VideoSurf

VideoSurf

VideoSurf is a video search engine that allows users to search for video clips using keywords, phrases, images, or by humming melodies. It indexes videos from major sites like YouTube and returns relevant clips.
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VideoSurf: Video Search Engine

Find video clips using keywords, phrases, images or hummed melodies from popular sites like YouTube

What is VideoSurf?

VideoSurf is a video search engine launched in 2007 that allows users to search for video clips on the internet. It indexes videos from major video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion and more.

Some key features of VideoSurf include:

  • Search by keywords or phrases to find relevant video clips
  • Visual search - upload an image and VideoSurf will find scenes from videos that match that image
  • Hum search - hum, whistle or sing a melody and VideoSurf will return video clips containing that melody
  • Facial recognition to search for videos containing specific people
  • Search filters like duration, quality, date, and source of videos
  • Automatically generated tags and categories when searching to narrow down results
  • View history and ability to create collections of videos

Overall, VideoSurf uses advanced audio, visual and semantic analysis technologies to provide an enhanced video search experience. It aims to organize and make the growing amount of online video content more searchable and discoverable for users.

VideoSurf Features

Features

  1. Video search using keywords, phrases, images, or humming melodies
  2. Indexing videos from major sites like YouTube
  3. Returning relevant video clips based on the user's query
  4. Providing detailed information about each video, such as title, description, and duration

Pricing

  • Free

Pros

Innovative video search capabilities

Ability to search for videos using diverse methods

Access to a wide range of video content from various platforms

Detailed video information to help users find relevant content

Cons

Limited to video search and does not offer video playback functionality

May not cover all video platforms or have a comprehensive video index

User interface may not be as intuitive or user-friendly as some competitors


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