# Why are Google Videos duration filters restricted to short, medium, long

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 6, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-google-videos-duration-filters-restricted-to-short-medium-long/742310 "2016-01-06T10:54:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-google-videos-duration-filters-restricted-to-short-medium-long/742310/1 "2016-01-06T10:54:32Z")

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On Google video you can only restrict the length of your video to Short(\<4 mins), medium (4-20) or long(\>20 mins). If searching for a relatively popular tem, this completetly fails to help. It seems it would be absurdly easy to allow a custom filter so if you’re looking for a 22 minute episode of the amusing sitcom about Frenchmen in England “Frogs” or the enthalling 3 hour lecture by noted amphibian biologist Christy Cruz “Frogs” it’s easier to find.

Is there a good reason why this search is so lacking? (Or altenatively “ **Mr Shine** you idiot, that functionality is there. All you need to do is…”)