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Motion

Photo to video.

Pick a photo and show Swish what should move. Water runs, clouds drift, the camera glides, and the result saves to your gallery as a video.

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

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

From still to moving, step by step.

Start with one tap.

Open a photo and Swish offers three ways in: Motion paints what flows, Sky swap gives it a moving sky, and Effects lays on rain, snow or embers.

Where: Open a photo. The "Make your first move" strip sits under it.

The Swish editor with a photo, the timeline and the tool dock.

Paint what flows.

Brush over water, smoke or clouds and the motion follows your stroke. Pin the rocks and buildings so they stay put.

Where: Animate, then Motion Brush.

The Motion Brush panel: brush size, motion strength and motion speed, with Path, Brush and Pin.

Add a camera move.

Zoom in, push in, orbit or go handheld. A slow move gives a still photo the feel of a film shot.

Where: Animate, then Camera moves or Camera FX.

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

Set the length and save.

A photo plays for 3 seconds by default, and you can set anywhere from half a second to 30. Save it as a video, up to 4K when your phone allows it.

Where: Duration on the clip bar, then Export.

The clip tools: Replace, Keyframe, Lock, Copy and Delete, above Tools, Style, Duration, Effects, Split and Delete.

Made for every kind of creator.

Questions.

Do I need a video to start?

No. One photo is enough. Swish makes it move and saves it as a video.

How long can the video be?

A photo plays for 3 seconds by default. You can set anywhere from half a second to 30 seconds.

Does Swish invent new things in my photo?

No. It moves what is already there, with tools you control. It doesn't generate new video.

What do I get at the end?

An MP4 in your gallery, at 720p, 1080p or higher, up to 4K when your phone and photo allow it. On Android you can also save a looping GIF.

Is Swish on iPhone?

Not yet. Swish is on Google Play for Android 8.0 and later, on 64-bit phones. An iPhone version is in the works.

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.