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Full Text Video Searching and Enhanced Video Workflow. MerlinOne Unveils the Next Generation Video Technology

Quincy, MA, March 30, 2008 - MerlinOne, Inc., unveiled its industry leading video search technology at last year's NEXPO. Now for the next step: video workflow enhancements including the ability to set in and out points, and amazing instantaneous launch of a clip into your non-linear editor.

"NEXPO 2008 is all about video workflow. We introduced the speech-to-text conversion and searching plus our click and cue technology last year, this year we take video handling to the next level and introduce workflow tools that will make an online editor's life much easier," said Rande Simpson, MerlinOne Archive Business Manager.

The Merlin Video Asset Management System provides not only advanced searching, but gives editors the ability to monitor the status of the video through production stages as well as tag in and out points that get transferred to popular non-linear editors. Merlin works like a video picture desk, sending new clips with amazing speed for editing in programs like Apple® Final Cut Pro or Adobe® Premiere.

"We learned through our newspaper partners that not only is searching an issue, but tracking the status of video is equally important. We added video tracking to our Trax assignment management system that now makes centralized video organization and status updates possible. For the first time you can tell where in your workflow the video clip is, " added Simpson. Trax is a web-based assignment management and budget tool that allows editors to get an overview of all parts of a package - whether it is a story, graphic, photo, multimedia slide show or video.

MerlinOne demonstrated an HD video-capable version of its Merlin Digital Asset Management System that lets users actually search for words spoken in the audio tracks. With this powerful technology, Merlin Video Asset Management users can find digital video files that contain specific words or phrases. Search results from the Merlin Video Asset Management system are automatically cued to the spot where the search term is spoken: this saves tremendous time that would have been lost to locating, mounting, viewing or jogging video clips.

Merlin's new web interface is optimized for video playback. Users who need to view content can use this tool to easily locate and play videos as well as view all print content. Projects, viewing linked content and saved searches are all available for even casual users.

The Merlin Video Asset Management System integrates with popular transcoders for a quick, powerful and scalable way to convert media between virtually any video/audio format and automate workflow. Transcoder integration gives users the flexibility to normalize formats on ingest to Merlin or store videos in their original format and convert when selecting destination newsroom systems.

About MerlinOne - MerlinOne, Inc. is a leading provider of digital asset management systems and electronic document discovery platforms. E-Sheets® is the foremost electronic tearsheets service. The Merlin picture desk management solution has over 140 major installations at corporations like The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Harvard University, Pfizer, Habitat for Humanity and The White House. MerlinOne technology helps companies manage photos, text, graphics, PDFs, multimedia and e-discovery material.

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