Case Study: MIT Libraries achieves searchable, interactive video with 3Play Media

MIT Libraries makes nearly 300 hours of interviews searchable with 3Play Media

MIT Libraries faced the challenge of making its extensive MIT150 Infinite History Project video archive both accessible and searchable. The project consisted of hundreds of interview videos, and MIT needed a solution to make this rich content engaging for all visitors, including those with hearing disabilities, while also enabling search within and across the entire collection. They turned to 3Play Media for transcription and an interactive video solution.

3Play Media provided the transcription service and implemented an interactive, searchable video platform. The solution allowed users to click on any word in a transcript to jump to that point in a video and to search across the entire collection, with results displayed on visual timelines. This made nearly 300 hours of content highly accessible and navigable. The transcripts were also archived for future researchers. MIT Libraries reported that the project was heralded as an invaluable interface by its user community and was very pleased with 3Play Media's responsive and innovative support.

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