Important: In Google Photos, you now have more control over the types of videos you can create with highlight videos. On photos.google.com, highlight videos replace movies.
Make highlight videos
With Google Photos, you can quickly create highlight videos with your memorable moments. Select the people, places, themes, or dates you want to include, and a highlight video is automatically created for you.
- On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
- Select Utilities.
- Under “Create new,” select Highlight video New highlight video.
- Choose the subject of your highlight video.
- With Search: In the Search box, type a few words about the people, places, themes, or dates to include in your highlight video. For example, “Birthday,” “Museum,” or “Japan.”
- With suggested people, places, and time frames: From the suggested items, select “Who,” “Where,” “When,” and more.
- At the top, click Next.
- Click Save.
Tip: If you can’t find the people or time frame you would like in the suggestions, click Add person or Date range .
Make a highlight video manually
- On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
- On the left, select Utilities.
- Under “Create new,” select Highlight video New highlight video.
- To choose the photos and videos you want in the highlight video, click or select photos.
- Select your photos or videos.
- At the top, click Create.
- When you’re done, click Save.
- To watch your highlight video, click Play or wait to be notified when the highlight video is ready.
Edit a highlight video
- On your highlight video, click Edit .
- Change music: Click Music .
- Reorder clips: Click and hold a clip to drag it to a different order. .
- Remove clips: Next to the clip you want to remove, click More Remove.
- When you’re done, click Save.
If you delete photos or videos from Google Photos:
- If you delete a photo or video that's in one of your highlight videos, that photo or video will stay in the highlight video unless you edit the highlight video.
- If you edit a highlight video that features a photo or video that was deleted, that item will automatically be removed from the highlight video.
Make animations
- On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
- Hover over a photo and click the check mark that appears.
- Select up to 49 more photos.
- At the top right, click Create new .
- Select Animation.
Find your highlight videos & animations
- On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
- On the left, click Explore Movies or Animations.