motiongraph demo movie

How to use motiongraph

Start the application to display new images created by others.
To create an image:

1. Tap the Create icon at the upper right of the screen. A screen where you can take a picture is displayed.

   

2. Tap the Record icon to start recording a video about 2 seconds in length.
   When you stop recording, you’re taken to the edit screen.

   

3. Swipe across the screen to define the areas that you want to move or not to move. Tap the Motion icon or the Still icon to choose a behavior, and then swipe to specify an area.
   When you specify the area that will move, the animation plays on the screen. When you specify the area that will remain still, the unmoving part is highlighted in green.

   

4. When you are done editing, tap the check icon at the bottom of the screen to save your work as an animated GIF image.

Adjusting camera settings for recording

The following camera settings can be adjusted for recording:
- Photo light
- Focus mode
- White balance
- Scene
- Exposure

Carefully adjusting the white balance and exposure helps you create a better image by producing a more seamless edge between the moving and unmoving parts of the image.

Editing features to fine-tune your image

motiongraph a range of features to enhance your control of your image.

1. Specify the start point (In point) and end point (Out point) for the moving part of the image.
2. Adjust playback speed. The moving video can play at anything from slow motion to fast forward
3. Control the smoothness of the playback, from smooth to jumpy.
4. Loop playback. The movement can restart at the beginning, or go back and forth, forward and then backward.

Share your images

motiongraph makes it easy to share the images you create.

- Share to Facebook
Though animated GIFs cannot be played on Facebook, motiongraph shares a thumbnail link to Facebook. Your friends an view your image simply by clicking the link.

- Share to Twitter or by e-mail
motiongraph posts a link to your image to a tweet or into the body of an e-mail, making it easy for your audience to view your image no matter what computer environment they may be using.

A note about sharing images
Shared images are saved to servers at Sony Digital Network Applications, Inc. and are displayed from links on Facebook or Twitter or in e-mail. To use the sharing feature employing SDNA servers, you must first agree to the SDNA server terms of service.

View the creations of others from within motiongraph

When you start motiongraph, images shared by others around the world are displayed. The newest shared images are displayed first, and you can view shared images by category. Categories include Artistic, Surprise, Goofy, Cute, Soothing and Creepy . The creativity of others can inspire your own exploration of motiongraph.

motiongraph Gallery web site

The motiongraph Gallery web site displays new images created by users around the world. The gallery site offers you the chance to see what is possible with motiongraph through the work of others. Images can be viewed newest first or by category.

The motiongraph Gallery web site ishere.