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Real-time Content Analysis & Processing

A Horizon 2020 project that developed an automatic content analysis platform for metadata-driven media workflows, completed in May 2018.

About the Project Technical Overview
Real-time Analysis

Camera shake can ruin handheld shots, but ReCAP’s latest work turns that jitter into searchable metadata. ReCAP for logging camera jitter in handheld footage Automatically extract time-stamped descriptive and technical metadata from live broadcast-quality video.

Quality Control

Detect lost or frozen frames, dropouts, macroblocking, and estimate sharpness and noise levels.

Content Recognition

Logo detection, face detection, and content duplication detection for archive and live feeds.

Enhancing Metadata-Driven Workflows

The media production industry faces growing challenges from the explosion of mobile devices and demand for content on any device. Modern workflows must support multiple heterogeneous sources and playout targets, making rich metadata and data integrity essential for quality assurance and Media Asset Management. Check out our latest post Automating commercial break detection in recorded broadcasts on how ReCAP’s broadcast analysis pipeline automates the detection of commercial breaks in recorded TV footage.

  • Co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme under grant agreement No 732461
  • Consortium led by NMR, with partners Tools On Air, Nablet, and Joanneum Research
  • Awarded approximately €1 million in EU funding in December 2016
  • Working prototype demonstrated at NAB 2017 in the Futures Park (Booth N1639FP)
Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement No 732461

Project Milestones

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NAB 2017 — Proof of Concept

19 April 2017: The consortium debuted a working prototype of its video analysis technology in Las Vegas.

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BVE 2018

28 February 2018: The ReCAP project was presented at BVE 2018 in London.

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NAB 2018

9 April 2018: The ReCAP team exhibited on the ToolsOnAir booth SL14813 at NAB 2018.

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We Need Smarter MAM

Alex Buchanan, COO at NMR, published a blog post on 13 September 2017 exploring how smarter Media Asset Management can address the challenges of ever-growing media libraries. Read the full article at vidispine.com.

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 732461.