Avid® | AI Media Analytics Version 2018.9 ReadMe Important Information Avid® recommends that you read all the information in this ReadMe file thoroughly before setting up an Avid | AI Media Analytics environment. This ReadMe describes the required installation and configuration for running Avid | AI Media Analytics using Microsoft Azure Video Indexer. Additional information on MediaCentral | Cloud UX and MediaCentral | Asset Management is available online in guides. For more information about Azure Video Indexer, refer to Microsoft documentation. Important: Search the Avid Knowledge Base at http://www.avid.com/learn-and-support for the most up-to-date ReadMe file, which contains the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published. Revision History Date Revised Changes Made September 28, 2018 First publication Contents About Avid | AI Media Analytics . 2 Installing the Media Analytics Packages. 4 Assigning Media Analytics Rights . 7 (Optional) Enabling the Media Analytics Processing Trigger . 8 (Optional) Enabling Media Analytics Processing for Additional Asset Types. 9 Creating Provider Configuration Profiles . 11 Triggering Media Analytics Processes by Using a Watch Folder Import. 16 Triggering Media Analytics Processes in MediaCentral | Cloud UX . 19 Monitoring Media Analytics Processes in the Process App . 20 Searching for Media Analytics Results in the Search App . 21 Displaying Media Analytics Results in the Markers Tab . 24 About Avid | AI Media Analytics About Avid | AI Media Analytics Avid | AI Media Analytics provides a framework that automates content indexing, such as facial detection, scene recognition, and speech-to-text conversion, by using third-party capabilities. The current version provides support for Microsoft Cognitive Services (Azure Video Indexer) and includes a Media Analytics API for additional providers. Avid | AI Media Analytics v2018.9 enables MediaCentral customers to leverage Microsoft’s Cognitive Services to auto-index content using machine learning algorithms, creating a library of rich metadata that can be readily searched. The following topics are covered in this chapter: • Requirements • Overview Requirements MediaCentral Version The following MediaCentral versions support the Media Analytics feature: • MediaCentral | Cloud UX v2018.9 • MediaCentral | Asset Management v2018.9 To install and use the Avid AI Media Analytics features, MediaCentral Cloud UX and the Asset n Management module must be set up and running. For additional information, see the following guides: • Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX Installation and Configuration Guide See the MediaCentral | Cloud UX v2018 documentation. • Avid MediaCentral | Asset Management Installation Manual See the MediaCentral | Asset Management v2018.6 and 2018.9 documentation. Installation Packages The Avid | AI Media Analytics installation packages are included in the MediaCentral Asset Management v2018.9 software. You do not need to download the packages separately but can directly start with the installation using the Asset Management Control Center. See “Installing the Media Analytics Packages” on page 4. License Using the Avid AI Media Analytics features requires the license “Asset Management Azure VideoIndexer.” Use the Avid Application Manager application to activate the license. See “Activating the License” on page 6. 2 About Avid | AI Media Analytics Limitations Note the following limitations of Avid AI Media Analytics version 2018.9: • The current version comes with support for Microsoft Cognitive Services (Azure Video Indexer) but includes a Media Analytics API for additional providers. • Media Analytics features can be applied to MediaCentral Asset Management assets of type “video.” You can enhance the Asset Management configuration to support additional video- based asset types. See “(Optional) Enabling Media Analytics Processing for Additional Asset Types” on page 9. • Media Analytics does not currently support MediaCentral Production Management assets. Microsoft Azure Dependencies • To use the Azure Video Indexer features, you need a Microsoft Azure subscription and Video Indexer Account. Later in the installation process you will need to provide the Azure Video Indexer V2 subscription ID and account ID. