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SnapStream is a cross between a DVR and a search engine that enables organizations to monitor television based on the closed captioning mandated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)〔(Federal Communications Commission closed captioning information )〕 attached to every program. The hybrid DVR-search engine is a product of convergence from Houston-based software developers at SnapStream, originally known for their consumer product Beyond TV. Mac〔(GigaOm article - ''Snapstream brings TV monitoring to the Mac'' )〕 or PC users can connect to SnapStream, a rack-mounted appliance, via the Web-based interface.〔(Electronista article - ''SnapStream releases Mac client for web-based video searching'' )〕 One SnapStream TV search engine can record up to 10 channels simultaneously〔(News article on Lostremote )〕 and internally store 30 TB,〔(Broadcasting and cable article )〕 which equals approximately 34,000 hours of video content; the absolute archiving capacity depends on the user-selected recording quality (at X megabits per second). On the fifth generation platform, multiple SnapStreams can cluster or link together to provide indefinite scale for multi-channel recording, archive depth and processing power.〔(TV News Check article - ''SnapStream Intros New Search, Storage Technology'' )〕 In this client-server model, SnapStream (hardware pictured above) acts as the server dedicated to managing TV storage, recording via TV tuners and handling other processing tasks. Computers on the same local area network (LAN) can receive this stream of information by connecting to SnapStream's Web-based software client. ==TV search== Often referred to as a TV search appliance,〔(TV News check news article )〕 SnapStream allows organizations to closely interact with television from a Mac or a PC, using a graphical user interface and electronic program guide similar to familiar consumer products like Beyond TV, TiVo and Sky+. All recorded programs are indexed in real time, providing a live platform to search inside television with the user mechanics of a web search engine. Type in a string of keywords to pull up relevant search results, click on a video to watch it and view the program in key context with the closed captioning displayed. The user can then collaborate with television by creating TV clips in portable file formats, such as WMV and H.264, to e-mail or burn to DVD. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「SnapStream TV monitoring software」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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