Shoot GIF

Opens the Camera preview to let you take 3 photos, then sitches them into an animated GIF.

Actions Used

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Take Photo
Uses the camera to take photos.
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Make GIF
Creates an animated GIF from the images or video passed into the action.
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Quick Look
Displays a preview of the input.
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Save to Photo Album
Adds the photos and video passed as input to the specified photo album. This action is required if you want images, photos, or videos in Shortcuts to be saved into the Photos app.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Shoot%20GIF
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Shoot%20GIF
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Shoot GIF” end tell

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