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An update for what I have found, as I understand it.
A GIF will play on a smartphone. It will only play as a picture or video will. This means that none of the apps will be available to use.
If you want to use it as a wallpaper you need to have an app, or be able to write your own program, that will convert it for use as a wallpaper. This will allow all of the apps to be at the top and usable.
Some phones have the wallpaper making app and others don't. You'd have to check your app store.
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Thanks for the reply/suggestion Cranston.
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I’m sure you’ve checked the Moto X “user guides”.
This section explains how to set the wallpaper. They have some pre-loaded. The options here are; Gallery, Live Wallpapers, Photos, and Wallpapers. I have done photos and used them for wallpapers before.
That's my problem, I don't know where to put it in the phone. I'm don't know how, or if, a smartphone "sees" a GIF. Doing a Google search I was able to find a way to do it on an Atrix via an app download.
I hadn't thought about trying the Motorola forum. My beady head saw PowerDirector and I came to here like a moth to flame. Thanks for that suggestion.
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First a little description of what I'm trying to do. We were at a waterfall and I took video of it. My wife would now like the waterfall, in motion, as an animated wallpaper in her Moto X smartphone. If I understand how the animated wallpapers work they're basically a GIF.
So, with some research I found this video telling how to make an animated looping GIF for web pages, avatars, Emails, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugkSg7G-6DE
The video explains the process using PowerDirector 11 (my version) to make the basic loop. Then you take this to a free download program Format Factory to convert into a GIF.
Okay so far. I understand how to do this, now for the question. The video doesn't say anything about using it as an animated wallpaper for a smartphone.
Does anyone know if this will work?
When loading the GIF to the smartphone, do you place it in the pictures, video, etc. section of the phone?
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Thanks for the reply and the video link. The saving part I would have never done. I think the fact you can retrieve after purchasing is great.
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I understand that the non-bolded songs in SmartSound needs to be purchased. If I wanted to purchase just these songs how would I do it? I see the "Pro quality (48k) Single". Is this what I would purchase?
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I just tried this with a smaller file and it worked great. Thanks for the quick and helpful assist.
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I'm new to PowerDirector so if I mess up the terms please bear with me.
I have a large folder (about 1300 photos) that was done as a time-lapse of a bud turning into a flower. All of the pictures are in the proper order.
I have played with about 75 of the pictures and have a good idea how to time the pictures to make it into a video.
Now my problem. When I import the folder all 1300 photos come into the work space. I defiantly don't want to place each one on the time line one-by-one. It was okay with a few but not that many.
So, now for the question. Does anyone know of a way to place an entire folder straight to the time line?
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