I like viewing Live Photos on the big screen of Mac. As soon as you take the pointer on the Live Photos, they come to life and seem to interact with you. At times, while browsing through the Photos app, you might want to change those live images to still photos just to navigate through the library with the peace of mind.
How to create a new library with Photos for Mac. You can create a new library for your photos at any time with Photos for Mac. To do so, make sure that you quit Photos and reopen it with the following method to get the Library options. Hold down the Option key on your keyboard. Double-click on Photos on your Mac. Table Of Contents: How To Transfer Photos From iPhone To Mac. Click any title link below to go straight to that section of the article: Cable Or Wireless Transfer? How To Transfer Photos From iPhone To Mac Wirelessly 1. Download Images Using iCloud Photos 2. Transfer Photos Using AirDrop. How To Transfer Photos From iPhone To Mac With A Cable 3.
Turning off Live Photos on Mac is easy. Later, if you want those pics to come alive again, you can turn them on. Let's find out how it works.
Mac OS X (macOS Sierra) offers a good number of iPhone to Mac photo importing methods, like the Photos app (formerly named iPhoto), iCloud Photo Library, AirDrop, etc. If you want to import photos from iPhone Camera Roll and Photo Library to Mac, and want to find your photos by Albums, it's suggested to have a try with PrimoPhoto, a simple yet. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac and transfer photos into the Photos app on your Mac: If you don't use iCloud Photos on your Mac, you can sync an iPhone or iPad to your Mac to transfer photos. See Sync photos between your Mac and iPhone or iPad. Importing Live Photos Video Files onto a Mac. Live Photos are really just short (3 seconds) videos, which appear as still photos in your camera roll until you press on them, at which point they'll play back. The most realistic way to easily share these then is to convert them to animated GIFs.
How to Change Live Photos to Still in Photos for Mac
Step #1. Launch Photos app on your Mac.
Step #2. Next, you need to select the photo which you want to change into the still.
(Simply, hover the mouse on any photo, if it's Live Photo, it will come alive.)
Step #3. Now, you need to the right click on the image.
Step #4. Finally, select Turn off Live Photo in the menu.
If you change your mind and wish to turn on the live photo again, check following steps.
How to Turn on Live Photo in Mac Photos
Turning on Live Photos is equally easy.
Step #1. Open Photos app on your Mac.
Step #2. Now, head over to the Live Photo which you want to turn on.
Step #3. Next, right-click on the photo and choose Turn on Live Photo.
How to Change Live Photo to Still on iPhone
Mac OS X (macOS Sierra) offers a good number of iPhone to Mac photo importing methods, like the Photos app (formerly named iPhoto), iCloud Photo Library, AirDrop, etc. If you want to import photos from iPhone Camera Roll and Photo Library to Mac, and want to find your photos by Albums, it's suggested to have a try with PrimoPhoto, a simple yet. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac and transfer photos into the Photos app on your Mac: If you don't use iCloud Photos on your Mac, you can sync an iPhone or iPad to your Mac to transfer photos. See Sync photos between your Mac and iPhone or iPad. Importing Live Photos Video Files onto a Mac. Live Photos are really just short (3 seconds) videos, which appear as still photos in your camera roll until you press on them, at which point they'll play back. The most realistic way to easily share these then is to convert them to animated GIFs.
How to Change Live Photos to Still in Photos for Mac
Step #1. Launch Photos app on your Mac.
Step #2. Next, you need to select the photo which you want to change into the still.
(Simply, hover the mouse on any photo, if it's Live Photo, it will come alive.)
Step #3. Now, you need to the right click on the image.
Step #4. Finally, select Turn off Live Photo in the menu.
If you change your mind and wish to turn on the live photo again, check following steps.
How to Turn on Live Photo in Mac Photos
Turning on Live Photos is equally easy.
Step #1. Open Photos app on your Mac.
Step #2. Now, head over to the Live Photo which you want to turn on.
Step #3. Next, right-click on the photo and choose Turn on Live Photo.
How to Change Live Photo to Still on iPhone
While editing any Live Photo on your iPhone, you may want to duplicate it so that your favorite pic remains in its real element. To do so, select any Live Photo on your iOS device → Tap on the share button → select Duplicate and finally choose Duplicate as Still Photo.
Alternatively, select the photo → Tap on Edit button → Tap on the tiny blue circle → Tap on Done (Once you edit, the tiny blue circle will turn white.)
(Also read: How to Change Live Photos to Normal Photos on iPhone )
Wrapping Up
Photos apps for Mac and iOS has significantly improved in recent times. Features like Markup lets you edit images in Photos app on your Mac to your best liking.
You may want to read:
However, there could be many features, which you would want Apple to bring in the Photos app for macOS. As for instance, a better way to hide your personal photos must be on the wish list of many users.
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Hi
I have an iPhone 6S and really love the new live photos feature.
Mac Import Photos From Iphone
What is the best method of transferring live photos from the iPhone 6S to my Mac?
How To Import Live Photos To Macbook Pro
I am using the latest Mac OS El Capitan 10.11.2 and Photos 1.3.
However, PhotoStream does not display / import the 'Live' Photos, only still images.
I want to make sure I can transfer the live photos to my Mac Photos library without any loss of the 'Live Photo' video.
Thank you for your courage!
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), Early 2011
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