New name and a wealth of new capabilities in Video Indexer (now AVA for Media)
At MS Build 2021, the Azure Video Indexer service is becoming part of the new set of Applied AI services, aiming to enable developers to accelerate time to value for AI workloads, versus building solutions from scratch. Azure Video Analyzer and Azure Video Analyzer for Media are designed to do that specifically for video AI workloads. That is, to enable developers to build video AI solutions easily without the need for deep knowledge in Media or in AI/machine learning; from edge to cloud, live to batch. As part of this change, Video Indexer will be renamed as Azure Video Analyzer for Media (a.k.a. AVAM). Under the new name, we continue to work hard to bring you the insights and capabilities needed to get more out of your cloud media archives; improve searchability, enable new user scenarios and accessibility, and open new monetization opportunities. So, what else is new in AVAM (other than the name 🙂 😊)? New insight types added to provide greater support to analysis, discoverability, and accessibility needs Audio effects detection, with closed caption files enrichment (public preview in trial and paid accounts): ability to detect non-speech audio effects, such as gunshots, explosions, dogs barking, and crowd reactions. Observed People Tracing (public preview in trial and paid accounts): ability to detect standing people spotted in the video and trace their path with bounding boxes Improvements to existing insights Improvements to named entities (locations, people, and brands). Improvements to face recognition pipeline. Extending global support Expanded regional availability. Multiple new languages supported for transcription. Learn from others We are proud to share how our partners WPP and Media Valet use the service to provide better media experiences to their customers. New in our developers’ community New developer portal enabling anyone to get started with the API easily and get answers fast. Open-source code to help you leverage the newly added widget customization. Open-source solution to help you add custom search to your video libraries. Open-source solution to help you add de-duplication to your video libraries. New “Azure blue” visual theme More about all those great additions and announcements in this blog!
