It would actually be great if you could change the main image in the video. Sometimes you just miss the best moment by a fraction of a second. But that would require that all images in this 'video' (jpg sequence) use the full resolution.
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Apple's Live Photos Take Up About 2x Space of Normal Images
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As per my opinion, apple will create a folder with the same name as the image and will store a compressed video into the same. When user will use iMessage to send this image to any iOS device or will use a compatible service like Facebook, the image and the folder will be sent altogether, enabling live photo functionality at the receiving end.
The way Apple pitch their products is such that they are very simple to use/learn and that you don’t have to. These are supposed to be phones that your granny can use.
I agree the 16 should have gone to at least 32Gb if not drop it all together and have 64-128-256.
I'll be keeping my 5s for the next year and waiting for the 7, in the mean time if this works on my 5s I'll check it out but probably turn it off unless needed.
I'll be keeping my 5s for the next year and waiting for the 7, in the mean time if this works on my 5s I'll check it out but probably turn it off unless needed.
Umm I did watch the keynote and nowhere did he mention anything about having live photos as your background. He mentioned it for the apple watch but not for iPhone which is why I asked. But thanks for your useless reply
For those of you who are complaining about 16GB iPhones... Apple knows about the situation very well. They just want more profit on their Phones. Can you imagine how much the profit would come down if they sell 32GB iPhones instead of 16GB phones? Almost half the people who would've bought the 64GB versions would rather buy the less expansive 32GB phones. There is no way Apple would go for that knowing they would make less money. Would you do that? I doubt that. Especially when people are buying them in droves. Apple makes 92% profit of the entire smartphone industry for a reason.
Anybody still dumb enough to defend 16gb base storage?
If I get twice the storage space occupied in a shot, I'd rather have twice the resolution and clarity rather than the excess stored being surrounding video. It's kind of like the imposition of Apple's idea of what constitutes a Kodak moment in every pic you take. Might as well get auto-inserted musical accompaniment ... Oops!
I am not talking about the ease of use. I am talking about the specifications that differentiate several models of iPhone when it comes to price. Knowing the cons and pros of one model compare to another.
Umm I did watch the keynote and nowhere did he mention anything about having live photos as your background. He mentioned it for the apple watch but not for iPhone which is why I asked. But thanks for your useless reply
If you did watch the keynote you would've seen the live image of the girl on the lock screen then?
Due to the decreased size of iOS 9, smaller app sizes and also methods such as automatic app deletion/reinstallation for updates mean that 16GB this year actually is much more than last year's 16GB.
If 16GB isn't enough just get 64GB. It's not complicated...
If 16GB isn't enough just get 64GB. It's not complicated...
Yep, very true. It's just a little frustrating when you consider all that BS rhetoric they give about 'making the best products in the world' and 'we only think about the user experience', and 'we don't ship junk/profits aren't important'. It's all rubbish.
Do you really think it would be more "sane" if a capitalist company destroyes their own profits by making available a 32GB model and sell much less 64 GB models they get 100$ more revenue for?
Looks like you can view them, but not take them. In fact, as the GM of iOS 9 beta has been released, we would be able to take them right now if it was supported on existing models. Though in theory, we should already be able to view any Live Photos on existing devices running iOS9 GM, if any existed out in the wild. It's a shame Apple haven't put any up on the Dev site.
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Video is an image sequence. Shoot 24 images per second and you'll get a movement. Of course since then it evolved into digital and all kinds of compressions and formats, but basics never changed.
So before and after live photo is effectively a video.
Every iPhone iteration outsold the previous one, it seems to me that the millions, the big numbers, really don't care about the storage base size. Like it or not, Apple is right about this. Their goal is to sell as much iPhones as possible, and even more. Number are on their side.
I personally think is a robbery, but it's my opinion. Apple shares low and high are not depending on my purchases.
I personally think is a robbery, but it's my opinion. Apple shares low and high are not depending on my purchases.
No but it seems it's "I'm an annoying brat with no patience" day.
And yes, in the end, it's just a short video spanning 1.5 seconds before and after you've taken the photo.
Now they showed it taken with a phone that'sn ot moving, most likely on a tripod or something similar. I'd like to see what it does with someone with his hands shaking or soemthing
I've got a point-and-shoot camera that's a couple of years old and already allows you to do this (in fact I'm surprised people aren't pointing out that this is nothing new). It's the sort of thing you think sounds really cool until you try it and realise that there was a good reason you didn't take the photo any earlier - the "run up" time usually consists of a moving camera, the subject at a bad angle, the shot still being composed, subject picking their nose, you shouting "no, ignore me, keep looking at the monkeys" or "stop picking your nose".
Unless you make a conscious effort to plan the couple of seconds either side of the shutter press with as much attention as the photo itself, I predict disappointment here.
I think it would be more "sane" if a company dedicated to great products and technology (which they have, by the way), decide that upgrading the 16GB base storage introduced with the iPhone 3GS would be a pretty good idea.
Seeing as within the last 6 years: pictures take more space, apps are bigger, there are more apps available, the OS takes more space, software updates are larger, videos take more space, app caches are larger, and people install more apps by default.
The 6/6S is a lovely phone, and they're crippling it with the storage. They should have just done a modest base storage upgrade to 32GB with the iPhone 6, and nobody would have complained. Instead, by leaving it at 16GB, they've now put themselves in an awkward position where they can't do any upgrades without looking like they're backtracking or responding to user backlash.
All they had to do was make a 32/64/128GB tier with the 6. Nobody would have complained and Apple wouldn't come across as money-hungry hippos.
Why is this an iPhone 6S feature rather than an iOS 9 feature accessible for all supported models? I dont see why older phones wouldnt be able to do this.
Guys, can someone (maybe a developer) please explain to me why -if really not- the iPhone 6 and 6+ should not support the creation / capture of 'live photos'?
The article specifically states that they basically already capture everything up until the shot is taken but dump everything prior to that. So what's the deal?
a) insufficient specs?
or
b) this restriction makes a good reason for 6/6+ owners to upgrade.
Anyone?
The article specifically states that they basically already capture everything up until the shot is taken but dump everything prior to that. So what's the deal?
a) insufficient specs?
or
b) this restriction makes a good reason for 6/6+ owners to upgrade.
Anyone?
Hmm sounds a lot like the feature the S5 had. Not what I would call innovating but instead it's adding Android features to iOS.