Retrieval Augmented Generation For Videos: A Game-Changer in NLP and Video Analysis
As the world becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, the use of videos has exploded in every industry. From marketing and advertising to education and entertainment, videos have become an essential tool for communication and engagement. However, with the massive amount of video content being produced and consumed, it has become a challenge for researchers, marketers, and organizations to analyze and extract valuable insights from these videos.
This is where Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) comes into play. RAG is a cutting-edge technology that combines the power of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the way we analyze videos. In this blog post, we will explore what RAG for videos is and how it can benefit researchers, marketers, and organizations.
The Definition of Videos
Before we dive into the details of RAG for videos, let’s first define what videos are. Videos are visual representations of information, ideas, or stories that are captured through a series of sequential images. These images are then played back at a rapid pace, creating the illusion of motion. Videos can be of various lengths and formats, from short clips on social media to full-length films.
The Benefits of Video Analysis
Videos have become an integral part of our lives, and they offer a wealth of information and insights. As a researcher, analyzing videos can provide valuable data and help identify patterns and trends. For marketers, understanding the audience’s response to video content can improve the effectiveness of their campaigns. Organizations can also benefit from video analysis by gaining insights into customer behavior, preferences, and feedback.
However, manually analyzing videos can be a time-consuming and daunting task. With thousands of videos being uploaded every minute, it is impossible to keep up and extract meaningful insights. This is where RAG for videos comes in, making the process faster, more efficient, and accurate.
What is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)?
RAG is a state-of-the-art technology that combines the strengths of NLP and Generative AI. NLP allows machines to understand and process human language, while Generative AI can generate human-like text. RAG for videos uses these two technologies to analyze videos and generate text-based summaries, making it easier to extract insights and information.
How RAG for Videos Works
RAG for videos works in three steps: Retrieval, Augmentation, and Generation.
Retrieval
The first step in RAG for videos is retrieval. In this step, the system uses NLP to analyze the audio and visual elements of the video, extracting key information such as keywords, topics, and sentiment. This process also includes identifying speakers, their emotions, and other relevant data.
Augmentation
In the augmentation step, RAG uses the retrieved information to generate additional text-based data. This data can include summaries, captions, and transcripts that are more structured and organized than the raw data from the retrieval step.
Generation
The final step in RAG for videos is generation. In this step, the system uses Generative AI to generate human-like text based on the retrieved and augmented data. This text can be in the form of summaries, descriptions, or even transcriptions, making it easier for researchers, marketers, and organizations to extract insights from videos.
The Benefits of RAG for Videos
RAG for videos offers several benefits for researchers, marketers, and organizations.
Efficiency
RAG for videos can process large amounts of video content in a fraction of the time it would take a human to do manually. This saves a significant amount of time and resources, allowing researchers, marketers, and organizations to focus on other important tasks.
Accuracy
By combining the power of NLP and Generative AI, RAG for videos can produce accurate and structured text-based data. This eliminates errors and inconsistencies that may occur in manual analysis and provides reliable insights.
Insightful Data
RAG for videos can generate a variety of text-based data, including summaries, captions, and transcripts. This data is more organized and structured, making it easier to extract valuable insights from videos.
Conclusion
Retrieval Augmented Generation for videos is a game-changer in NLP and video analysis. It offers a more efficient, accurate, and insightful way to analyze videos and extract valuable insights. With the increasing use of videos in all industries, RAG for videos is a valuable tool for researchers, marketers, and organizations to stay ahead of the game. If you want to take your video analysis to the next level, it’s time to embrace RAG for videos.
How To Use Speak’s Retrieval Augmented Generation For Videos
Step 1: Create Your Speak Account
To start your transcription and analysis, you first need to create a Speak account. No worries, this is super easy to do!
Get a 14-day trial with 30 minutes of free audio and video transcription and analysis included when you sign up for Speak.
To sign up for Speak and start using Speak Magic Prompts with retrieval augmented generation, just visit the Speak app register page here.
Step 2: Upload Your Videos
We typically recommend MP4s for video or MP3s for audio.
However, we accept a range of audio, video and text file types.
You can upload your file for transcription in several ways using Speak:
Accepted Audio File Types
- MP3
- M4A
- WAV
- OGG
- WEBM
- M4P
Accepted Video File Types
- MP4
- M4V
- WMV
- AVI
- MOV
- FLV
Accepted Text File Types
- TXT
- Word Doc
CSV Imports
You can also upload CSVs of text files or audio and video files. You can learn more about CSV uploads and download Speak-compatible CSVs here.
With the CSVs, you can upload anything from dozens of YouTube videos to thousands of Videos files.
Publicly Available URLs
You can also upload media to Speak through a publicly available URL.
As long as the file type extension is available at the end of the URL you will have no problem importing your recording for automatic transcription and analysis.
