An idea in a photograph.
A photographer’s curiosity becomes Plotagraph: a way to animate selected areas of a still image.
A still image. A moving world.
Plotaverse began with a new way to see a photograph. Today, it brings motion art, creative tools, and an imaginative community together—so an idea can become something you make, share, and build on.
01The spark
What if a photograph could keep unfolding?
For photographer Troy Plota, a still image was never short on possibility. Light, water, a cloud, a gesture: a single frame could suggest an entire world in motion.
That creative curiosity became Plotagraph, the photo-animation technology he invented. It gave artists a way to direct movement within a still image and create a seamless loop—opening another dimension of the photograph itself.
#1PHOTO & VIDEO · iOS APP STORE
AUGUST 2017
AUGUST 2017
A DEFINING MOMENT
A new way to animate. A remarkable response.
In August 2017, Plotagraph+ reached the top of the Photo & Video category in the iOS App Store. The response showed how much possibility people saw in bringing a single photograph to life.
Read the original 2017 announcement ↗
TROY PLOTA · FOUNDER
An artist’s eye. An inventor’s instinct.
Troy Plota is the founder of Plotaverse and inventor of Plotagraph. His work connects more than three decades of professional photography, image-making, and creative production with a lasting curiosity about technology.
That background shapes the company’s point of view: start with a compelling image, give the artist meaningful control, and make room for discovery. The technology serves the vision. The person making the work gives it its voice.
Explore Troy’s photography & story ↗
ROOTED IN MAKING
From the set to the screen.
Years spent creating photographs and campaigns inform the details: composition, atmosphere, timing, and the feeling an image leaves behind. Those instincts continue inside Plotaverse.
One invention opened a larger world.
A breakthrough on iOS.
Plotagraph+ reaches #1 in the App Store’s Photo & Video category in August.
From a tool to a universe.
Plotaverse brings motion tools, effects, and a place to share creative work into a broader experience.
Create. Share. Connect.
Photography and AI imagery meet motion art, artist Collections, creative discovery, and community.
02 · THE CREATIVE WORLD
Different tools. One imagination.
The creative apps each play a part. Begin with an image, explore its movement, add your own elements, and bring the layers together.
The Creative Studio is available on iPhone and iPad. Android and web focus on the community experience.
Plotagraph
Direct motion within a still photograph or AI-created image. Shape a seamless loop around the details you want to bring to life.
Explore Plotagraph →PlotaPhoto
Create photo effects and custom visual elements that give a composition its own character.
Explore PlotaPhoto →PlotaMotion
Bring layers into a video composition and shape how they appear together over time.
Explore PlotaMotion →Plota FX
The home of overlays inside Plotaverse, connected to the creative apps. Find the extra layer of atmosphere, detail, or surprise.
Explore Plota FX →03 · THE PEOPLE
The art brings us in. The people keep it alive.
A tool becomes more meaningful when there are people to create alongside. Plotaverse brings together artists, photographers, AI explorers, and people who simply love discovering a different way to see.
Share a finished piece or an experiment. Build Collections around what moves you. Find a familiar name in the feed, encourage someone’s next creation, or take a Daily Inspiration image in an unexpected direction.
Meet the community ↗The tools open possibilities.
You bring the point of view.
A photograph, an AI image, a small experiment that becomes something unexpected. We care about the curiosity behind it—and the connection it can create when you share it.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Still curious. Still creating.
Our next chapter follows the same creative impulse that started Plotagraph: explore what an image can become, make the tools feel more expressive, and bring people into the process.
Photography, motion, AI, and human imagination all have a place here. The most interesting part is what you will do with them.
Your imagination belongs here.
Discover a different way to create—and a community to share it with.
Free download · In-app purchases available
iPhone & iPad: community + Creative Studio · Android: community