NEW: Video Shot Detection Available on Eden AI

NEW: Video Shot Detection Available on Eden AI
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Processing large volumes of video footage is a complex challenge for video editors, content creators, and data analysts. To simplify this, Eden AI is now offering Shot Detection—a robust solution designed to automatically detect and flag scene transitions in video content. This API empowers developers to integrate efficient scene change detection into their applications, enhancing workflows and reducing manual effort.

What is Video Shot Detection?

Imagine working on a video editing project with hours of footage, and finding specific scene transitions feels like searching for a needle in a haystack. That’s where Video Shot Detection comes in.

Video Shot Detection is a process that identifies and annotates a video with distinct segments created by detecting abrupt shot changes. This typically involves detecting transitions such as cuts, fades, or dissolves between different scenes or shots.

The aim is to automatically identify the points in the video where the visual or thematic content changes significantly, signaling the beginning or end of a shot.

For developers, shot detection is an essential task in video processing, content analysis, and indexing. The primary goal is to automatically detect these transitions, which can then be used for various applications, such as video summarization, scene segmentation, search indexing, and more.

Overall, shot detection aids in organizing and processing video content by identifying structural boundaries in the footage.

Benefits of Using Shot Boundary Detection APIs

  1. Enhanced Video Editing Efficiency: Save time and effort in editing by quickly pinpointing shot transitions. Whether you’re cutting a film, compiling footage for social media, or editing a YouTube video, this feature simplifies the editing process by automatically marking scene changes.
  2. Content Analysis and Organization: Organize your video content more effectively: Since the video is chopped into defined shots, this makes specific moments in footage easier, allowing for more precise storytelling and content creation.
  3. Streamlined Workflow for Developers and Analysts: Integrate Video Shot Detection into your existing systems through our API. It’s perfect for developers looking to enhance their applications with video analysis capabilities, or for data analysts who need to sift through large volumes of video data.
  4. Accurate Scene Segmentation: By relying on powerful algorithms, the feature ensures accurate detection of scene changes and facilitates the extraction of meaningful insights from large volumes of video data.

Video Shot Detection Use Cases

1. Video Editing

Detecting scene transitions helps video editors quickly identify segments that need attention, speeding up the editing process by focusing on specific scenes rather than manually scrubbing through the footage.

2. Security & Surveillance

Shot detection can be used to enhance security by identifying significant changes in video feeds (e.g., a person entering a room, doors opening, or vehicles approaching), allowing for faster analysis and response to potential incidents.

3. Legal & Compliance

In legal settings, Video Shot Detection can help identify relevant segments in video evidence, speeding up the review process for investigators and lawyers.

4. Marketing and Content Moderation

Automatically detecting scene changes helps in flagging or removing inappropriate content. It can identify when a specific scene needs moderation, such as detecting violent content in a particular segment.

5. Advertising

Shot detection identifies moments in a video where ads can be inserted without disrupting the flow. This is particularly useful for creating targeted advertising strategies or dynamic ad insertion during scene changes.

6. Gaming and VR

Automatically segment VR videos into individual scenes, aiding in the creation of interactive VR gaming experiences with smooth transitions. It can track scene transitions to trigger specific interactions or adapt to user movements. It can also help optimize content rendering, improve player experience by focusing on dynamic moments, and assist in detecting events for immersive storytelling.


Access Video Shot Detection with one API

Our standardized API allows you to use different providers on Eden AI to easily integrate Video Shot Detection API into your system.

Google Cloud - Available on Eden AI

Google Cloud's Video Shot Detection API is designed to streamline the video editing and analysis process by automatically detecting and marking scene changes within videos. This technology is particularly beneficial for video editors, content creators, and data analysts who need to efficiently manage large volumes of video content.

Google Cloud’s Video Shot Detection API offers a robust solution that segments videos based on abrupt scene changes, enhancing the accuracy and speed of video analysis. As new video data is processed, the model continuously improves, making it a reliable choice for those seeking high-performance video editing tools without needing deep technical expertise. This API is a versatile option for various applications, from content creation and media management to research and security.

How to Use the Video Shot Detection API on Eden AI

Deploying the Video Shot Detection API in your application using Eden AI is a piece of cake.


Using the Video Shot Detection API on Eden AI and integrating it with their Workflow Builder can enhance your video analysis capabilities by automating tasks like video editing, transition, and organizing complex video content.

Here's a short tutorial on how to integrate the Video Shot Detection API into your workflow on Eden AI:

1. Create an Eden AI Account

Go to the Eden AI platform and sign up for an account if you don’t have one already.

2. Access Workflow Builder

Once logged in, navigate to the Workflow Builder section from the dashboard, click on "Create a new workflow" to start building your automation.

3. Select the Video Shot Detection API

In the Workflow Builder, you will be prompted to choose from various AI services. Search for and select the Video Shot Detection API. Then, adjust the parameters to suit your needs. This includes selecting providers and fallback providers optimizing inputs and outputs, setting evaluation criteria, and other specific configurations.

4. Test the Workflow

Run the workflow to test if everything works smoothly. Check if the Video Shot Detection API correctly interprets video content and returns the expected results.

5. Deploy and Automate

Once you are satisfied with the workflow, deploy it. Use Eden AI’s API to integrate the customized workflow into your application. Launch workflow executions and retrieve results programmatically to fit within your existing systems.

How Eden AI can help you?

Eden AI is the future of AI usage in companies. It's a full stack AI platform for developers to efficiently create, test and deploy an AI API with a unified access to the best AI models:

  • Centralized and fully monitored billing on Eden AI for all AI features.
  • Workflow Builder: This feature allows users to design, automate, and manage complex workflows by integrating AI services. Users can combine various AI tools in a seamless process, enhancing productivity and decision-making.  
  • Unified API for all providers: simple and standard to use, quick switch between providers, access to the specific features of each provider
  • Standardized response format: the JSON output format is the same for all suppliers thanks to Eden AI's standardization work. The response elements are also standardized thanks to Eden AI's powerful matching algorithms.
  • The best Artificial Intelligence APIs in the market are available: big cloud providers (Google, AWS, Microsoft, and more specialized engines)
  • Data protection: Eden AI will not store or use any data. Possibility to filter to use only GDPR engines.

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