Visual Computing

Advanced Image & Video Analytics using state of the art methods in Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)
Algorithms for scene understanding and visual recognition to identify people, objects, activities & locations in images and videos
Smart Video Editing based on scene’s visual composition

Key Areas : Computer Vision, Image Processing, Video Analytics & Editing

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Music Technology

Background music and soundtracks to match the audio-visual content in the scene, e.g. actions, gestures, facial expressions, location or dialogs..
Machine learning based algorithms for song writing and music composition
Search music catalog for samples similar in pattern, rhythm & style
Separate vocal and instrumental sounds from musical soundtracks

Key Areas : Computational Music, Digital Music Production, Pattern Analysis

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Audio Analysis

Detect ambiance sounds in audio, like clapping, singing, screaming, whistles, honking, door knock, gun shots etc..
Filter unwanted sounds, like traffic noise from audio
Audio Transcription: create subtitles by converting speech into text
Voice-Over: generate voice-over narrations using text to speech

Key Areas : Audio Signal Processing, Sound Engineering & Mixing

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Dialog Processing

Advanced natural language understanding (NLU) to process the verbal and vocal content in dialogs
Sentiment analysis to detect the tone of conversation (e.g. heated argument vs sympathetic dialog)
Automated content rating by detecting abusive & offensive language
Translation & Dubbing: translate content into different languages

Key Areas : Natural Language Understanding, Speech & Dialog Processing

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Multimedia

Easily manage and store large volumes of media files, including stock images, video footages, audio & music samples
Searchable index with intuitive tags
Search engine to support advance queries, by identifying locations, objects, people, activities in videos, or patterns, sounds & styles in the audio

Key Areas: Multimedia Analysis, Audio-Video Tagging, Metadata Extraction

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Cinematography

Advanced image analytics to analyze scene’s visual composition
Apply color grading and filters based on the scene composition
Deep learning based models for artistic style transfer
Digital restoration and colorization of old black & white films

Key Areas : Computational Photography, Visual Effects (VFx), Motion Graphics

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Fashion

Advertising: display product ads for clothing and fashion accessories similar to what the actors or models are wearing on screen
Virtual Make-Up Room: suggest and apply make-up products and cosmetics, like lipstick, eye shadows, hair color & hair styles, based on the facial features and skin tone

Key Areas : Fashion Technology, Advertising, Virtual & Augmented Reality

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Sports & Action

Activity Recognition: recognize sports activities, like swimming, skating, boxing, cycling, surfing, yoga, from sports and fitness videos
Advertising: display product ads based on the activities detected in the video, e.g. boxing gloves, wet suit, skateboard, mountain bike etc.
Training: capture body postures and movements from sports and martial arts videos
Music: generate background music and soundtracks to match the speed and action in sports & action videos

Key Areas : Sports Video Analytics, Activity Recognition, Pose Detection

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Comedy

Humor Analysis in Television Sitcoms
Visual Comedy: detect visual cues like gestures, actions, facial expressions which are indicative of humor
Analyze verbal and vocal expressions in comedy shows
Insert laugh tracks after funny scenes or dialogs

Key Areas : Humor Analysis, Situational Comedy (Sitcoms)

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Advertising

Display ads relevant to the visual content on screen –

Fashion: display ads for fashion accessories and apparel similar to what the actors or models are wearing on screen
Games & Toys: display ads for toys, story books and action figures by detecting the famous tv characters (like Ironman, Spiderman, Star Wars, Pokemon, Snow White) in video games and animation films
Sports & Fitness: display ads for sports and fitness accessories (e.g. boxing gloves, wet suit, skateboard, mountain bike, tennis shoes etc) based on the sports activities detected in the video
Holiday Packages: display ads for holiday packages and travel deals by identifying the locations in background scenery (e.g. Switzerland, Australia, Niagara Falls, Paris etc).

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Documentary

Identify popular destinations, locations & landmarks in travel documentaries.. Types of Geo-Tags include:
- Generic terms like beach, desert, snowy mountains, rainforest, glaciers, theme parks..
- Names of specific cities or countries: Canada, Antartica, Switzerland, Japan, Dubai etc.
- Tourist attractions and landmarks: e.g. Grand Canyon, Disney Land, Banff National Park, Mount Everest, Burj Khalifa etc.
Display ads for holiday packages and travel deals based on the landmarks and locations identified in the video
Detect adventures and sports activities like hiking, mountain climbing, scuba diving, sailing, rafting, wave surfing etc from travel videos
Identify different species of birds, animals, fish & insects from wild-life documentaries

Keywords : Geo-Tagging, Activity Recognition, Wild-Life Documentary

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Games & Animation

Character Recognition: Detect popular TV characters, cartoons and superheroes, like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Pokemon, Star Wars, Dora, Snow White etc, from video games and animation films..
Advertising: display ads for toys, action figures, comic books, story books, based on the characters recognized in the video..
Rigging: Detect hand gestures, body movements and actions from real-life videos, and apply it on animated characters..

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