Search tips
To maximize the benefits of your enhanced search, here are a few helpful tips and tricks to remember.
Find what you need faster with conversational language
- Our enhanced search can make sense of longer and more natural searches, like “small red cabin on top of a snowy mountain”.
- You can easily turn off the enhanced search feature when you want to see only exact keyword matches.
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Specify the length of the video results with the "duration" filter.
Tailor your results to your needs
Narrow your search with terms like: timelapse, aerial, animation, background, vertical, etc" to get specific video style results.
Bookmark your results
Easily return to any search results page by bookmarking it in your browser.
Streamline your search
Use Boolean terms like " and," "or," and "no," to convey your search criteria.
Find more from your favorite contributors
Click the credit link on the content detail page to find more work from the same contributor. If you want to keep up with their latest work, filter that page by "Newest" and bookmark the link to revisit their portfolio whenever you like.
- No/Not: exclude items with this keyword (Dog playing NO ball )
- Or: include either of the keywords (Active Woman on Beach OR Trail)
- And/commas/dash: whether you use “and”, a comma, a dash/minus sign, or a space between two terms, you’ll get the same search results. (Sky and Clouds = "Sky Clouds" = "Sky ‑ Clouds" = "Sky, Clouds")
Find more from your favorite contributors
Click the credit link on the content detail page to find more work from the same contributor. If you want to keep up with their latest work, filter that page by "Newest" and bookmark the link to revisit their portfolio whenever you like.
Exploring the search results page
From here, you can select different options to narrow down your results to quickly find what you’re looking for.
#1. Select video to refine search by content type.
#2. By default, "enhanced search" will be enabled to give you more results based on natural language. This can be turned off to narrow your search and pinpoint your exact keywords by clicking "Turn off enhanced search".
#3. Filter content by collection type based on quality, price, and more.
#4. Choose a different display style when viewing search results.
#5. Explore related search terms to spark further inspiration.
#6. Hover over the thumbnail to show options to save to a Board or view similar photos.
#7. Click the video to view a larger size and see all details.
#8. Another way to start your search, use our powerful Search by Video tool to upload a video and find visually similar content.
#1. Select video to refine search by content type.
#2. By default, "enhanced search" will be enabled to give you more results based on natural language. This can be turned off to narrow your search and pinpoint your exact keywords by clicking "Turn off enhanced search".
#3. Filter content by collection type based on quality, price, and more.
#4. Choose a different display style when viewing search results.
#5. Explore related search terms to spark further inspiration.
#6. Hover over the thumbnail to show options to save to a Board or view similar photos.
#7. Click the video to view a larger size and see all details.
#8. Another way to start your search, use our powerful Search by Video tool to upload a video and find visually similar content.
Filter your results
Add or remove filters by clicking on your chosen filter and toggling it on or off.
#1. Open the Refine panel on the top left of the screen to explore all the ways you can refine your results.
#2. Sort by “Best match” to see content most relevant to your search phrase, or “Most popular” to see top illustrations and vectors others love. Sort by “Newest” to see to see the newest additions to our library.
#3. Select “Only from iStock” to see videos that aren’t available on other stock sites.
#4. Filter based on attributes such as duration and resolution to find more specialized content.
#5. Filter by frame rate, the frequency at which frames are displayed.
#6. Filter by location, number of people, age, ethnicity, and upload date.
#7. By default, videos with nudity are excluded from results—toggle this setting to include or exclude this content.
#8. By default, enhanced search results are enabled, which do not require all keywords to match—toggle this setting to require or relax exact keyword matching.
#1. Open the Refine panel on the top left of the screen to explore all the ways you can refine your results.
#2. Sort by “Best match” to see content most relevant to your search phrase, or “Most popular” to see top illustrations and vectors others love. Sort by “Newest” to see to see the newest additions to our library.
#3. Select “Only from iStock” to see videos that aren’t available on other stock sites.
#4. Filter based on attributes such as duration and resolution to find more specialized content.
#5. Filter by frame rate, the frequency at which frames are displayed.
#6. Filter by location, number of people, age, ethnicity, and upload date.
#7. By default, videos with nudity are excluded from results—toggle this setting to include or exclude this content.
#8. By default, enhanced search results are enabled, which do not require all keywords to match—toggle this setting to require or relax exact keyword matching.
Filter by collection
We make it easy for you to elevate your visual storytelling with two collections that feature millions of stunning videos.
Building blocks for creativity with the Essentials Collection
The Essentials Collection offers versatile, high‑quality visuals for everyday projects, bringing your creative visions to life.
Exclusive videos with the Signature Collection
The Signature Collection is the ultimate destination for unparalleled, exclusive videos sourced from our exceptional contributors.
Get familiar with the content detail page
Open the details page for any video by clicking on the thumbnail in the search results to see pricing, similar images, related keywords, and more.
#1. Choose your resolution. HD and 4K video are included in your plan at no additional cost.
#2. Click "Save" to add this image to a Board. Click "Try" to download a watermarked comp video.
#3. Choose how you want to license, including options to save with our subscriptions.
#4. Click on the contributor’s name to search within their portfolio.
#5. Use the Stock video ID to quickly find your videos again.
#6. View similar videos, or content from the same series, if available.
#7. Click on these keywords to explore additional content.
Using Boards
Easily save favorite content to Boards and share with your team.
#1. Hover over the Boards icon to create new Boards or to view existing ones.
#2. Search within your Board by typing keywords or an asset ID into the search bar.
#3. Edit the names of your Boards to better organize them, and edit the description as a reminder of why you’ve saved these videos.
#4. Click “Download all items” to download content from your Boards.
#5. Click “Share” to share your Boards with your team.
#6. Click the speech bubble icon in the bottom left of the thumbnail to add comments about individual videos on a Board.
#7. Click these boxes in the bottom right of the thumbnail to select videos to copy or move to other Boards, or to select multiple videos for downloading.
#8. Reorder the videos on your Board by simply dragging and dropping content from one slot to another.
#1. Hover over the Boards icon to create new Boards or to view existing ones.
#2. Search within your Board by typing keywords or an asset ID into the search bar.
#3. Edit the names of your Boards to better organize them, and edit the description as a reminder of why you’ve saved these videos.
#4. Click “Download all items” to download content from your Boards.
#5. Click “Share” to share your Boards with your team.
#6. Click the speech bubble icon in the bottom left of the thumbnail to add comments about individual videos on a Board.
#7. Click these boxes in the bottom right of the thumbnail to select videos to copy or move to other Boards, or to select multiple videos for downloading.
#8. Reorder the videos on your Board by simply dragging and dropping content from one slot to another.
Keyword inspiration
Explore the following examples of keywords that describe the characteristics of creative content. Find inspiration by looking at the keywords associated with videos you like.
