If you want to surprise a friend or relative in their birthday, you can make a video using Photos as your main editor. There’s a feature that allows you to use different iMessage effects to create an interesting multimedia piece.
Creating a birthday video with Photos in your iPhone is pretty simple thanks to the Artificial Intelligence help. The app introduces AI techniques in iOS 18 to select the best photos and videos in your gallery and combine them. It can create a full clip with effects and music and you can even edit it manually.
The secrets of a birthday video in Photos
In order to create your birthday video in iOS 18 you have to open the Photos app and go directly to People, Memories and Travels. In each section you will see content that iPhone creates and you can mix in a birthday video.
Look for memories with the person whose birthday you are celebrating. First you should check in the People section. If there’s no photo at all, you can go to the bottom of the screen and select Add person and there you can assign names and faces.
Once you find the correct person, travel or memory, you can play it. There’s a switch it the bottom which lets you select between Photo or Video. Choose Video and customize all the details you want by pressing the three dots button.
Change the name of the file and write “Congratulations” or “Happy birthday” or any message you like. You can also select the duration of the video from short to medium. In order to select music press the musical note symbol at the bottom left. The iPhone will suggest you several filters and songs and you can navigate the Apple Music collection to choose your favorite song.
Customize your video even more by pressing the + button or the filter selector. Depending on the song you choose, you will be able to share the video in your iPhone or through Instagram, WhatsApp and similar apps. If the song has copyright, you will need to choose a different one. Or you can enjoy your songs with an Apple Music subscription.
Share your birthday video in Photos
The last step includes pressing the three dots button and selecting the share option. You can save the video into your own gallery or send it by SMS or e-mail. There is also the possibility of sharing videos with WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging and social media apps.
Customizing a birthday video is easy thanks to Photos app in iPhone. You can also make it more professional with iMovie from Apple. It’s a powerful but simple video editor and you can try it for free. It requires a little more experience for manual edition.
At the end of the day, what really matters is sharing memories with those we love. A birthday video is a great opportunity to live happy and tender moments again. And it’s a great way to remember the joy of spending time with our loved ones.
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