Virage SmartEncode™ featuring VideoLogger™

Virage SmartEncode™ is a revolutionary combination of products which work simultaneously, in real-time to control, automate and integrate any video workflow. Virage SmartEncode™ includes: ControlCenter, VideoLogger, Media Analysis Plug-Ins, Database Plug-Ins and VideoLogger Software Developer's Kit (SDK).

ControlCenter™ centralizes the Virage SmartEncode™ process by uniting the management of multiple VideoLoggers™ and encoders. ControlCenter provides a central base of operation that puts remote capabilities to schedule, monitor and manage multiple video feeds and events right at your fingertips.

VideoLogger™ forms the heart of the SmartEncode™ process, allowing simultaneous, automatic encoding and indexing of video and other rich media in real time. A powerful and award-winning video indexing and encoding software, VideoLogger™ is Virage's keystone product and this software is the critical first step to any video production or distribution strategy. At the same time video is being encoded, VideoLogger's advanced capture and analysis technology works in real time to automatically create a structured index about the content. Time-syncronised to every encoded copy made, the index enables immediate, accurate and pinpoint retrieval of assets. In addition, because the video is data-driven, it can then be tied to applications for revenue generation, enhanced collaboration and expedited communication. VideoLogger can match any workflow and be tailored to suit any specific workflow needs due to its open architecture and ability to integrate into the existing IT infrastructure. By making video easy to identify, locate and re-use, VideoLogger allows pieces to be assembled and repurposed faster and with greater accuracy than ever before.

Media analysis plug-ins can be inserted into VideoLogger™ and allow content owners to enhance VideoLogger's™ automatic indexing capabilities for even more hands-off cataloging of video content. These plug-ins work seamlessly with VideoLogger™ in real time to add more layers of information to the index such as multi-lingual transcriptions, speaker identification, name extraction, story recognition, facial recognition and on-screen character recognition to name but a few . With Virage media analysis plug-ins, manual data entry is reduced and searching for video becomes effortless, virtually eliminating the expensive and labor intensive manual annotation process traditionally used to log video.

Database plug-ins enable communication between the VideoLogger™ software and powerful database servers. Virage offers plug-ins for a wide range of database servers including Oracle and Informix.

The comprehensive VideoLogger Software Developer's Kit (SDK) provides developers and systems integrators with access to the full range of VideoLogger™ functions for custom integration and applications of video into any enterprise.