(Video)就社交网络和一般互联网而言，视频和动画内容的表现远远好于照片。例如，如果他们是动画的，人们更有可能查看和评论您的 Instagram 故事(Instagram stories if they’re animated)。您甚至可以使用 GIF 恢复无聊的 PowerPoint 演示文稿(revive a boring PowerPoint presentation with a GIF)。
为图像制作动画的(animate an image)一种方法是学习如何在Photoshop中制作动画。请记住(Bear)，这需要时间、耐心和某些技能。对于那些不想在任务上投入太多时间和精力的人来说，还有很多其他工具和应用程序可以帮助您在线制作静态照片的动画。
如何在线制作静态照片动画(How To Animate Still Photos Online)
以下照片动画工具可让您在几分钟内将静态照片变成动态图像。其中一些可让您删除原始图片中没有的内容并将其添加到照片中。该软件对专业设计师或摄影师或刚开始学习照片编辑(photo editing)的人都很有用。
1. PixaMotion
价格：(Price:)免费。
PixaMotion 是一款免费的照片动画应用程序，几乎可以做到这一切。由于时尚的现代设计可能会让您想起其他照片编辑器，该应用程序易于浏览。您可以为您的照片制作动画，从应用程序的图库中添加音频和移动元素，以及应用照片过滤器(photo filters)。该应用程序的主要目的是创建短循环动画。
PixaMotion 有几种不同的动画模式。您可以选择是否要为整张图片或照片的某些元素设置动画，您希望它们移动的方向，以及“固定”照片的某些部分以保持它们静止。
当您对动画图片感到满意时，您可以选择将其保存为视频或GIF格式。PixaMotion有付费订阅，但即使是免费版本的应用程序也允许您下载没有水印的图片。
下载：(Download:)适用于iOS、Android。
2.绘图(Plotagraph)(Plotagraph)
价格：(Price:)免费移动应用程序，或每月 19.99 美元的付费订阅。
Plotagraph是一款在线图片动画软件，它是动画艺术应用程序Plotaverse 套件的一部分。(Plotaverse Suite)所有这些应用程序都可以通过Plotaverse订阅计划获得，每月 19.99 美元或每年 99.99 美元（免费试用 30 天）。如果您觉得价格太高，您可以在智能手机上使用免费版的Plotagraph。
Plotagraph有几种不同的照片动画模式，可让您完全控制动画的方向和速度。该软件提供的其他工具包括遮罩工具、叠加层、照片过滤器，以及将应用程序库中的音频剪辑添加到动画中的简洁选项。
Plotagraph只允许您以视频格式导出动画静态照片，因此如果要将其转换为 GIF(turn it into a GIF) ，则必须使用其他软件。
下载：(Download:)适用于iOS、Android。
3. Movepic - 照片运动(Movepic – Photo Motion)
价格：(Price:)免费，VIP订阅起价为每月 1.99 美元，包括 7 天免费试用。
Movepic是一款适合初学者的照片动画师，您可能会爱上它。在应用程序中，您会找到标准数量的工具，例如定向动画、相机运动和速度控制。在为静态照片制作动画时，它非常有效。
让Movepic脱颖而出的是一个庞大的效果库，您可以使用它来增强照片并将其完全转换为动态动画。该软件可识别天空或水等照片元素，并具有许多动画滤镜，可将您的风景变成另一个世界的风景。
该应用程序的唯一缺点是，当您在应用程序的免费版本中导出动画图片时，Movepic会在您的动画图片上添加水印。
下载：(Download:)适用于iOS、Android。
4.故事Z (StoryZ )
价格：(Price:)免费，高级(Premium)订阅，每月 1.99 美元起。
虽然看起来不那么时尚，StoryZ提供了与Movepic相同的所有功能。您可以使用相机运动工具，选择动画的方向，以及添加照片效果、滤镜和叠加来转换图片。
与Movepic不同，StoryZ允许您以视频和GIF格式保存动画图片。另外，如果您愿意观看一个简短的广告，您可以在导出图片时移除水印。
下载：(Download:)适用于iOS、Android。
价格：(Price:)免费。
如果您不想下载任何应用程序或完成注册过程，您可以使用GIFMaker.me为您的照片制作动画。此工具允许您在线制作静态照片动画以及将视频转换为GIF(GIFs)。
您可以通过网络浏览器在线使用此工具。与此列表中的其他应用程序相比，GIFMaker.me没有那么复杂。该应用程序要求您分别上传每个帧（或图像）以创建动画GIF。您可以上传的最大图像数量为 300。
在您准备好并上传所有GIF部分后，选择所需的画布大小、动画速度、您希望循环重复多少次，然后单击创建 GIF 动画(Create GIF Animation)。此外，您可以上传音频 URL 以将音乐添加到您的GIF中。
6. 3D这个(3Dthis)(3Dthis)
价格：(Price:)免费。
3Dthis 是一个独特的照片动画平台，具有许多用于创建照片动画和 3D 模型的不同内置应用程序。从创建人脸的 3D 模型到变形动画 - 3Dthis 有一个应用程序可以将您的任何图片转换为3D 图像(3D images)，并为图片上的任何对象增加音量。
这个在线软件的界面有些过时，可能看起来不多，但在 3Dthis 的帮助下，您可以免费创建自己的可立即打印的 3D 设计(create your own ready-to-print 3D designs)。
你应该为你的照片制作动画吗？ (Should You Animate Your Photos? )
有些照片照原样完美无缺，不需要转换成GIF(GIFs)或循环视频。但是，如果您在社交媒体上分享(share on your social media)的内容已用完，则此列表中的在线工具和应用程序可能会非常有用。照片(Photo)动画软件甚至可以轻松地将最无聊的图片制作成 Instagram(make even the most boring picture Instagram-worthy)。
你有没有尝试过为静态照片制作动画？你用的是什么软件？在下面的评论中分享您对照片动画的体验。
6 Ways To Animate Still Photos Online Or With Apps
Video and animated content doеs far better than photos when it comes to social networks and the internet in general. For example, people are more likely to view and comment on your Instagram stories if they’re animated. You can even revive a boring PowerPoint presentation with a GIF.
