Gmail Launches Live Video Recognition for Motion Gestures
Google has for years, been working to develop and perfect certain recognition technologies for use with multimedia (video, images, audio, etc...). Their speech-to-text recognition technology has improved vastly over the past several years (thanks in part to Google 411) and has been rolled out within YouTube for closed captioning. That being said, no one could have guessed ...
Closed Captions Help RAMP Up Video SEO & User Engagement
If you've been reading ReelSEO for some time, you'll know that closed captioning for web video can be a powerful way to increase reach and an excellent way to help search engines more easily understand, and rank your web video assets. Not only that, but with the signing of the 21st Video Accessibility Act, some ...
In-Depth Look At YouTube Closed Captions - YouTube SEO and More
A few weeks back, I mentioned that YouTube and Google were indexing YouTube's closed captions and subtitles. In fact, YES - both Google and YouTube ARE indexing videos for text that is contained within closed captions and subtitles. In this post, I would like show you why you should be taking advantage of YouTube's closed ...
Copy This: Copy Matters, Especially In Product Videos!
No matter what technology comes (and goes) text will always be in fashion. Words drive almost every industry, particularly from a marketing perspective. Our words dictate how we present, communicate, display and ultimately sell. While a picture may be worth a thousand words, one great word or phrase can be worth thousands of dollars (if ...
YouTube Enables Auto-Captioning for All Videos - As Expected
YouTube, the leading destination for video sharing online, has announced today that they are rolling out their Auto-Captioning service on all videos. In a press conference at their San Bruno campus, their Director of Product Management, Hunter Walk, gave a walkthrough of the technology for members of the media.
Transcribing Videos By Hand Vs. Automated Transcription Tools
In this video, our friend Dave Dugdale compares the time it took him to transcribe a typical three minute video by hand verses using an automatic transcription service. As you likely know, automated transcription services use speech-to-text recognition technologies that at this point, are no where near 100% accurate. But does using an automated transcription ...
Google Rolls Out Automated Captioning for YouTube Videos
Google today announced that they are adding automatic captioning capability to videos on YouTube. This is a fantastic step forward for accessibility for deaf Internet users. Says Vice President Vint Cerf, who is hearing impaired himself:
The Next Wave for Online Video Search Optimization
Mark Robertson reviews the SES San Jose 2009 session titled "The next wave for online video" which he spoke at along with Gregory Markel of Infuse creative and David Burch of Tubemogul. Learn about Video SEO from the expert at ReelSEO.com
Digitalsmiths Lets You Search Inside Video
Digitalsmiths claims to have a so-called 'skin detection algorithm' that will allow users of the video search engine to search for dialogue, nude scenes and more... How peculiar.
Image and Speech Recognition In Video SEO: The Digitalsmith Interview
I interviewed Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the video publishing platform and indexing solutions provider Digitalsmiths, Ben Weinberger, on how their combination of image interpretation and speech recognition tools can enhance search results and SEO campaigns for businesses of all sizes.
blinkx Launches Automated Video Metadata Enrichment Service for Publishers
blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced the availability of an Enhanced Metadata Enrichment solution for publishers, as part of the blinkx Advanced Media Platform. Based on technology that was perfected over 12 years at Cambridge University and is protected by 111 patents, the blinkx Advanced Media Platform enables media publishers and aggregators ...
New Video Search Speech Recognition Demonstration From Microsoft
Kit Thambiratnam of Microsoft Research in Asia demonstrates a new search technique being developed for internet video to the living room - all driven by speech recognition.
Nexidia Speech Recognition Technology To Assist With Enhanced Video Search
Nexidia, the market-leading provider of highly scalable and accurate rich media search and speech analytics software, announced today they have been chosen by Thought Equity Motion, the world leader in providing access to high quality film, video and music content, to augment Thought Equity’s online content tagging capabilities, enabling an enhanced, more effective video search ...
The First Contextual Ad Platform To Leverage Image and Video Recognition Technologies Launched Today
Eyealike, a visual-based search innovator, today announced Eyealike VisualAd, the world's first image and video-based contextual advertising platform for social networks and rich media websites. With a unique ability to recognize facial features, skin color, hair, gender and age, as well as objects like logos or product images, Eyealike VisualAd can serve highly targeted ads ...
GAudio Launches - Google's Sexy Audio Indexing for Video Search
Back in July, Google announced the availability of a video search tool that would search within a subset of Youtube political videos that had been analyzed using speech-to-text recognition technology. Speech-to-text recognition can be a powerful way to index and better understand the actual video content, especially with videos considered to be infotainment. EveryZing, a ...
