Burst photos to a GIF
Select still frames from the burst, skip HEIC, and remove frames that repeat. The local sample dropped one identical frame and went from 3,656 bytes to 3,200.
Make a GIF from photosBurst photos to a GIF, not a Live Photo
Pick the burst frames that show the motion you want and load those stills as a normal photo list. A Live Photo’s movie is a different file. Use the live-photo page for that movie, not this list.
The phone steps are Apple’s published controls, read on 6 November 2026. This site has not run them on a phone, so they are not a device test. Apple’s Camera guide says to drag the shutter, then mark the frames you want to keep as individual photos. Sharing from Photos has a Most Compatible option that may convert the file to JPEG. On a Mac, Photos can export the selected photos as JPEG. New captures can be set to JPEG under Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible. That setting does not rewrite photos you already took. This editor still refuses HEIC.
A block that steps, plus one repeat
The fixture moves a brown block 4 pixels to the right on each new frame, except frame 5, which copies frame 4. Nothing in the editor deletes that copy for you. The comparison is the full list versus the list with the copy removed.
| List | Frames | Bytes |
|---|---|---|
| Every frame, including the copy | 8 | 3,656 |
| Exact duplicate removed | 7 | 3,200 |
Order the burst photos
- Get JPEG, PNG, or WebP stills. Leave HEIC and the Live Photo movie out of this list.
- Sort them in time. The editor plays the list from top to bottom.
- Delete frames that are visually the same if you do not want a pause. The fixture only removed a byte-for-byte copy.
- Set Time per photo. A burst often wants 0.2 seconds. A 2 second hold makes the same frames look like a slideshow.
Limits
Twenty-four photos is the cap. A long burst needs a selection, not the whole stack. The editor will not track an object or fill missing frames.
Questions
How is a burst different from a Live Photo?
A burst is a stack of still photographs. A Live Photo pairs a still with a short movie. This page uses the stills. The Live Photo page uses the movie file, not the HEIC still.
Can I drop the HEIC burst on the editor?
No. Accepted types are JPEG, PNG, and WebP. Export the chosen burst frames as JPEG first. This page does not claim the editor reads HEIC.
Why delete duplicate frames?
An exact repeat holds the same pixels twice and adds a hitch. The fixture’s 8-frame file is 3,656 bytes. Removing the one copied frame leaves 7 frames and 3,200 bytes. The motion step stays 4 pixels.
Will the phone export be perfectly aligned?
Only if the camera did not shift. This editor does not stabilize a burst. If the object jumps, the GIF will jump. Crop to the same window before you import, or accept the jump.
Related
Live Photo video, not a burstJPEG order and seamsSoft or banded frames
Sources
- Burst fixture with one duplicate removed. Synthetic block moving 4 pixels per frame. Frame 5 matched frame 4 and was dropped.
- Apple: Burst mode on iPhone. How to keep selected burst frames as individual photos. Not a test on a device here.
- Apple: share options, Most Compatible. Most Compatible may convert a shared photo to JPEG.
- Apple: HEIF and JPEG camera formats. Most Compatible applies to new captures. It does not convert an existing burst.
- Apple: export photos as JPEG on Mac. File, Export, JPEG. Not repeated on a Mac for this page.