Google had made some new additions to the search filter on the Images tab. Users can now search for animated pictures or GIF’s.
Google had made some new additions to the search filter on the Images tab. Users can now search for animated pictures or GIF’s.
Google search shared this post onGoogle Plus yesterday:
Even if you’re a fan of animated gifs-say you were the first to email your friends the slow loris very slowly eating a rice ball (goo.gl/KDDX1)-you may not know that the origins of animation go as far back as 1879 and Eadweard Muybridge’s “zoopraxiscope” (see our doodle homage to Muybridge:goo.gl/PGQW3). Gifs have been around since 1987 and have become the de facto standard for short animations on the web, from pony glitter text (goo.gl/iZoEZ) to grumpy cat memes (goo.gl/bC9um).
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Starting today, there’s an easier way to unearth those gems: when you do an image search, click on “Search tools” below the search box, then select “Animated” under the “Any type” dropdown box.
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We’ve also added a second handy filter: if you’re after the perfect picture of Easter basket clipart (goo.gl/XutAa) but must have one with a transparent background, simply select “Transparent” under the “Any color” dropdown box.
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To use the option go to the Images tab on top of the Google search bar. Type your query and once the results appear, on the top of the Search results, you will see a box called Search Tool.
You can click on it and search according to type. For GIF, click animated. You can also search for images of just Faces, only Photos, Line Drawings ( which threw up a bunch of line sketches when we searched, seems fair) and Clip Art.
There’s also a new Transparent search option in the Colour drop down menu in Search tools.
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Tell us if you plan on using this feature of Google Image Search in the comments box.
