Innovating with Viacom18
Thank you Viacom18 for the exclusive invitation to be part Viacom18 Innovation Week 2021.
We look forward to further partnership and collaboration to create a seismic shift in the media industry with Video Big Data!
KEEP CALM and CARRY ON Part II - Video Live Transcription (Beta)
About a month ago, we launched our first beta (Translated Machine Speech) during this COVID-19 period. Barely a month passed, we are at it again! This time, our beta is Video Live Transcription. This is done while delivering video via live-streaming in high definition.
That’s our CEO, Alex doing a test live-stream from home.
Hang on… you might think. Isn’t this been done before? The answer would be yes. We have probably experienced some form of live transcribing before on TV or on video conferencing platforms. BUT doing this for a live video event on a live-stream is a totally different matter.
Those who can deliver this is limited a handful of broadcasters with specialized equipment. Also, if budget is not a problem, one can even get a team of human transcribers to provide live captions. However, this also means it’s expensive and not exactly scalable. That’s the reason why we don’t see live transcribing much at all on broadcast or live-streaming.
Just ask anyone in broadcast, they would appreciate the difficulties in delivering a service like this. Getting the live transcription is one thing, but getting the live caption or subtitles in sync with the video and audio feed is a totally thing.
Providing live captions has the following benefits:
Improves Accessibility - especially for hearing-impaired. Making your event more inclusive.
Increases Engagement - provide better comprehension of what is said
Improves Comprehension - longer view times and more interaction with your brand
So this is what this beta is about. It is to provide these benefits with a simple and highly affordable video live transcription service along with your live-stream.
If you this might be useful to you, please write to me! Or forward this to someone whom you think might be useful. Please note that my COVID-19 message applies.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Chan
CEO, Babbobox
Our response to COVID-19. A message from Babbobox CEO Alex Chan
Dear all,
These are extra-ordinary times. Schools closed, businesses shut, events cancelled, classes cut, etc. because of COVID-19. Businesses globally are being affected... and I fear is many wouldn't survive this crisis.
I'm just going to put it out here. If you, or anyone you know, need a Video AI platform like Videospace (www.videospace.co) to keep your business going, write to us HERE.
We can't make it free, but we promise to make it as close to cost as possible. In particular, if you are an SMB, event organiser, in training/teaching, NGO, etc. MNCs need not apply because it’s the small businesses that are most at risk.
In times like this... I believe we need to help each other to ride this out. Business is an eco-system, no one wins by being the last one standing. I much rather we stand together till the end of this crisis.
I wish you good health, remain resilient, keep positive, and most important of all, stay safe. Let’s ride this one out!
Yours sincerely,
Alex Chan
Babbobox CEO
Digitally Transforming GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)
Some problems are so complex today that they can only be solved using AI. This certainly applies to what many consider to be the last frontier in Search technology - Audio Visual Media.
By using a combination of AIs (like speech and face recognition), Videospace unlocks hundreds and thousands of hours of knowledge within your media libraries by making them accessible and discoverable.
With the World's First Translated Video Search, we can further unleash the full potential of your media library by making them searchable in other languages! Extending its assessibility and discoverability!
Besides running Videospace on a world-class video platform (the same platform used by the 2012 and 2016 Olympics), we are using a combination of following advanced technologies:
Speech Recognition (over 100 languages)
Translation (over 60 languages)
Face Recognition
Video OCR (up to 26 languages)
Natural Language Processing (over 20 languages)
Video Search Engine - index and search video in time-series
World’s First Translated Search Engine – searches over 6,000 different language pairs
To find out more,
Babbobox co-sells through Microsoft to fuel global expansion
Babbobox is leveraging the co-selling capabilities of Microsoft to fuel growth, innovation and expansion plans globally.
The Singapore-based Video Search Engine expert is tapping on the tech giant’s internal channel changes in the form of One Commercial Partner (OCP) to transform into an international player.
“Babbobox’s relationship with Microsoft did not happen overnight, we believe that it is a strong and one that can stand the test of time,” said Alex Chan, Babbobox CEO.
“We have received tremendous support from numerous Microsoft’s local and international teams, industry specialists, product engineering and product business group teams, working with them on a wide range of joint initiatives locally and around the world.”
Specific to co-selling, “This partnership allows us to continue to capitalise on innovations from Microsoft before they are available in the market. We have experienced significant benefits from greater access to innovation and expertise through Microsoft.” Alex added.
As Babbobox partnership with Microsoft deepens, we are looking to continue to expand geographically beyond our offices in Singapore and Malaysia. With this program, we will also look to enlist the support of Microsoft’s network of partners, distributors and resellers in various verticals globally.
“We have an ambitious roadmap globally, innovating A.I. infused products that will keep Babbobox on the cutting edge of modern technological trends. We have come a long way, but this is only the start of our global journey” Alex said.
Episode X - A New Search (and a Forceful 2018!)
CLICK to watch how VideoSpace aid the Rebels in their search for the New Death Star...
