Re:Microsoft Pix
by untog on Monday September 12, 2016 @05:27PM
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I am imagining a developer at Microsoft somewhere holding their head in their hands when they saw the Live Photo comparison made by the marketing team. To me, they don't really seem to be aiming for the same thing at all - the Pix version is a highly stylised animation whereas the Live Photo is simply a very short, silent video.
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Re:Microsoft Pix
by aaronharnly on Monday September 12, 2016 @05:56PM
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I know the Live Photo example on this Pix page is silent, but it's important for people to realize that Apple Live Photos are not -- they capture several seconds of sound.
I "know" this but often forget. When I look through iMessage history at pictures I've sent and received, there are often stray bits of overheard conversation that the sender wouldn't necessarily want or intend to include.
Re:Microsoft Pix
by denzil_correa on Monday September 12, 2016 @06:33PM
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> I "know" this but often forget. When I look through iMessage history at pictures I've sent and received, there are often stray bits of overheard conversation that the sender wouldn't necessarily want or intend to include.
I was surprised with this too. This should be really made more clear.
The Live Photo is not silent at all, in fact it is very loud with the noise of water and phone fiddling.
It wasn't silent for me, I could hear the wind.