imense , Cambridge based software developers, will launch an automated keywording product at the PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) conference in New York on 24th October.
From the Press Release:
“Traditional keywording applications provide users with useful interface to speed up the task of applying keywords, our system not only does this but also automatically applies keywords to images, which removes between 50-75% of the workload.” Says Chris Town, imense co-founder and president of technology “The application analyses the image for content, extracts features and makes a decision on which keywords to apply, this is a world first”
The company’s keywording application is directed towards professional photographers and will be available via subscription on the imense website http://www.imense.com the major benefits for photographers include:
• Reduction of production costs: automation of keywording significantly reduces the cost associated with making digital images market ready.
• Increased workflow: the application will allow photographers to dramatically increase the speed of the keywording process.
“Image keywording has been a headache for photographers since digitisation began.” Said David Sinclair, co-founder and president of products. “Currently, an increasing number of professional image libraries and agencies require photographers to submit images with keywords, with this unique application of our computer vision techniques, we hope to make life much easier”
Posted by Will Carleton