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ReelSurfer is partnered with the Institute for Multimedia Literacy at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. ReelSurfer provides access to raw footage so students can search, watch and then download the segment they want for use in their own projects.
"ReelSurfer proved invaluable in helping my students locate clips for their project from among the many hours of footage we made available. The ability to search textually to acquire video saved them hours and hours of time, allowing them to concentrate on the intellectual component of their work. They spent time creating, rather than doing manual tasks, and the projects will have the type of rigor they could not have had without this help from ReelSurfer."
-Virginia Kuhn, USC School of Cinematic Arts Institute for Multimedia Literacy
The San Bernardino Community College District has partnered with ReelSurfer to enhance the video indexing delivery functionalities of their online digital repository, EduStream. EduStream is a statewide project serving over 170 institutions across 10 states and is sponsored by the 110 California Community Colleges and their Chancellor’s Office.
“More and more, faculty are utilizing digital media to improve their ability to convey knowledge to their students. Subsequently, there is a growing need to align video search and distribution pathways with how faculty and students interact. With EduStream now featuring ReelSurfer’s proprietary indexing and search technology, faculty and students will be able to search and share segments inside videos using custom playlists and social network integration. ReelSurfer really took the time to hear our needs and vision for EduStream. Our partnership with ReelSurfer has enabled us to provide faculty and students with a high quality, customized approach to serve more faculty and students sooner. We are proud of what this partnership has enabled us to provide our member institutions and look forward to expanding it in the future.”
-Dr. Glen Kuck, Project Director of EduStream
Educational Media
Having trouble allowing your students access to the wealth of video content that sits in your archives? The ReelSurfer solution allows you to create a University centralized online database for all of your valuable content. This will facilitate increased student interaction to the right segment from the right video. ReelSurfer technology archives footage in a way that allows easy access and export to students' own developing projects. Students can deploy video-based texts with the same precision and sophistication that is possible in written essays, allowing for advanced scholarly use of digital media.
Key Features:
- Advanced search and indexing technology to find the relevant 30 seconds of a large video
- Custom interface and Flash player / Integration with current interface and player
- Student User Features: Embedding, Annotations, Video Citations
Key Benefits:
- Save student time by providing access to all digital video
- Save money preparing video for student use with a fully automated process
- Allow students to use video in papers and projects anywhere in the world
The Visual Effects Society website which provides access to current and archived high-quality panels and awards ceremony videos currently utilizes ReelSurfer indexing and search technology to allow its members to find specific portions of video content by typing basic search terms. Users can then use custom ReelSurfer interaction features to communicate with other VES members through these educational videos.
ReelSurfer is partnering with Brave New Foundation’s Brave New Educators initiative to make raw and finished video assets available for cross-disciplinary academic and scholarly use in colleges and universities. BNF is piloting this program this fall with the Institute of Multimedia Literacy at the University of Southern California and with Film and Politics classes at Occidental College.
Entertainment Media
The ReelSurfer software solution allows content owners to monetize their content and engage with audiences. ReelSurfer flexible technology allows your users to find your content, play it in a custom player branded with your logo, all within the familiarity of your own interface. Powering your site with ReelSurfer creates new revenue streams by allowing users to create products off of your content.
Key Features:
- Advanced search and indexing technology to find the relevant 30 seconds of a large video
- Custom Flash player / Integration with your current player
- User Personalization Features: Clipping, Video Annotation, Playlisting
- Integration with Social Networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter)
Key Benefits:
- Increased Monetization (Create products (greeting cards, ring tones, etc.) on top of content, affiliate product sales, targeted advertising)
- Decrease customer acquisition costs by increasing traffic to site and number of views of content
- Maintain corporate branding and presence no matter where the content travels
Encoder
Formatting video is messy, with all the different types of codecs, bit rates, etc. RS Encoder makes it easy in the form of a desktop application for Windows and Mac that with one click of a button automatically transcodes, ingests, and uploads all forms of media content to be used in flash format.
Key Features:
- Custom desktop applications (Mac and Windows) that can be used by content owners or any other publishers
- Integrated flash transcoding and metadata injection
- Proprietary uploading system for large video files (integrated to your server or desired hosting destination)
Key Benefits:
- Save time by having a simple one-click solution to transcode, ingest, and upload video in one click.
- Save money by having one application do the end to end preparation of video for online use
- Integrates easily with any current infrastructure or video workflow
Take 1
How many hours and dollars of expensive editing time get wasted looking for that one killer shot in Reel 4? Allow ReelSurfer’s Take 1 product to do the work and spend your time making creative decisions rather than doing manual searching through all your captured video or B-roll. ReelSurfer Take 1 is an online service designed specifically for film, TV and webisode production. By assisting directors and editors from principal photography through post production, ReelSurfer Take 1 automates your workflow saving time and money.
Key Features:
- Customizable Footage Log – Do away with logbooks, clipboards or other manual attempts at logging valuable footage and B-roll. ReelSurfer Take 1’s customizable logging system allows the filmmaker to record all the key information from the shoot.
- Search by Dialog or Scene Description – Use ReelSurfer’s custom search technology to sift through hours of raw footage and find the takes you are actually looking for. Instead of looking for ‘Scene 3, Take 2’ search in plain English like “Cuba Gooding’s phone rings” and find exactly what you need.
- Preview Takes in Real Time - ReelSurfer Take 1 allows the filmmaker to upload video making it easier to browse through search results. Custom video processing and uploading allows the filmmaker to link actual video to the footage logs. Watch the takes again as you decide which shot is perfect for your film.
Key Benefits:
- Save time in the editing process by being able to find the right take the first time
- Same money on editors and post-production facility by finding a take in real time
- 24/7 worldwide access to raw footage makes working remotely easy
