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Motion

Motion Brush.

Your finger is the timeline. Paint the parts of a photo that should move, show which way they go, and pin what must stay still.

Android 8.0 and up, 64-bit phones. Not on iPhone yet.

A waterfall in a La Palma gorge, the water flowing and the rock walls held still.
Photo by Evgeni Tcherkasski on Unsplash.

Three ways to show it what moves.

Brush: paint the flow.

Paint over water, smoke or clouds. The motion runs in the direction of your stroke, so a stroke down a waterfall makes it fall.

Where: Animate, then Motion Brush, then Brush.

The Motion Brush panel with Brush selected.

Path: draw an arrow.

Draw an arrow over something and Swish works out how far the motion should reach, growing it to cover the object you drew on.

Where: Motion Brush, then Path.

Kirkjufellsfoss in Iceland, the falls and the clouds set moving.
Photo by Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash.

Pin: hold it still.

Tap the rocks, a building or a person and Swish holds the whole object steady, not just the spot you touched.

Where: Motion Brush, then Pin.

Motion Brush on an aurora photo, dashed strokes over the sky.

Size, strength and speed.

Brush size sets how wide you paint. Motion strength sets how far things travel. Motion speed runs from slow and dreamy to quick, with one loop taking 2.4 seconds at normal speed.

Where: The three sliders in the Motion Brush panel. Undo and Clear sit beside the modes.

Brush size, Motion strength and Motion speed sliders.

Made for every kind of creator.

Questions.

What's the difference between Brush and Path?

Brush moves exactly the area you paint, in the direction of your stroke. Path is an arrow: Swish grows the moving area to cover the object you drew it on.

How do I stop something from moving?

Use Pin and tap it. Swish holds the whole object still.

Can I fix a mistake?

Yes. Undo takes back the last stroke and Clear starts again.

Does Motion Brush work on videos?

Yes, on photos and video clips on the main track.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Editing, previews and saving all happen on your phone. Only sign-in and AI edit use the internet.

Make your first move.

Swish is on Google Play. Install it, pick a photo, and show it what moves.

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Android 8.0 and up, 64-bit phones. Not on iPhone yet.