Ways to search for a movie by picture

Many people are faced with a situation in which, having seen a scene from a movie or its insertion into a video, where there are no references to the original video, there is an interest in the original source. Even if you have a video from a movie, it is not always possible to embed a video in the search, so let’s look at the most popular ways to search for video by frame using Internet resources.

Collective mind

It is possible to find a video using a picture or a frame from it with the help of other network users, that is, with the help of collective intelligence, because the larger the audience and its activity on this resource, the greater the chances of finding the video. Consider the main resources with an active audience.

• Forums are still in the top of popularity in solving this problem. To do this, just register and create a topic on the resource. The most popular in this segment are Yaplakal, Peekaboo, specialized forums for movie lovers. If you are looking for a foreign film, then the larger Reddit service will help you here, since it is international, then it is better to write there in English. If you do not own it, then use the help of an online translator.
• Groups and communities in social networks – these resources also have a large number of movie fans who can help you find the movie title by screenshot. To achieve the goal, you need to go to the “Communities” tab and enter in the search query “Search movie by picture” then select the desired one from the results provided, sorting either by the number of participants or by the popularity of the public itself. Within the group, you can find discussions on the search or on the community wall, or in the appropriate topic. You can also help other participants in their search.
• Niche site Remember This Movie. This is a moderated forum where people help find a movie by image or description. Service in English.

On a computer or laptop

Since it can take a long time to wait for a response from forums or groups on social networks, there are ways to speed up the search for a movie by frame. To do this, you can use search engines, because the more popular the film is, the more likely it is to be given out by a search engine if you upload an image. If you do not have this image, then you can take a screenshot or cut a frame using a video editor.

Google image search

This search engine is the most popular in the world because it is built into the Chrome browser and the Android mobile operating system by default. To search video by photo, do the following:

1. Launch a browser on your computer.
2. In the address bar, enter the address of the search engine.
3. Click on the camera icon and in the “Upload image” window that opens, select a file with a picture from the movie you need.
4. Wait for the search engine to process the image and give you the result.
5. After receiving the result, click on the link “Related Images”
6. Analyze your results by scrolling down the results page until you find the image you want.
7. Click on this image and in the description will be the name of the movie.

Let’s consider the domestic version of the search by image, which better copes with the task.

Search in the Yandex.Images service

This service copes with the task no worse than Google. Consider the algorithm of actions for searching for video by image:

1. Go to the main page of the image search engine.
2. Next to the “Find” button, click on the camera icon.
3. In the dialog box that opens, select a file with a picture or drag it to the search bar with the mouse.
4. Run a search and wait for the results.

Movie search by image in Tineye

This service in Russia is less popular than the previous 2, but in Europe it is widely used and is second only to image search from Google.

To find the video you need, use the following algorithm of actions:

• Go to the main page of the service.
• Click the “Download” button, an explorer window will open to select an image.
• Start the search by clicking on the “Search” button, and after the results are displayed, analyze the received data.

Usually the name of the movie can be found in the title of the pictures provided by the search engine.

Search in the filmography of the actor

This search method is best used as a last resort. If there is an actor’s face in the frame and it is possible to recognize the person using the above means, then you can go to the KinoPoisk or KinoTeatr website and find the biography of this actor. In the “Movies” or “Filmography” tab, you will have to analyze all the roles in which this actor starred. On these resources, there are posters in the titles of films, with the help of which you can conduct a comparative analysis.

On a smartphone

Searching using a smartphone is not much different from searching on a computer, and sometimes even easier to do. To use this method, you need to take a screenshot of the screen and upload the frame to the search engine. You can also use apps on your smartphone. Let’s consider some of them in more detail.

KinoScreen

This application is a great alternative to the methods described above. The main advantages of the application are free use and a Russified interface. There are built-in ads, but they are not intrusive. Consider the search algorithm using KinoScreen:

1. Take a screenshot of the desired video.
2. Launch the application.
3. Select the search mode by downloading a file.
4. Upload an image from the gallery and wait for the application to process it and return the results.
5. If the app throws an error, try taking another snapshot of the video.

How else can you search for movies on your phone

You can also use the voice assistant program from Yandex, which is called Alice, for this it is enough to say: “Hi, Alice!” and after downloading the application, enter the query “Find a movie by photo” and then follow its instructions. If you do not have Yandex installed, then you can use the Google lens, that is, search by screen. To do this, you must perform the following steps:

1. Open the Chrome app and type chrome://flags in the address bar.
2. After entering this address, the experimental settings page will appear, where you should select the context menu.
3. Scroll down the search results and turn on the “Google Lens powered image search in the context menu” (Enabled) feature.
4. After completing these steps, restart Chrome.

Further, the procedure is simpler:

1. Press your finger on the desired image and select “Find using Google Lens” in the menu that appears. If there is a need to trim the frame, then click on the icon of this function after selecting the desired fragment.
2. After processing the image data, the browser will automatically display the search results below.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are opportunities to search for a video using a screenshot taken from it, and this is not only on a computer, but also on mobile gadgets.

How often do you search for a movie using a screenshot? What search engine do you prefer to use for this?