Convert Live Photo to Video on Mac Easily

The birth of Apple's Live Photo makes the photographic experience even more special than before. You can take funny animated pictures to keep unique moments. However, the biggest problem is that Live Photo will become a static image once it is shared with others.  What can you do to export Live Photos as videos or GIFs in your own way? Let's find an answer in today's article.

Part 1. Professional Live Photo to Video Converter – Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter

In case you need to export Live Photo as video or GIF, one of the easiest ways is to use a third-party tool like Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter. This is a professional and smart photo converting tool that can help users easily convert any Live Photo to video in high quality at a super fast speed.
Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter not only enables you to convert Live Photos to GIFs but it can also convert them to other static pictures in the formats of PNG, JPG, BMP, WEBP, and BMP, etc. individually or in bulk. Additionally, you're also allowed to preview and selectively choose from dozens of different frames of the original live picture file and convert Live Photo to still images. Moreover, you can also customize output preferences as you like such as adjusting resolution, output quality, and aspect ratio and so on.

Main Features of Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter:


Easily Turn Live Photo into video with high quality retained
Allow users to preview and edit photos in real time
Support both single and batch conversion
Convert Live Photo to GIF, as well as other still images
convert live photo to video
 
Now let's go to see how to export Live Photo as video with Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter at every step. Joyoshare program is available for both Windows and Mac system and here we will show you the Mac version.

Step 1 Sync required Live Photos to Mac

First of all, connect your device to your Mac with a USB cord, and then transfer your target live pictures to the computer. Then launch Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter for Mac on the desktop.

Step 2 Add Live Photos

import live photo to Joyoshare
Now you can import these Live Photos to Joyoshare LivePhoto Converter app by clicking "Add file" button or simply dragging and dropping to your Mac. Remember that one .jpg file and one .mov/.mp4 file consist of one Live Photo file, so you need to import them both at a time.

Step 3 Choose output format

Then click the "Format" icon to select output formats. Here we choose GIF option to export Live Photo as video. You can also change the resolution or keep the original aspect ratio according to your needs.
select output format
Note: Joyoshare Mac LivePhoto Converter also gives users the freedom to preview and edit Live Photos before conversion, such as rename the files, delete unwanted photos, play the Live Photo files, etc.

Step 4 Turn Live Photo into video

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Afterward, you can press the "Convert" button at the lower right corner to start to extract video from Live Photos and save it in shareable GIF format. A few seconds later, you can find all converted Live Photos in the "Converted" file.

Part 2. How to Export Live Photos as Video on Mac Directly

The second method to save Live Photos as video is to export photos in their original file format. So, a Live Photo will be exported as two separate parts: a still image file and a video file. You can have a try by following the step-by-step guide below:
export live photo in original format

Step 1: Transfer Live Photos into your Photos library on Mac and then select the ones you want to export;


Step 2: Go to the "File" > "Export" > "Export Unmodified Original", and tick the "Export IPTC as XMP" option;


Step 3: Click the "File Name" popup menu and choose the "how to name the exported files" (optional);


Step 4: Click the "Subfolder Format" popup menu and choose the "how to divide the exported files into folders" option. You can export pictures from different moments or select "None" to export the photos as individual files without subfolders;


Step 5: Press the blue "Export" button and select the location to save the exported photo files. Then click the "Export Originals" to save Live Photos as videos.

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