One way to animate an image is to learn how to do it in Photoshop. Bear in mind that it requires time, patience, and certain skills. For those of you who don’t feel like investing too much time and effort into the task, there are plenty of other tools and apps that can help you animate still photos online.
How To Animate Still Photos Online
The following photo animation tools allow you to turn a static photo into a dynamic image in just a couple of minutes. Some of them let you remove and add things to your photos that weren’t in the original pictures. This software will be useful for both professional designers or photographers or for those who are just getting started learning about photo editing.
1. PixaMotion
Price: Free.
PixaMotion is a free photo animation app that can pretty much do it all. Thanks to the sleek modern design that will probably remind you of other photo editors, the app is easy to navigate. You can animate your photo, add audio and moving elements from the app’s gallery to it, as well as apply photo filters. The main purpose of the app is creating short loop animations.
PixaMotion has a few different animation modes. You can choose whether you want to animate the whole picture or just certain elements of your photo, which direction you want them moving, as well as “pin” some parts of the photo to keep them still.
When you’re happy with your animated picture, you can select to save it as video or as a GIF. PixaMotion has a paid subscription available, but even the free version of the app allows you to download your pictures without a watermark.
Download: for iOS, Android.
Price: Free mobile app, or paid subscription from $19.99 per month.
Plotagraph is an online picture animation software that’s a part of The Plotaverse Suite of motion art apps. All of the apps are available with the Plotaverse subscription plan for $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year (with a free 30-day trial). If the price seems too steep to you, you can use the free version of Plotagraph on your smartphone.
Plotagraph has a few different photo animation modes that put you in full control over the animation’s direction and speed. Other tools this software offers include masking tools, overlays, photo filters, and a neat option to add audio clips from the app’s gallery to your animation.
Plotagraph only allows you to export your animated still photos in video format, so you’ll have to use other software if you want to turn it into a GIF.
Download: for iOS, Android.
3. Movepic – Photo Motion
Price: Free, VIP subscription starts at $1.99 per month and includes 7-day free trial.
Movepic is a beginner-friendly photo animator that you’ll probably fall in love with. Inside the app you’ll find the standard number of tools like directional animation, camera motion, and speed controls. It’s very effective when it comes to animating still photos.
What makes Movepic stand out is a vast gallery of effects that you can use to enhance as well as completely transform your photo into a dynamic animation. The software recognizes photo elements like the sky or water and has a number of animated filters to turn your scenery into one from another world.
The only downside of the app is that Movepic adds a watermark over your animated picture when you export it in the free version of the app.
Download: for iOS, Android.
4. StoryZ
Price: Free, Premium subscription available from $1.99 per month.
Although looking a little less stylish, StoryZ offers all the same functionality that Movepic does. You can use camera motion tools, choose the direction of your animation, as well as add photo effects, filters, and overlays to transform your picture.
Unlike Movepic, StoryZ allows you to save your animated picture in both video and GIF format. Plus, if you’re willing to sit through a short ad, you can remove the watermark when exporting your image.
Download: for iOS, Android.
Price: Free.
If you don’t want to download any apps or go through the registration process, you can use GIFMaker.me to animate your photos. This tool allows you to animate still photos online as well as turn videos into GIFs.
You can use this tool online via your web browser. Compared to other apps on this list, GIFMaker.me is less sophisticated. The app requires you to upload each frame (or image) separately to create an animated GIF. The maximum number of images you can upload is 300.
After you have all of the GIF parts ready and uploaded, select the desirable canvas size, animation speed, how many times you want the loop to repeat, and click Create GIF Animation. Additionally, you can upload an audio URL to add music to your GIF.
Price: Free.
3Dthis is a unique photo animation platform that has a number of different built-in apps for creating photo animation and 3D models. From creating 3D models of people’s faces to morphing animations – 3Dthis has an app to turn any of your pictures into 3D images and add volume to any objects on your picture.
This online software has a somewhat outdated interface and might not look like much, but with the help of 3Dthis you can create your own ready-to-print 3D designs for free.
Should You Animate Your Photos?
Some photos are perfectly fine as they are and don’t need to be turned into GIFs or looped videos. However, if you have run out of content to share on your social media, the online tools and app from this list can be very useful. Photo animation software can easily make even the most boring picture Instagram-worthy.
Have you ever tried to animate still photos? What software did you use? Share your experience with photo animation in the comments below.
