AdWords - Animated gif nazi?

[egonitron]

When adding images to Adwords, it will let you add animated gifs, but only if they don't consider them to be flashing/blinking/strobing. I spent an hour or so playing with frame count, delay, etc, but to no avail. Does anybody know what the threshhold is between blinking and "ok"?

 

[cashflowrusty]

Knowing (or not knowing) Google they probably have some image detection going on that says something like "hey, a flashy FREE" is on this image: BAN!" or "This animation of the moon rising in the corner of this ad makes it pleasing to the viewer or adds to the experience: approved"

Just my unqualified guess. Try a slow scroll or something... ???

 

[egonitron]

Yeah, but if you make it too long, then the image will be too big to upload. I don't know if they can tell what's actually being displayed, but I suppose if anyone can do it, it's the big G.

 

[threehundred]

try to load a non-animated gif to see if you get the same results

 

[egonitron]

try to load a non-animated gif to see if you get the same results

Non-animated is fine, as are animated gifs that don't blink, but move slower. I'm looking for the threshold Google has for the difference btwn flashing and regular ani gifs.

 

[emp]

My guess is that this is hand-moderated.

Imagining a poor sap sitting in front of a monitor with 234 flashing animated gifs, havign to approve or disaprove them as his eyes start to bleed.

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[emp]

On a more serious note, I guess it is an algorith that sorts by "pixels changed" so independently of the time, a "normally" animated pic (movie, for example) would not change more than say, 20% of the total pixels in one frame.

Any "flashing" will change 50% easily.

My guess is that is what flags them.

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