Yes We Can! Vote Early, Vote Often and Vote for Digitalsmiths

Submitted by ben on September 18, 2009 - 9:35am
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Ben Weinberger
CEO & Co-Founder
Posted by ben
on Sep 18th, 2009 09:35 AM
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As a rule, I use this Blog to provide you information on the digital media industry, successful customer strategies and latest innovations. My goal is for this to become a “go-to” resource for honest, insightful and practical information – not a place where I shamelessly promote Digitalsmiths.

Today, I’m going to break my own rule.

Streaming Media has released its nominees for the 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards. It’s the “Peoples’ Choice Awards” of the digital media industry. Digitalsmiths is nominated in two categories: (1) Online Video Platform Premium and (2) Search and Indexing Platform.

I wholeheartedly support the RCAs, and not just because we’re nominated, but because they honor innovative technology achievements that might otherwise go unnoticed. Winners are selected by real end user customers who are in the trenches with these technologies every day. Accordingly, winners are afforded instant credibility with customers, partners and prospects. It’s as important as being positioned in the upper right hand corner of the Gartner Magic Quadrant or the Forrester Wave.

As I mentioned, Digitalsmiths is nominated in two categories: (1) Online Video Platform Premium and (2) Search and Indexing Platform. While it’s an honor to be nominated, it’s so much better to win. That’s why I hope that you will vote for Digitalsmiths in both categories. Here are some reasons why I think you should support us:

  1. We are Studio Grade. Our digital media analysis, operations and publishing system is purpose built to meet the most demanding environments and manage large digital master files in excess of 100GB, multiple file versions and multiple language tracks.
  2. We have MetaFrame™. Digitalsmiths has the industry’s only advanced metadata management framework for the creation, aggregation and distribution of premium time-based metadata. MetaFrame manages hundreds, if not thousands, of video elements, provides more than 70 metadata tracks and delivers the deepest level of intelligence about your videos. With this advanced intelligence, you can improve search and discovery, make content recommendations, create custom clips and target ads more effectively.
  3. We have the Patents and the PhDs. Digitalsmiths is a recognized innovator in video interpretation technologies and holds patents in several areas such as facial recognition, scene classification and closed-captioning time-alignment. Some of the world’s top video analysis scientists – PhDs from top universities – work right here in our Research Triangle Park headquarters. They are constantly pushing the envelope to develop new ways to analyze video and new ways to use that information to drive more monetization opportunities for your film and TV library.
  4. We have Premium Customers. Check out our customer page.

Thanks for allowing me to indulge a little. I promise that the next Blog will be all about you. Until then, please remember…
Vote Early, Vote Often and most importantly, Vote for Digitalsmiths.

Sincerely,
Ben Weinberger