertical (portrait.) If you want to change it like I do, you just tap the orientation button and select Landscape. I like to look at my photos and videos on a computer or big screen TV – I hate the vertical format. But, I for one, take most of my photos and videos in a horizontal (landscape) orientation. Why is my movie vertical?Ībout a year ago, someone at Google decided that people only use their phones for photos and videos so the best way to render the movies would be in a vertical. If there are things you don’t like about it, there are several simple edits you can do before saving. If you like what you see and hear, just tap on Save and you’re done! It really is that simple. Your movie should play for you, and you’ll hear music. Step 2: Tap the + and choose Movie Step 3: Save The maximum number for a movie is 50, but you’ll be more successful if you keep it closer to 20.

Long-Press on the first one to get into selection mode, then you can just tap on the others. To make a movie from photos and videos, first select the photos and videos you want. Step One: Select the photos and videos you want to be in your movie. Creating custom movies is a feature of the mobile app for Google Photos – you can only view and edit the movies on the computer/web version. If you use Google Photos to store your photos and videos, you need to try making movies! It is drop-dead easy to make short movies complete with music that you can then share with your friends.

Google photos movie maker