announcement

Author: Juliako

articles/azure-video-indexer/animated-characters-recognition-how-to.md

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 # Use the animated character detection with portal and API 
 
+[!INCLUDE [announcement](./includes/deprecation-announcement.md)]
+
 Azure Video Indexer supports detection, grouping, and recognition of characters in animated content, this functionality is available through the Azure portal and through API. Review [this overview](animated-characters-recognition.md) article.
 
 This article demonstrates to how to use the animated character detection with the Azure portal and the Azure Video Indexer API.

articles/azure-video-indexer/animated-characters-recognition.md

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 # Animated character detection 
 
+[!INCLUDE [announcement](./includes/deprecation-announcement.md)]
+
 Azure Video Indexer supports detection, grouping, and recognition of characters in animated content via integration with [Cognitive Services custom vision](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/cognitive-services/custom-vision-service/). This functionality is available both through the portal and through the API.
 
 After uploading an animated video with a specific animation model, Azure Video Indexer extracts keyframes, detects animated characters in these frames, groups similar character, and chooses the best sample. Then, it sends the grouped characters to Custom Vision that identifies characters based on the models it was trained on. 

articles/azure-video-indexer/includes/deprecation-announcement.md

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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> The [Animation character recognition](animated-characters-recognition.md) model will be retired on March 1st, 2023. For any related issues, [open a support ticket](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/overview) via the Azure portal.
+

articles/azure-video-indexer/release-notes.md

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 To stay up-to-date with the most recent Azure Video Indexer developments, this article provides you with information about:
 
-<!--* [Important notice](#upcoming-critical-changes) about planned changes-->
+* [Important notice](#important-notice) about planned changes
 * The latest releases
 * Known issues
 * Bug fixes
 * Deprecated functionality
 
+## Important notice
+
+[!INCLUDE [announcement](./includes/deprecation-announcement.md)]
+
 ## November 2022
 
 ### Speakers' names can now be edited from the Azure Video Indexer website