How to Configure Smart Summaries in Cablecast

January 16, 2025

Smart Summaries

Smart Summaries provide AI summarization technology to Cablecast VOD content. This article shows how to configure a Cablecast system to use Smart Summaries

Prerequisites

  • Cablecast Video on Demand
  • Speechmatics ASR Provider
  • Smart Summaries Enabled
Cablecast Cloud Services Organization Settings

Configuration

Smart Summaries must first be tied to a Show Custom Field.

  • Navigate to Settings - Location Settings - Shows - Smart Summaries
  • Select a Custom Field from the dropdown
    • If no valid Custom Fields exist, choose Add Custom Field and create a Text Custom Field
  • Hit Save
Smart Summary Configuration Screen

Then, enable Smart Summary processing on the desired VOD content

  • Navigate to Edit Show - Internet Video - Smart Summary tab
  • Switch to Enabled
VOD Configuration

This method works for both existing and upcoming VODs. You can also use a Bulk Action to enable Smart Summaries on a number of existing VODs.

Smart Summaries Bulk Action

Result

If the Smart Summary processed successfully, you will see the result populated in the Show Custom Field you configured earlier.

Smart Summary in Show Custom Field

You can hit Resubmit in the VOD Smart Summary tab to generate the summary again, or to retry if the processing failed.