4ᵗʰ January 2024 – GridSearch has announced the launch of a video search tool that quickly and efficiently narrows down to a precise frame in the video. The tool uniquely doesn’t mimic spooling through magnetic tape and enables users to accurately navigate to a specific frame within the video by selecting the closest thumbnail to the desired moment from a grid of nine thumbnails: zooming in by a factor of eight each time. The search tool works with TV remote controls, tablets and smartphones, game console controllers, numeric keyboards and voice control too.
“With so much content being watched on-demand, consumers want an easy way to navigate to the specific points they want to see. This is especially true for programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing, where viewers might want to skip directly to the dances.”
“Editing teams are under increasing pressure to perform reviews and edits in record time. Our tool can make it much faster for them to find the precise point in the video, speeding up that process and ultimately helping get content to consumers fast. It is a complimentary tool to AI to allow content discovery in video archives.”
GridSearch has developed an innovative video search tool, which uses a grid of thumbnails to improve and accelerate content discovery. GridSearch can be used by both consumers wishing to find a specific point to watch in their favourite show and production teams, looking to speed up editing and processes.
View the video demo here https://vimeo.com/894088521