WordWave Teams with Convera

Transcription and indexing company, WordWave (www.wordwave.com), announced its new video indexing service, an solution that streams, encodes and transcribes broadcast video clips.

WordWave also announced that it will be using Convera's (www.convera.com) Screening Room digital asset management software to match video with closed captions. This will allow users to quickly search for content from streaming audio and video.

In October 2000, WordWave launched its division dedicated to providing transcriptions for digital media.

"Digital multimedia becomes immensely more valuable to both the viewer and the company that is streaming the video if it is searchable," said Larry Schwartz, president of WordWave's Communications division. "With this service, broadcast viewers will be able to visit the Internet and search for a specific word, product or segment that they saw on television, and be brought directly to that spot in the streamed clip. WordWave's video indexing service provides an unparalleled level of granular search that gives new life to video on the Internet, making it more accessible and useful to the viewer."

WordWave's VITAC division claims to be the leader in broadcast captioning with deals with ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC and other companies.

WordWave's new Video Indexing Center will be headquartered at the company's Pittsburgh offices.