Split the still image from an iPhone Live Photo.

What happens to the motion?

Apple describes Live Photos as capturing what happens just before and after you take a photo. PicMason splits a supported still image into numbered tiles; it does not extract video frames or turn a MOV into moving tiles. Read Apple's iPhone guide to Live Photos for the camera feature itself.

If your browser lets you choose a supported still image from Photos, PicMason accepts JPEG/MPO, PNG, WebP, and HEIC/HEIF. For a multi-picture JPEG/MPO it uses the primary image. What the browser picker offers depends on the file your device makes available.

How to split a Live Photo into tiles

1. Open the image splitter and choose an available still photo in JPEG/MPO, PNG, WebP, or HEIC/HEIF. The tool's general image limit is 20 MB, 50 megapixels, and 16,384 pixels on either side.
2. Choose a grid, rows, or columns. Check the numbered preview and each tile's pixel dimensions before exporting.
3. To keep the original Live Photo together, turn on “Keep the original Live Photo in the ZIP” and select its MOV file. The MOV must be available to the browser as a separate file and be no larger than 20 MB.
4. Generate the tiles and download the ZIP. If you do not have the MOV available, leave the option off and export the still tiles on their own.

What is included in the ZIP?

A 2 × 2 grid produces four ordered image files, plus a manifest and a dimensions list. If you select the optional Live Photo files, the ZIP also contains unchanged copies of the still source and the MOV in anoriginals/ folder. For a source named IMG_1234.jpg, tile names follow the pattern IMG_1234-r01-c01.png. The manifest records each tile's row, column, source coordinates, and pixel size.

The selected MOV is not checked to confirm that it belongs to the still photo. Choose the matching file yourself. The original photo and MOV stay unchanged; only the exported still tiles are newly encoded.

The 50-megapixel limit applies to supported still-image files generally; it does not mean every iPhone Live Photo can be captured at that resolution. Apple notes that Live Photos are unavailable with HEIF Max or ProRAW.

When this workflow will not work

• Your browser only offers a file format PicMason does not support, or does not let you choose the still image.
• The still exceeds the 20 MB, 50 megapixel, or 16,384-pixel-per-side limit, or the MOV exceeds 20 MB.
• You need each video frame cut into a separate moving tile. PicMason exports still image tiles and does not edit or split video.

Photos are processed in your browser and are not uploaded. Read the privacy details for how local files are handled, or see the guide to keeping every edge pixel.