Can I use iOS selfmade stickers from photos in Final Cut and how?

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Can I use iOS selfmade stickers from photos in Final Cut and how?

Hi I am using an iPhone to create Stickers from Photos for a music video project. (The project is going to be in Stop animation video files which I will import from another app into Final Cut). I would like to add the self-made stickers into that video in Final Cut and am hoping for some advice if that is possible, and if yes how to best import them. (and or if they need to be adjusted or will export without background)

Thanks !!

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Posted on May 1, 2024 4:21 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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May 1, 2024 10:50 AM in response to WelliesandTea

Here is a simple example: I downloaded a dog photo from the internet, opened in Preview:

Chose the Remove Background command:

and boom...

Does this help?

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May 1, 2024 7:41 AM in response to WelliesandTea

I am still on an old iPhone, so I don't have stickers - are they still images or animations? If the former, as long you can get them in your mac, you can capture them and erase the background in Preview to make them transparent.

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May 1, 2024 10:55 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Oh, and if you import this into FCP and apply a comic effect, you get a cartoonish dog :-)

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Tom Wolsky

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May 1, 2024 4:45 AM in response to WelliesandTea

Is there a function to Share the Sticker? Try using AirDrop to the Mac and see if it works.

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May 1, 2024 7:32 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Not really, I saved the Stickers, but then I cannot re access them unless I open messenger and try to send a message. According to some article Stickers should sync via iCloud and be available on other devices too but they aren't accessible from my Mac- not even in messenger. I'm seeing if I can maybe mail them from the iPhone. Airdropping would be wayyyy better, but I haven't found a way so far..

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May 1, 2024 7:37 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

ok I tried to send myself a mail with the Stickers (from iPhone) , all you can do is literally write a mail use the markup menu- add a sticker - which then makes it a drawing and then share the drawing- (which is literally not a sticker then anymore..and kind of defies the purpose). So if anyone has any other ideas or if I missed something ^^ let me know please. thanks!

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May 1, 2024 9:38 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

They are stills basically you press on something in the photo that you want to isolate - and it keeps that (erases the background) and saves it as a sticker.

If I then have to do the same in preview after export it's just extra work.

so maybe the better idea is yours to use preview on the Mac to make a sticker (well something with a clear background) there to then use in Final Cut Pro, would that work have you done this ? :) thanks !!

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Answer 8

May 2, 2024 3:18 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Yessss you're an absolute legend! Thanks so much! :) I will try this and then Import into FCP thats's the perfect solution for my project :) Really thanks so much!

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