MEDIA BIOMETRICS

Video and audio editing and processing software, namely, software for use in color gamut limiting, color correction, black clamping, color space conversion, compression pre-processing, spatial conversion, luma and chroma subsample conversion, temporal standards conversion, time stretch, time compression, video to film conversion, film to video conversion, frame rate conversion, slow motion film capture, stop frame animation capture, 3:2 pull down conversion, I frame to P frame conversion, frame rate decimation, film cadence repair, rogue field/frame repair, de-interlacing, re-interlacing, aspect ratio conversion, digital video effects, noise reduction, image keying, image overlay, logo insertion, watermarking, character generation, character overlay, strap insertion, ticker insertion, time coding, insertion of captions and subtitles, image stabilization, dynamic range enhancement, dynamic range control, dynamic reframing, object recognition, object tracking, gain control, black level control, contrast control, gamma control, lift control, clipping, composite decoding, composite encoding, timebase correction, synchronization, lip sync processing, program duration adjustment, frame offset, program signature detection, program genre detection, hash measurement, check sum measurement, audio extraction, multiplexing, demultiplexing, loudness control, graphic equalization, channel equalization, audio balancing, high pass filtering, low pass filtering, bandpass filtering, surround sound processing, noise generation, silence detection, test signal generation, speech to text conversion, text to speech conversion, dialogue enhancement, audio warping, sibilance removal, watermarking, encoding, decoding; video and audio editing and processing software for creating transitions, namely, cuts, fades and wipes; video and audio editing and processing software for VBI (Vertical Blanking Interval) processing, namely, extraction, insertion, blanking decoding and synthesis quality control, channel mapping, volume control; video and audio editing and processing systems, namely, computer hardware, video processors, video servers, routing switchers, switching matrices; electronic network hardware, namely, computer hardware, network adaptors, network switches, routers, hubs; modules, namely, integrated circuit modules, circuit board modules; circuit boards, integrated circuits and software for use in the delivery of terrestrial, cable, satellite, mobile, direct-to-home or Internet Protocol television; computer software for the management, search, manual and automated control, and tracking of video, audio, image or metadata file based assets; computer software for the statistical and financial analysis of video, audio, image or metadata file based workflows; computer hardware, software and processors, namely, real-time manual and automated device controllers, status loggers, and alarms for video and audio processing and storage devices across local and wide area networks; audio-video processing apparatus and software, namely, computer hardware, video processors, audio processors and software for use in the archiving, artefact-removal, audio-embedding, audio de-embedding, broadcasting, capture, channel branding, closed captioning, color-correction, color-processing, color-timing, communication, compression-decoding, compression-encoding, compression-transcoding, de-spotting, transmission, dirt-removal, dust removal, digital rights management, display-processing, dropout-compensation, editing, effect-generation, encryption, frame sequence detection, film-cadence detection and repair, orphan-field detection and repair, film-to-video transfer, video-to-film transfer, flicker-reduction, grain reduction, ingest, logo-generation, management, mastering, motion-compensation, motion-estimation, motion-measurement, motion-prediction, noise-reduction, formatting into packages, picture-stabilization, play-out, post-production, production, proxy-handling, projection, publishing, recording, restoration, retrieval, scene change detection, scratch concealment, shooting, storage, stereoscopic image analysis, sub-titling, teletext generation, generation of reduced size thumb-nails of video for monitoring, timebase-correction, transcoding, trans-rating, unsteadiness-correction, watermarking, weave-correction, of television, video, audio, audio-visual, film and multimedia material and content, digital intermediates thereof, or metadata associated therewith; audio-video processing apparatus and software for asset-tracking, namely, the tracking of video, audio, audio-visual, film or multimedia material or content; audio-video processing apparatus and software for conversion, namely, television standards conversion, frame rate conversion, film to video conversion, video to film conversion, up conversion, down conversion, cross conversion; audio-video processing apparatus and software for cut-detection, namely, the detection of cuts in television, video, audio, audio-visual, film or multimedia material or content; audio-video processing apparatus and software for filtering, namely, spatial filtering, temporal filtering, audio filtering; audio-video processing apparatus and software for keying, namely, the generation or use of a key signal in compositing of television, video or film images; audio-video processing apparatus and software for reframing, namely, the processing of television, video or film images to change the shape or size of the image; audio-video processing apparatus and software for segmentation, namely, the segmentation of one or more objects in an image or video or the segmentation of an image or video into foreground and background; audio-video processing apparatus and software for serializing, namely, converting from parallel form to serial form; audio-video processing apparatus and software for de-serializing, namely, converting from serial form to parallel form; audio-video processing apparatus and software for repurposing of video content produced for one medium such as film, television, DVD, Internet, mobile telephony and hand-held devices for use with a different medium; amplifiers; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound, video or images; video processors for converting the aspect ratio of film and video; circuit boards; color correctors, namely, computer hardware and circuit boards for adjusting the color quality of video, television or film; computer graphics boards; computer graphics software; computer hardware; computer interface boards; computer network hubs, switches and routers; computer programs for editing images, sound and video; computer software for use in relation to digital animation and special effects of images; computer software for use in the encryption and decryption of digital files, including audio, video, text, binary, still images, graphics and multimedia files; computer hardware, video processors, and software for the repurposing of video content produced for one medium such as film, television, DVD, Internet, mobile telephony and hand-held devices for use with a different medium; converters; data compression software; decoders, namely, television decoders, compression decoders, namely, decoders for decoding compressed video and audio signals; data decoders, namely, decoders for decoding metadata for video, audio and images; demodulators; de-multiplexers; digital signal processors; digitizers, namely, computer hardware and circuit boards for converting from analog signals to digital signals; display circuit boards, namely, video display cards; video and audio distributors, namely, computer hardware for distributing video and audio signals; video and audio editors, namely, computer hardware and circuit boards for the editing of video and audio content; electronic coding units; electronic control systems for machines; electronic controllers, namely, controllers for electronically controlling video and audio processing and storage devices for use with television, film, video, image and audio signals and files, whether compressed, partially compressed or uncompressed; electronic indicator panels; encoders; fibre optics; integrated circuit modules; integrated circuits; logo generators, namely, computer hardware and video processors for the design and creation of logos; video, audio or audiovisual mixers; monitors, namely, video, television and computer monitors; multiplexers; electronic noise reducers, namely, apparatus for reducing noise in television, film, video, image and audio signals and files, whether compressed, partially compressed or uncompressed; pre-amplifiers; receivers, namely, video, television, satellite receivers; signal processors; software for processing images, graphics and text; television video standards converters; communications transmission apparatus; TV and video converters; video servers; video processors; all the above for use with television, film, video, image or audio signals or files, whether compressed, partially compressed or uncompressed; computer hardware and software for the analyzing, converting, formatting, mapping, modifying, playing, processing, storing, synchronizing and transmitting of television, video, audio and film; electrical and electronic apparatus and instruments for receiving, recording, monitoring, storing, converting, editing, compositing, processing, mixing, manipulating, reproducing and transmitting images and/or image signals and/or audio signals for television, cinematography and the graphic arts; computer programs and computer software for receiving, recording, monitoring, storing, converting, editing, compositing, processing, mixing, manipulating, reproducing and transmitting images and/or image signals and/or audio signals for television, cinematography and the graphic arts; computer hardware and software for the analyzing, automating, backing-up and restoring, controlling, disaster recovery, guiding, logging, managing measuring, monitoring, quality control, redundancy switching, securing, tracking, testing, and visualization of television, film, video, image and audio signals or files, whether compressed, partially compressed or uncompressed; integrated circuits, circuit boards, and spare parts for use with any of the foregoing