Rather than a static image, this layer creates a dynamic image based on credentials stored in Active Directory.

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"Cinematic Photo" captures a series of frames, creating fun animated picture effects where part of a static image appears to move.

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But simple rotation of a static 3D image is already less complex than a true movie, in which many elements can be in differential motion at the same time.

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The app takes a number of successive video frames and processes them into a single, static image that improves on the original in a variety of ways.

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It essentially creates a summary of all moving events and plays that back as a synopsis superimposed over the static background image.

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Rather then pointing at a link or image with the cursor, the user drags their point of view across a static page, scoping in on the desired element before pulling the figurative trigger.

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