SEATTLE, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks®
(NASDAQ: RNWK), a leader in groundbreaking digital media software
and services, today unveiled two new video innovations for
consumers:
- StarSearch™ by Real® is a powerful and entertaining browser
extension that enables consumers to instantly identify celebrities
and public figures in any video streamed from YouTube, Netflix, and
soon other popular sites.
- RealPlayer® 20/20, is a redesigned, AI-powered PC media player
that provides one-click video downloads and instantly spots and
identifies people in videos, the scenes where they appear, and
organizes media libraries by people.
"In 1995, RealNetworks introduced RealAudio and created the
commercial streaming industry," said Rob
Glaser, founder and CEO of RealNetworks. "Streaming has
since become a central part of society, especially in these
challenging times. Using the power of AI and our SAFR computer
vision platform, we're delighted to deliver two new free consumer
products today — StarSearch and RealPlayer 20/20 — that make
streaming even better. We hope that millions of consumers worldwide
will find StarSearch and RealPlayer 20/20 delightful and
useful."
StarSearch is a free web extension that instantly identifies
celebrities streaming on YouTube and Netflix: it answers the
question, "Hey, who is that?" The browser extension even shows the
scenes where celebrities and public figures appear in the web's top
videos. StarSearch saves time and makes online streaming more
informative and entertaining.
RealPlayer 20/20 is a redesign of the world's beloved media
player used by millions of users. Now with faster and smarter
one-click downloads from thousands of sites, the free RealPlayer
applies the power of AI and computer vision to your media library.
It identifies the celebrities in the videos you're watching
and automatically organizes your library by people so you can
search, browse and easily find clips and scenes with the persons
you want — making it more entertaining to explore and discover
videos.
"StarSearch is a brand new and useful way to enhance any
streaming video on YouTube and Netflix, on a PC or Mac," said
Frederick Savoye, Vice President,
Consumer Media, RealNetworks. "More than 80% of consumers often ask
themselves who's on the screen they're watching. There's no longer
a need to do a web search or reach for your phone. StarSearch
identifies famous people as you watch. We're also introducing a
major upgrade to RealPlayer for Windows with a redesigned UI,
faster and smarter one-click downloader, and the AI power of
StarSearch to automatically organize video libraries by people — a
wholly intuitive way to search and experience content in your media
library."
By simply clicking on a video that includes a famous or
noteworthy person, StarSearch instantly identifies the person with
a name, photo, and fun facts. Imagine the convenience of watching
the Academy Awards, Late Night television, a political debate, or
your favorite show with StarSearch to immediately skip directly to
the people you care about.
Perfect for fans who want to keep the fun going and prefer to
download content, RealPlayer 20/20 for Windows integrates
StarSearch technology to scan, organize, search, and browse videos
sorted by people, bringing the power of artificial intelligence to
local media. RealPlayer 20/20 can optionally share the celebrities
or noteworthy people that appear and their timecode locations with
other users of the StarSearch extension or of RealPlayer 20/20.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the streaming industry
which first gave voice to the web in 1995, we are have created a
website to highlight the major streaming events at:
www.25yearsofstreaming.com. Twenty-five years after RealNetworks
invented RealAudio and launched the industry, StarSearch and
RealPlayer 20/20 are now transforming the digital video experience
using Real's AI technology that lets consumers visually search for
people in the video they're watching.
AVAILABILITY
StarSearch by Real is immediately available as a free web
extension for Mac and PC through the Google Chrome store.
RealPlayer 20/20 for Windows is now available for free in the US
and Canada, with plans to expand
to other regions later this year. Anyone with a Windows PC can
experience RealPlayer 20/20 by downloading it at: www.real.com.
About RealNetworks
Building on a legacy of digital media expertise and innovation,
RealNetworks has created a new generation of products that employ
best-in-class artificial intelligence and machine learning to
enhance and secure our daily lives. SAFR® (safr.com) is the world's
premier facial recognition platform for live video. Leading in
real-world performance and accuracy as evidenced in testing by
NIST, SAFR enables new applications for security, convenience,
analytics, and powers StarSearch by Real and RealPlayer 20/20
(real.com). Kontxt™ (kontxt.com) is the foremost platform for
categorizing A2P messages to help mobile carriers build customer
loyalty and drive new revenue through text message classification
and antispam. For more information, visit:
www.realnetworks.com.
Media Contact:
Lisa
Amore, Amore PR for RealNetworks
Work: 202-506-3056; Mobile: 206-954-8006.
lisa@amorepr.com
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