YouTube URLs
Speak is compatible with YouTube videos. All you have to do is copy the URL of the YouTube video (for example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKfcLcHeivc).
Speak will automatically find the file, calculate the length, and import the video.
If using YouTube videos, please make sure you use the full link and not the shortened YouTube snippet. Additionally, make sure you remove the channel name from the URL.
Speak Integrations
As mentioned, Speak also contains a range of integrations for Zoom, Zapier, Vimeo and more that will help you automatically transcribe your media.
This library of integrations continues to grow! Have a request? Feel encouraged to send us a message.
Step 3: Calculate and Pay the Total Automatically
Once you have your file(s) ready and load it into Speak, it will automatically calculate the total cost (you get 30 minutes of audio and video free in the 14-day trial – take advantage of it!).
If you are uploading text data into Speak, you do not currently have to pay any cost. Only the Speak Magic Prompts analysis would create a fee which will be detailed below.
Once you go over your 30 minutes or need to use Speak Magic Prompts, you can pay by subscribing to a personalized plan using our real-time calculator.
You can also add a balance or pay for uploads and analysis without a plan using your credit card.
Step 4: Wait for Speak to Analyze Your Videos
If you are uploading audio and video, our automated transcription software will prepare your transcript quickly. Once completed, you will get an email notification that your transcript is complete.
That email will contain a link back to the file so you can access the interactive media player with the transcript, analysis, and export formats ready for you.
If you are importing CSVs or uploading text files Speak will generally analyze the information much more quickly.
Speak will automatically embed your data in a well-architected vector database which allows you to use retrieval augmented generation for Videos.
Step 5: Visit Your File Or Folder
Speak is capable of analyzing both individual files and entire folders of data.
When you are viewing any individual file in Speak, all you have to do is click on the “Prompts” button.
If you want to analyze many files, all you have to do is add the files you want to analyze into a folder within Speak.
You can do that by adding new files into Speak or you can organize your current files into your desired folder with the software’s easy editing functionality.
Step 6: Select Speak Magic Prompts To Analyze Your Videos
What Are Magic Prompts?
Speak Magic Prompts leverage innovation in artificial intelligence models often referred to as “generative AI”.
These models have analyzed huge amounts of data from across the internet to gain an understanding of language.
With that understanding, these “large language models” are capable of performing mind-bending tasks!
With Speak Magic Prompts, you can now perform those tasks on the audio, video and text data in your Speak account.
Retrieval augmented generation is what makes these Magic Prompts work so well.
Step 7: Select or Create Your Assistant Type
To help you get better results from Speak Magic Prompts, Speak has introduced “Assistant Type”.
These assistant types pre-set and provide context to the prompt engine for more concise, meaningful outputs based on your needs.
To begin, we have included:
- General
- Researcher
- Marketer
- Sales
- Recruiter
Choose the most relevant assistant type from the dropdown.
You can also create your own custom Assistant Template Type.
If you visit the new page Account Preferences, you can see there is now an area where you can create your own custom Assistant.
This allows you to set the context of the engine for higher quality and more consistent outputs.
For example, you could say:
“We are [COMPANY NAME]. We are analyzing [DATA] to understand how to improve [GOAL]. We want all responses to be concise and in table format.”.
This becomes a reusable template in any of your manual or automated Magic Prompts.
You can create multiple templates for different use cases.
As an example, the analysis you run on a focus group may be different than a one-on-one interview.
Step 8: Create Or Select Your Desired Prompt
Here are some examples prompts that you can apply to any file right now:
- Create a SWOT Analysis
- Give me the top action items
- Create a bullet point list summary
- Tell me the key issues that were left unresolved
- Tell me what questions were asked
A modal will pop up so you can use the suggested prompts we shared above to instantly and magically get your answers.
If you have your own prompts you want to create, select “Custom Prompt” from the dropdown and another text box will open where you can ask anything you want of your data!
Step 9: Review & Share Responses
Speak will generate a concise response for you in a text box below the prompt selection dropdown. With Chat enabled, you can also continue to query that data to reveal more insights and reformat the information to your needs.
In this example, we ask to analyze all the Videos in the folder at once for the top product dissatisfiers.
You can easily copy that response for your presentations, content, emails, team members and more!
Speak Magic Prompts Pricing
Our team at Speak Ai continues to optimize the pricing for Magic Prompts and Speak as a whole.
Right now, anyone in the 14-day trial of Speak gets 100,000 characters included in their account.
If you need more characters, you can easily include Speak Magic Prompts in your plan when you create a subscription.
You can also upgrade the number of characters in your account if you already have a subscription.
Both options are available on the subscription page.
Alternatively, you can use Speak Magic Prompts by adding a balance to your account. The balance will be used as you analyze characters.
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Once you sign up, just visit our custom plan builder and select the media volume, team size, and features you want to get a plan that fits your needs.
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