Creation of a customized memory video in Photos

My iMac has the latest software Tahoe 26.2 and an M1 chip, but in Photos I dont get the “Memories” drop down menu. I want to Create a Memory Video but I get a message saying “Creation Unavailable ..More photos and videos need to process to create a Memory”.  The feature exists on the Photos menu (File>New Memory Movie) but it does not appear in my Photos..

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Dec 22, 2025 5:31 PM

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Dec 23, 2025 12:39 AM in response to Peqo

In Photos on macOS Tahoe you can create a new Memory Movie by creating an album, then playing this album as a slideshow. The instant slideshows are Memory Movies.

  • Just ctrl-click the album in the sidebar and use the command "Play Slideshow".
  • Then hit the spacebar to pause it.
  • Now go to "File > Export > Export Memory Movie" to save the new Memory Video.


There is also a generic memory "Type to Create" to create a new memory. In that case you enter a description and Photos will use Artificial intelligence to create a new memory based on the description. But this will only work, after your library has been fully scanned after the upgrade and the Photos Library is large. Have you been using this command?


Dec 23, 2025 7:07 AM in response to léonie

léonie wrote:… There is also a generic memory "Type to Create" to create a new memory. I

That's pretty cool! But I realized that anything I could think to type was already a keyword. In fact, this might be a nice way to add new keywords…


I don't know-- I tried Butterflies, and I got several pictures with no butterfly in them. I tried "HMS Victory" and got a Memory called "Victory's Grand Voyage over the years" with pictures of submarines, whaling ships, the Golden Hinde, the USS Missouri, the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, a ferry, some small boats, and a few pictures of HMS Victory.


Admittedly , the Band playing at the Changing of the Guard is close t the Victoria Memorial (though not pictured) with "Winged Victory" on top. Really?

Creation of a customized memory video in Photos

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