Creating a Stamp of Your Clip¶
Observer provides you with a Content Matching Module (if purchased) that offers two functions:
Monitoring live streams for specific content and logging when they occur
Searching your stream history (called the “backlog”) for specific content and logging when it occurred
The Content Matching Module (CMM) is an add on application which runs on a separate server. CMM identifies when specific content is aired by matching audio stamps or samples to logged content. Track aired instances of specific commercials and programs on competitor’s broadcasts, and verify that required content was properly aired. Each Positive match generates a video clip entry in the fingerprint log, and can issue alerts to a set list of users.
How it Works
The Content Matching Module (CMM) uses advanced audio fingerprint stamp techniques to monitor audio content for matches in the Observer content database. To begin the matching process, the operator first creates content clips from the Volicon Observer archive. The user selects the “Create stamp” icon and The CMM then analyzes the audio track of the selected clips and creates a fingerprint stamp specific to the entire clip. The fingerprinting algorithm accommodates normal distortions or differences in volume and can identify whether some or all content has been broadcast.
The CMM stores all the user generated stamps used for monitoring. After selecting which clips to scan, the CMM will then automatically inspect all logged and live content for a match to the select audio stamp and create a bookmark when the content appears as a broadcast asset. The user is then able to access a bookmark created on the Observer with a remotely viewable clip of the identified content to play back for verification. Alternatively, the user can also select to scan the archived content and measure when the clip was present historically.
All of the user management, web access, content ingest and alerting mechanisms with the CMM are built into the Observer system to allow easy installation and operation.
To execute the CMM function, choose or create a clip that contains the content you wish to search for. Then, from the Export column of your clip, click Create Stamp. This will create an audio fingerprint of your clip.
Figure: Create Stamp¶
Observer opens the Create Stamp dialog box.
Figure: Create Stamp Dialog Box¶
Provide a unique name and Click Create Stamp. Observer will report on its progress, and notify you when it has finished.