---
title: "Video to Live Photo on iPhone: Pick the Seconds You Want"
description: "Turn any video into a Live Photo on your iPhone with PicWay. Choose up to 3.9 seconds by default or the whole clip, change the speed, pick a cover, and save it to Photos."
url: "https://picway.app/video-to-live-photo/"
lang: "en"
type: "feature"
updated: "2026-11-01"
published: "2026-11-01"
---

# Video to Live Photo on iPhone: Pick the Seconds You Want

URL: https://picway.app/video-to-live-photo/
Markdown: https://picway.app/video-to-live-photo/index.md
Last updated: 2026-11-01

To turn a video into a Live Photo on iPhone, open it in PicWay and choose Make Live Photo. Drag to pick the seconds you want, up to 3.9 seconds by default, or turn on No Time Limit for the whole clip. Change the speed, pick a cover frame, and it’s saved to Photos.

## Turn a video into a Live Photo. {#top}

Tap a video, then choose the seconds you want.

## How do I turn a video into a Live Photo on iPhone? {#how}

It takes three steps, all on your iPhone.

- **Choose Make Live Photo**: Touch and hold a video in PicWay’s library, or start from Live Photo on the Memories tab.
- **Pick the seconds**: Drag the edges to choose your clip. It’s up to 3.9 seconds by default, or turn on No Time Limit to keep the whole thing.
- **Set speed and cover**: Tap Speed to change how fast it plays, and drag Cover to the frame you want people to see first.

## How long can the Live Photo be? {#specs}

Up to 3.9 seconds by default. Turn on No Time Limit to use the whole video.

## Can I convert a video without opening PicWay? {#start}

Yes. Start right from the Photos app.

- **From the Share sheet**: Select one video in Photos, tap Share, and choose Live Photo.
- **Then make a collage**: Put your new Live Photo in a collage with others, and the collage moves too.

## What PicWay’s converter doesn’t do {#limits}

- **It isn’t an online converter**: PicWay is an iPhone app. Your video is converted on your iPhone and isn’t uploaded.
- **No account needed**: There’s nothing to sign up for. Open the app and start.
- **It doesn’t replace your video**: The Live Photo is saved as a new item in the PicWay Conversions album. Your original video stays where it is.