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Dragster monitors the appearance of images in a video feed in order to trigger actions such as recording, switching the grid, triggering playback from a server, notification in a database, etc.
Dragster is the ideal solution for any organization (supervisory authorities, advertising agencies, engineering firms, television broad-casters, media surveillance organizations, etc.) wishing to optimize the operation of its video feeds.
Configuration of image recognition
The first step for implementing Dragster is to configure the images to be recognized.
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Compare the video source to several thousand images.
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Full-screen image recognition (program credits, etc.).
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Recognition of parts of images (logos, text inserts, presentation components, etc.).
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Associate one or several actions with each image.
Image recognition
Dragster can work either with real-time video or with pre-recorded digital video files.
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Identify the appearance of images in real time from an analog or digital video source.
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Search for the presence and position of images in a stock of digital video files (created during channel monitoring).
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Detect the images to be recognized in poor quality video sources (VHS, CIF, MPEG 1).
Directly trigger actions
In live mode, Dragster monitors the incoming video source signal in
real time. Whenever an image is detected, Dragster triggers the action associated to it.
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Fast triggering (delay = 1 image)
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Launch recording on a video server, for instance to record a program to be broadcast later.
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Trigger playback on a video server in order to replace one part of a program or advertisement by another.
Trigger actions
In file mode, Dragster analyzes a set of video files.With this mode, the number of images to be recognized can be much larger.
Whenever an image is detected, Dragster triggers the action associated to it.
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Creates divisions of each file into subsections.
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Identifies the actual start and end of broadcast programs based on monitoring files.
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Searches each time a given image has been broadcast.
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Analyzes a wide range of video formats.
Compatibility and integration
Due to its open architecture, Dragster can be integrated into any existing audiovideo data management system.
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Easily create connections to existing equipment.
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The meta-data generated can be used by tools in the Radio-Assist and Manreo ranges.
Minimum system configuration
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Intel Pentium IV 2,8 Ghz or Xeon.
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RAM: 1 Go. .
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Display adapter.
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Osprey video capture card (230 or 560).
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Hard Disk 20 Go ou plus.
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Windows XP or 2003.
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Network board 100 Mo ou 1Go.