Media Databases and Audio-Video Search

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Altavista
Multilingual search capabilities for audio and video.
Art on Film Online
A clearinghouse for information about film, video, CD-ROM and other interactive productions on fine arts, architecture, photography, decorative arts, and related topics.
Blinksx.tv Video Search
Search for TV news clips from ESPN, BBC, ABC News, Fox News, C-Span. Features include conceptual searches, transcripts, smart folders.

Complete Index to World Film Since 1895
A searchable film index of over 300,000 films, compiled by Alan Goble. Particularly strong with foreign language and short films.
Internet Movie Database
A comprehensive online database of global film information. Features plot summaries, reviews, cast lists, and theatre schedules.

Lumerias
A new video search engine uses keyword search of YouTube, DailyMotion, and the Web in general.
Singingfish
2005 Webby (and People's Voice) award-winning site for audio and video searches.

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