In search of the new Death Star plans, the Rebels secretly planted thousands of cameras within the Empire in hope of finding clues. However, with thousands of videos and impending deadline, how can the rebels possibly search for information within videos?! Fortunately...
IN A GALAXY, NOT FAR AWAY...
VideoSpace Search Engine is helping the Rebels searches inside videos for speech, text, objects, motion, faces, emotions (note: not for stormtroopers since they wear helmets) automatically! Thus, finding vital clues for the New Death Star plans...
In the meantime, as we help the Rebels fight the Evil Empire, we wish you a...
FORCEFUL 2018!
From,
All of us at Babbobox
MAY THE SEARCH BE WITH YOU!
Announcement – Adding “Object Detection” to VideoSpace Search Engine
We are delighted to announce that we are adding “Object Detection” capability to our Video Search Engine.
This is a significant milestone as it enhances our already extensive video search capabilities. Thus, establishing VideoSpace Search Engine’s as one of the most powerful Video Search Engine in the world.
With Object Detection, this is the list of elements that we can index and search inside videos:
- Objects (NEW!)
- Speech
- Text
- Motion
- Face
- Emotion
- Offensive Content
- Custom (e.g. Logos, Objects, Landmarks, etc.)
The new “Object Detection” feature enables us to detect entities (like cat, flower, computer, etc.) and pinpoint the exact location there is the scene(s) appear inside videos.
For example, in this short four minute VIDEO, we are able to:
- detect 111 unique entities
- mark exactly where these 111 entities appear
To find out more about Object Detection in videos, please click HERE.
UK, US... Here we come! Catch us at Microsoft Tech Summit Birmingham and Washington, DC!
Time to get out there and show the world our Babbobox Search Engine!
We are excited to be in invited to participate in the exclusive Microsoft Tech Summit. As part of our expansion plan, we have decided take part on the events in Birmingham (UK) and Washington DC (US).
Here are the dates and venue details:
Birmingham, UK
Date: January 24-25, 2018
Venue: National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham B40 1NT United Kingdom
URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/techsummit/birmingham
Washington, DC, USA
Date: March 5-6, 2018
Venue: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/techsummit/washington-dc
If you are in town then, do drop by and say hi! Watch this space for further Tech Summit updates!
#babbobox #videospace #videosearchengine #microsoft
3 Biggest Take-away from Microsoft Inspire 2017
* Article written by Babbobox CEO, Alex Chan
It’s more than a week after coming back from Microsoft Inspire in Washington DC. It’s a massive event with 18,000 attendees, 716 total sessions and 572 hours of content. This was Babbobox's Microsoft Inspire. New friendship forged, new connections made, new knowledge learnt, a Carrie Underwood concert, fascinating city and a overall wonderful experience.
There were many take-aways – from learning new tech to meeting people face-to-face whom you only emailed before. But here’s my three biggest take-aways from the event.
Take-away #1 – The Transformation
The biggest take-away that I saw was… A Microsoft in transformation.
It is difficult for one to admit to a mistake and publicly apologize for it, it is even harder to change unless that person really wants to change. That’s the Microsoft that I saw during Inspire. It admitted to 18,000 Microsoft personnel and partners that things are not all rosy with their partners and they needed to not just make a change, but a MASSIVE one at that. Thus, the One Commercial Partner Program.
This resonated with me, and I’m sure with many other Microsoft partners, because I know exactly how difficult it can be to be a Microsoft partner. However, with Inspire, there is new optimism. A new hope that things will be better.
Take-away #2 – Playing where the Puck will be
In many ways, a better Microsoft could also mean better things for the world. Let me explain. The following is Microsoft’s Mission Statement:
Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
To be honest, I didn’t know Microsoft’s mission statement. When I read it during Satya’s keynote speech, it took a while to sink in.
- How many companies can have a mission statement like that?
- How many companies in the world have that kind of global reach?
- Even if it does, how can one make a positive impact?
Wayne Gretzky was once said “"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." This is the second take-away from Inspire. Microsoft is gearing itself to play where the puck is going to be. For mankind, that would be Cloud, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Services and Machine Learning.
The challenge for Microsoft is not just to establish leadership in these areas, but how to bring these technologies out to every corner of the world so mankind can benefit from it. The only way to do this is through working with other people, with partners.
The one question that I had in my mind is, do I want to be on that bandwagon?
Take-away #3 - Inspiring
The last is more personal – Knowing that I made a difference to a stranger.
Babbobox was invited on a panel session for the APAC region with 3 other leaders talking about digital transformation. Admittedly, it was a lot of fun doing it and sharing our personal stories of transformation with others.
Immediately after the session, someone came up to thank me, shaking my hand profusely expressing what I said on stage was the highlight of his entire Inspire event. To put things into perspective, Inspire had 800+ speakers in hundreds of sessions. To be someone’s Inspire highlight, I had to beat some pretty tough competition!
To know that I have inspired even one person... that made my trip all worthwhile!
Microsoft Inspire… The title… How apt! See you next year!