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One of the original incarnations of Google Video was something somewhat similar to this (an index of closed-captioning data from a lot of different tv streams).
by philsnow 14y ago
One of the original incarnations of Google Video was something somewhat similar to this (an index of closed-captioning data from a lot of different tv streams). What they chose to do with it was different though: they allowed you to search closed-captioned content and it would show you a few thumbnails and the time of day when those words were said on air.
This memory is kind of hazy, ISTR it's from 2005 or so.
- sc00ter 14y agoIf we're waxing lyrical, there was a research paper out of Ireland from a small telecoms research outfit, circa 1996 describing pretty much this, but using teletext subtitles. In addition to capturing and indexing the subtitles, it also captured the video, and so allowed the captions to be used as an index to the video. I don't doubt someone can come up with an even earlier incarnation!
- philsnow 14y agoEverything old is new again :)