Google Photos’ Cinematic Photo and More feature is exclusively for Google One subscribers: How does it work?

In December 2020, Google’s prominent photo-sharing and storage service “Google Photos” released the cinematic effect feature. With this effect, a still photo becomes a zoomed-in motion photo. But when this happens, Google Photos adds the effect. Google Photos is going to add a cinematic effect.

But according to a Google News Telegram channel notification, Google Photos is rolling out a similar cinematic effect. However, users can choose which photos to apply the effect to this time. Moreover, the feature is exclusively for Google One subscribers and Pixel devices. But very few users know about it, so let’s discuss it.

Google Photos’ Cinematic Photo Feature is exclusively for Google One subscribers.

People who love to sharpen their creativity will be pleased to hear that Google Photos has tweaked its cinematic effect feature. Specifically, an unofficial Google News telegram notified users of an update, allowing them to choose which scene they wanted to apply such a three-dimensional scene effect. Additionally, with this breakthrough advancement, the results would retain their original aspect ratio and maintain quality up to 4K instead of 1080p.

Another key benefit of such a cinematic effect feature is that now you can click the most pleasing picture while remembering that later you will apply the cinematic effect. In contrast, it added a cinematic effect to any photo results in a separate copy. Also, it will show the result with the date created rather than the original photo date. Apart from that, it will be a game-changing tool when it becomes part of Google Photos.

After noting the concept of Google Photos’ cinematic effect, you might be interested in finding out who can avail of this feature. Honestly, there has yet to be official confirmation. But a few users claimed to be getting into the utility section of the Photos app. However, sources claimed that Google One subscribers with Pixel devices (Pixel 5 or newer) and others with Android 12 or above get this cinematic effect. To use this feature on these devices, let’s look at what needs to be done.

Note: Google Photos’ cinematic effect is gradually rolling out to eligible users. But when you tap on the cinematic photo option, it results in a separate 30MB download. This is a plugin download for the Google Photos App.

1. Open the Google Photos app.
2. Go to the Library tab.
3. From there, tap on the utility section.
4. On the next screen, you will see an additional option, “Cinematic Photo,” beyond animation.
5. Tap on that option and then on the Create button.
6. Choose an image, then adjust the slider to choose the animation duration.
7. The final step is to click Save, and you are done.

These simple steps allow you to add cinematic effects to any still image. This clarifies things for you. You will be glad to know Google Photos is working so hard. Apart from cinematic effects, it has more interesting features such as portrait light, blur, dynamics, colour pop, HDR, and sky suggestions. Meanwhile, Google Photos’ upcoming update has many things to try. So enjoy your newly added Google Photos additions, and let us know if you have any questions.

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