Google is simplifying the process of organizing vacation photos by automatically creating a virtual scrapbook of the best photos.
Google, the biggest internet search company, introduced a new Google+ feature that creates beautiful digital albums and videos without any manual inputs. The two new features, Stories and Movies, leave you to worry about other things apart from organizing photos and videos post a vacation.
"No more sifting through photos for your best shots, racking your brain for the sights you saw, or letting your videos collect virtual dust," Google said, announcing the new Google+ tools in an official blog, Tuesday. "We'll just gift you a story after you get home. This way you can relive your favorite moments, share them with others, and remember why you traveled in the first place."
Google+ Stories is a new addition to the social network's tools suite. The feature organizes images, chooses the best shots and compiles them into a virtual timeline. The images must be backed up using Google Drive or be uploaded to Google+ for the feature to work. Since the photos and videos are geo-tagged, Stories will create a perfect timeline of where you'd been in sequential order. Once a story is ready, Google will notify the user via an email.
If you want more than just a timeline album, Google+ is offering Movies. The new tool automatically creates a highlight reel of all the photos and videos by adding effects, transitions and a soundtrack, Anil Sabharwal, director of product management at Google, wrote in Google's official blog. Movies, like Stories, works in the background and notify users when a movie is ready.
Google+ Movies is being rolled out to Android, iOS and the web starting Tuesday, while Stories will be available on Android and the web later this week. Support for Stories on iOS-based devices will be added soon.
