How To Create A Cinemagraph In Affinity Photo

[Priyantha]

I would like to see a cinemagraph feature in the affinity photo. 

You may add this as an update free or paid. 

For your consideration.

Thank you

[Granddaddy]

I had not heard the term "cinemagraph" before reading it here. So I looked it up. Turns out these partially animated stills are common in web advertising, so I guess I've seen them. Advertising doesn't really register on me very much. Cinemagraphs are seamless, continuously looping videos that use masks to isolate the portions of the image that will be animated from the portions that remain still.

For others new to the term, here are a couple of sites explaining and demonstrating cinemagraphs:
https://blog.flixel.com/what-is-a-cinemagraph-how-do-they-work/
https://www.tripwiremagazine.com/cinemagraphs/  (40 examples)

The company that shall not be named has brief instructions for making cinemagraphs at
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/video/discover/how-to-make-a-cinemagraph.html

For just $20 on sale at this moment, you can buy software dedicated to making cinemagraphs at
https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/lpa/partner6001?x-source=bingus&x-mid=bing&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=sem&utm_campaign=sem_bing&coupon=545-N7P-XHB&editionId=29878
or for $39 at this link
https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/lpa/partner6001
Interesting how that works. The file names on the downloads are different but the file sizes are the same. 

There are plenty of software products to try as indicated by the brief reviews at
https://fixthephoto.com/best-cinemagraph-software.html

Anyway, as a software junky I'm almost disappointed I cannot think of a reason I myself might want to make a cinemagraph, but they surely are very neat. 

[Alfred]

16 minutes ago, Granddaddy said:

For just $20 on sale at this moment, you can buy software dedicated to making cinemagraphs

Windows users can download Microsoft Research Cliplets for free. 

[Gwilym]

Just email this technique from Adobe, so thought I see if AffinityPhoto offered the same as Adobe's PhotoShop with technique Cinemagraph, because it looks really cool.

So can AffinityPhoto also receive a version of Cinemagraph please?

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, Gwilym said:

So can AffinityPhoto also receive a version of Cinemagraph please?

None of the Affinity apps offers any animation features.