Technologies for analyzing and searching for features in image data

A system, comprising:

• a central database;
• a shared data storage;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, causes the system to:
• automatically transcode a video file to generate a plurality of transcoded files, wherein the plurality of transcoded files includes a compressed video file, wherein each transcoded file of the plurality of transcoded is of a different file type;
• select at least one computer vision system to annotate the compressed video file for searching;
• transmit the compressed video file to each computer vision system of the selected at least one computer vision system;
• and
• store a plurality of annotations generated by the selected at least one computer system to the central database in response to transmittal of the compressed video file, wherein each annotation of the plurality of annotations identifies at least one visual characteristic of the compressed video file.

A system, comprising:

• a central database;
• a shared data storage;
• a transcode system that automatically transcodes a video file to generate a plurality of transcoded files including a compressed video file, wherein each transcoded file of the plurality of transcoded is of a different file type;
• a computing device that (i) provides a first graphical user interface through which a user selects at least one computer vision system to annotate the compressed video file for searching and (ii) transmits the compressed video file to each computer vision system of the selected at least one computer vision system;
• a computer vision system that (i) receives the compressed video file, (ii) generates a plurality of annotations based on the compressed video file, wherein each annotation of the plurality of annotations identifies at least one visual characteristic of the compressed file, and (iii) store the plurality of annotations to the central database;
• and
• a client device that (i) provides a second graphical user interface through which a user enters search terms for at least one video frame having a desired visual characteristic and (ii) displays, via the second graphical user interface, a set of thumbnail images that correspond with the desired visual characteristic.