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How to make a video from photos, with music.

Everyone has the photos; nobody has the film. These are the three ways that actually work, from one tap in the Photos app to one video made from the whole group's phones.

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1. Photo to video on an iPhone, for free

The Photos app already makes short videos on its own: open the Memories tab and it has cut your weekend into a clip with music. Select photos yourself, tap the More button and choose Slideshow to play them with a soundtrack on the spot. A slideshow plays but does not export, so for a file you can send, open iMovie (free) and pick Magic Movie: choose the photos and clips, pick a soundtrack, and export the video.

This is the right tool when all the photos are on your phone and the video is for you.

2. Make a video from photos on Android (Google Photos)

In Google Photos, tap Create, choose Movie or Highlight video, select the photos and clips, add music from the built-in library or your own file, and save. The result lands in your library as a normal video you can share.

Again, this works for one phone. Your friends' photos are on their phones.

3. When the photos are on many phones: Kamerarull

A trip, a birthday, a wedding or russetiden is filmed by twenty phones, not one. A shared album on iPhone only works for iPhone users and still makes no film. Kamerarull is built for exactly this: send one link to the group, everyone adds their photos and videos from their own phone, and the collection sorts dates, places and duplicates for you.

You say who is who, pick the moments, upload your own song, and the film is cut to its length. You get an MP4 to share in the group chat and a TV page for the big screen. Free in early access.

  • One link, every phone, iPhone and Android alike
  • Photos and videos from everyone, in one order, with names on the people
  • Your own song: MP3, M4A or WAV, and the film is cut to fit it
  • An MP4 for the group chat, and kamerarull.no/tv for the big screen

Which music can you use?

Music you own or have a licence for: a track you made, commissioned or bought the rights to. Apps' built-in libraries are licensed for that app. For a film you share in public, make sure you have the rights to the song; Kamerarull cuts the film to your upload but does not check the rights for you.

How long should the video be?

As long as the song. Three minutes is a lot of photos; the best films pick 60 to 120 moments and let the music set the pace. For a party, shorter wins: people watch the whole thing and ask to see it again.

Good to know

Can I make a video from photos for free?
Yes. Photos on iPhone, iMovie and Google Photos are free, and Kamerarull is free in early access with shared limits per collection (up to 20 GB, 5,000 files and 10 hours of video).
How do I merge videos from several phones into one?
Put them in one place first. In Kamerarull everyone uploads from their own phone to the same collection, and the film is made from all of it, so nobody has to send files around.
Does an iPhone shared album work for Android friends?
Only partly: Android users get a web link they can view, but adding is awkward and the album never becomes a film. A Kamerarull link works the same on every phone.
Do I need to pick the best photos before uploading?
No. Upload everything; duplicates and near-duplicates are grouped for you, and you choose the moments afterwards when you can see the whole collection.

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