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/video- indexer/connect-to-azure • To use the face recognition feature, “training” of the Cognitive Services for your Video Indexer Account in the Video portal is required. For more information, see https://www.videoindexer.ai Included Components After the installation of the required packages, the following is deployed: • The service MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer is installed and added to the pool MAM_2000_Backend2 • The processes MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS and MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS_JOBS are available • The data model includes all attributes and definitions for object classes, process classes, segment content classes, and strata that are required to use the Media Analytics features • The scheduled task PerformAzureMediaAnalytics, which is configured to automatically trigger a MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS process for assets of type “video” can be enabled in Asset Management Scheduling Administrator • The rights Processes/Create_MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS and CBA/ MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS are available in the Asset Management User Management and can be assigned to user groups that are intended to use the Media Analytics features in User Manager Overview Setting up the Media Analytics features includes the following steps: 1. Installing the Media Analytics Packages 2. Activating the License 3. Assigning Media Analytics Rights 4. (Optional) Enabling the Media Analytics Processing Trigger 3 Installing and Configuring the Avid | AI Media Analytics Features 5. (Optional) Enabling Media Analytics Processing for Additional Asset Types 6. Creating Provider Configuration Profiles In MediaCentral Cloud UX, you can use the following Media Analytics features: 1. Triggering Media Analytics Processes in MediaCentral | Cloud UX 2. Monitoring Media Analytics Processes in the Process App 3. Searching for Media Analytics Results in the Search App 4. Displaying Media Analytics Results in the Markers Tab Installing and Configuring the Avid | AI Media Analytics Features The following topics provide information on how to install and configure the Media Analytics features: • Installing the Media Analytics Packages • Activating the License • Assigning Media Analytics Rights • (Optional) Enabling the Media Analytics Processing Trigger • (Optional) Enabling Media Analytics Processing for Additional Asset Types • Creating Provider Configuration Profiles Installing the Media Analytics Packages Use the following installation packages to install the Media Analytics features: • Media Analytics Base (MediaAnalytics): Includes the Asset Management processes MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS and MCP_MEDIA_ANALYTICS_JOB that are controlled via configuration and handle dispatching, executing, and monitoring analytic jobs and writing the results to the target system. • Media Analytics Azure VideoIndexer Integration (MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer): Includes the Asset Management WebService that handles the communication with the Azure Video Indexer API. To install the Media Analytics packages: 1. Open the “Packages” folder on your Asset Management installation source. 2. Copy the installation packages MediaAnalytics_<version>.zip and MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer_<version>.zip to the package folder of the Control Center. Tip: You can see the package directory by clicking the System Settings button on Control Center’s Dashboard view, selecting All from the Category selection list, and locating the system setting System.PackagesDirectory. The system setting value is the folder on the server that is running Control Center. 4 Installing and Configuring the Avid | AI Media Analytics Features 3. Open the Control Center: a. Open a browser (Chrome or Internet Explorer) and enter the URL https://<hostname>:9911/ ControlCenter b. Provide the Control Center credentials and click Login. 4. Click Package Management on the Dashboard view or the Views side bar. The Package Management view opens. 5. (Optional) In the Filters bar, select “Not Installed” from the State drop-down list. 6. Select “Install <version>” from the New drop-down list for the package MediaAnalytics and MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer. 7. Click Prepare. 8. In the System Settings tab, enter values for the following settings: - MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer.AccountId: Provide your Azure Video Indexer V2 account ID. If not set, the first “Paid” account is used; if no “Paid” account of the subscription is available, the first “Trial” account of the subscription is used. - MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer.SubscriptionKey: Provide your Azure Video Indexer V2 subscription ID. - MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer.AzureStorageAccountKey: Provide the Azure storage account key for video upload to Video Indexer. - MediaAnalytics.AzureVideoIndexer.AzureStorageAccountName: Provide the Azure storage account name for video upload to Video Indexer. 9. Click Start to start the installation. The Jobs view opens and the selected packages are installed. 5 Installing and Configuring the Avid | AI Media Analytics Features Activating the License Use the Avid Application Manager application to activate your license. The application is installed at the same time you install Asset Management. After installation, open the Application Manager application