Google Search By Image

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Post by tilt » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:24 PM UTC

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Post by Pewpewarrows » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:28 PM UTC

TinEye and Google Goggles applied to the entire Internet? Yes please. I can't wait to play around with this.

What will be even more interesting is if they release an API for it in the future. Sites like imgur and reddit could then suggest if you're uploading or submitting a similar image to one that already exists.

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:32 PM UTC

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Post by antihero » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:46 PM UTC

I wonder how it'll compare with TinEye.

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by tilt » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:46 PM UTC

From QAs: submitted images will be treated like any other query and they'll stay private

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by wccrawford » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:46 PM UTC

Pewpewarrows wrote: post #2

TinEye and Google Goggles applied to the entire Internet? Yes please. I can't wait to play around with this. What will be even more interesting is if they release an API for it in the future. Sites like imgur and reddit could then suggest if you're uploading or submitting a similar image to one that already exists.

I just tried TinEye (hadn't heard of it before) and it appears to only look for images that are modifications of the image being searched for.

I wonder if Google's will work the same, or if it will be possible to find other images that are similar, but not based on the same image? That's what I really want.

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by tilt » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:48 PM UTC

wccrawford wrote: post #6

Pewpewarrows wrote: post #2

TinEye and Google Goggles applied to the entire Internet? Yes please. I can't wait to play around with this. What will be even more interesting is if they release an API for it in the future. Sites like imgur and reddit could then suggest if you're uploading or submitting a similar image to one that already exists.

I just tried TinEye (hadn't heard of it before) and it appears to only look for images that are modifications of the image being searched for. I wonder if Google's will work the same, or if it will be possible to find other images that are similar, but not based on the same image? That's what I really want.

Actually the presentation showed a query for an old picture returning images taken from the same place. It's being said that they're doing it by matching images' basic lines and shapes.

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by tilt » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 5:54 PM UTC

From QAs: it won't perform face recognition

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by GMali » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 6:09 PM UTC

tilt wrote: post #8

From QAs: it won't perform face recognition

It actually should. Probably put FBI out of business too.

Re: Google Search By Image

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Post by damonpace » Tue, Jun 14, 2011, 6:21 PM UTC

Love this! But I really only see a mobile use for this, rather than a desktop use.