Smarter video search with Natural Language Search

Vaidio Video Search makes searching through hours of film material very easy and efficient. In version 9.1 of Vaidio, we have further optimised this module with Natural Language Search. With Natural Language Search, it is possible to search in natural language, just as you would with Google, for example.

What is Natural Language Search?

Natural Language Search is a new way to interact with Video AI Analytics. Instead of manually ticking categories or selecting attributes, you now use words to describe what you are looking for. Vaidio analyses the sentence, recognises relevant objects, actions and parameters, and automatically searches through the metadata of all connected cameras.

Thanks to Natural Language Search, Vaidio can not only recognise standard features (such as person, vehicle or bag), but also understand descriptions with multiple features at once. For example:

• ‘A person with a blue waistcoat and a bagpack’
• ‘A truck arriving after 10pm’
• ‘People going to the exit””
• ‘Cyclists on the sidewalk’

How does this work in practice?

Choose an object via the search filter and simply type a description in the search field of the Video Search module. Vaidio interprets this text via its Natural Language Search engine, which uses advanced semantic AI models. The engine links the description to existing video objects, such as ‘person’, ‘vehicle’, ‘bicycle’ or ‘bag’, including their colour, position or behaviour. It then searches the entire video network for relevant fragments.

The results appear on the screen within seconds, with visual examples of all cameras where a match was found. Each snippet can be opened, exported or shared immediately.

The benefits at a glance

• Faster search: Enter object attributes instead of defining them via the search filter.
• Ease of use: anyone inside or outside the control room can work with it, without technical knowledge.
• Greater accuracy: Vaidio interprets the context and combines multiple search criteria automatically.
• Working more efficiently: less time spent searching back, more time for analysis and decision-making.
• Wide range of applications: from security to operations, retail, healthcare or logistics – wherever video is used.

From data to direct insights

Natural Language Search brings video AI analytics closer to humans. Vaidio narrows the gap between what we see and what we want to know, making searching through video data more intuitive than ever before. Whether for incident investigation, process optimisation or situational awareness, the right footage can be found in seconds.