Popout · Create on iPhone
Make your first 3D photo on iPhone
Choose the 3D photo workflow, select a photo and let Popout create the depth scene on your iPhone. Inspect the motion before you save or share it. 3D photo creation is free.
Choose a photo you can judge clearly
Use an iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Begin with one visible subject and some space around the head, feet or paws. The photo selection guide explains the edge checks with five recorded scenes.
From camera roll to a saved depth scene
Select 3D photo
In the creation chooser, select the 3D photo option and choose an image from your photo library. Selecting this workflow keeps photo processing on the phone.
Let the scene finish processing
The App estimates depth and separates a foreground subject when it can. First-time creation may take longer. If no clear subject is found, choose another image or continue with a scene without separate foreground layering.
Move gently and inspect the frame
Tilt the phone or change the view in the scene. Check hair, fur, gaps between limbs and the edge of the frame. Use the adjustment controls for a gentler motion if a wide swing reveals too much distortion.
Finish, reopen and check
Use Done to return to the library, then reopen the saved work. This confirms you are looking at the saved scene before preparing a share.
Choose an output
Export records a video of the depth motion. Share can create an encrypted browser link. Link sharing uploads the encrypted scene; it is a separate step from local creation.
Check both ends of the movement
These are unretouched frames from an actual iPhone export. The corgi’s ears, body and paws stay in the frame at both endpoints. A light edge halo remains. Judge the full movement, because a centered still can hide a crop at either end.
When the result needs another try
- Subject not found: continuing can produce depth movement without a separate foreground layer. Choose a clearer subject if that looks too flat.
- Head or feet cut off: lower motion amplitude, or choose a source with more space around the subject. Lower amplitude did not solve every human crop in the recorded batch.
- Wavy or bright edges: inspect subject separation and reduce movement. Hair, fur and narrow gaps deserve a close look.
The scene preserves a limited view around the original photo. It cannot reveal an accurately photographed back side of a person.