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An advanced search engine for movies is currently in development. Picture: Twentieth Century Fox
Have you ever remembered the most random details from a movie even though you can’t recall the flick’s name? If so you’re going to like this! If not, it’s more common than you think if Finnish company Valossa’s new search engine is anything to go by.
According to the Independent, they’ve just received $650k in investment to create the world’s first descriptive search engine for videos. Entitled whatismymovie.com, the site will be dedicated to identifying video through text and voice search.
The technology analyses the content of video files by using a combination of natural language processing and pattern recognition AI. This allows the engine to identify thousands of concepts contained within a clip, which in turn allows it to return results to search queries.
A demo of the site is currently live and taking queries. Picture: news.com.au
Example searches could include:
• Ryan Reynolds in fat suit
• Psychological thriller in space
• Cate Blanchett plays Bob Dylan
• Movie about food
Queries can also be returned via conditional and chained voice commands. This is the first time voice commands of this nature have been employed by a search engine.
While the technology is still only in development, a demo of the site is live and contains data from more than 40,000 movies. So grab some popcorn, have a play, leave some feedback – and before you know it a commercial version of the site will be available on a screen near you.