4COLORS Reduces Test Man-hours by Approx. 50% with "MagicPod" Implementation, Achieving 24/7 Video Monitoring with One Person Lacking Programming Experience

MagicPod Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Nozomu Ito) has implemented its AI test automation platform "MagicPod" at 4COLORS Inc. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa; President & CEO: Midori Kayama).

Under the brand message "Creating Value That Connects," 4COLORS has, for 20 years since its founding, been at the forefront of avatar video production, focusing on the act of "communicating" itself. They offer "PIP-Maker," a video production service that not only allows anyone to easily create videos but also contributes to solving customer challenges through the act of "communicating."

Due to the product's characteristic of converting slides into videos, "PIP-Maker" had an enormous number of visual confirmation items, such as "whether the video is rendered correctly" and "whether the avatar and text placement is not distorted," in addition to button operations. Previously, videos were manually played and checked one by one. Checks for each combination of OS and browser were nearing their limits, and the risk of human error and increased man-hours for regression testing became issues.

Therefore, "MagicPod" was introduced, with its low implementation hurdle, cost performance, and flexibility for special tests like reproducing viewing behavior being highly evaluated. Utilizing the "Test Automation Launch Support Plan," a QA staff member with no programming experience reached a self-sufficient level in approximately 3-4 months.

Currently, with a QA team of one person, they have established a system that automatically verifies everything from video editing to preview playback and monitors viewing availability every 3 minutes. While reducing weekly regression test man-hours by approximately 50%, they have also expanded their coverage.

The full interview can be viewed here.

URL: https://magicpod.com/customer-stories/4colors/

Comments from 4COLORS Staff

*Reprinted and re-edited from the interview*

Iori Kinoshita (Information Systems Team)

By utilizing the launch support plan and understanding the system's core principles, I've been able to expand my own ideas, thinking, "If this works this way, I can apply it like this next." I've been able to delve into advanced operations such as the 24/7 system monitoring videos every 3 minutes and automatically accumulating realistic viewing logs by combining data patterns and variables. AI (MagicPod Autopilot) is used for batch corrections during UI changes and for understanding the causes of failures, making correction work and reporting to the development department smoother. I believe that even those without programming experience can confidently proceed with test automation using MagicPod.

Minoru Fujiwara (Development Department Manager)

We introduced MagicPod to automate quality control, as our development engineers couldn't secure enough time to write test code. Through the launch support plan, our staff member became self-sufficient at a level far exceeding expectations, and we can now completely delegate high-quality verification, freeing up the development side. The sense of solid security that has emerged within the team, knowing that "if we just run this regression test, a certain level of quality is guaranteed," is a significant mental benefit in accelerating development.

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About the AI Test Automation Platform "MagicPod"

"MagicPod" is an AI test automation platform that supports both mobile app testing and browser (web app) testing. It supports faster release cycles through an intuitive design that can be used without special skills like programming, high maintainability through cloud service provision, and reduced effort in test program modification thanks to AI-powered automatic corrections. It has already been adopted by over 500 companies, including leading companies in the IT industry.

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Company Information

Company Name: MagicPod Inc.

Representative Director: Nozomu Ito

Location: 4F, The Shore Nihonbashi Kayabacho, 1-2 Nihonbashi Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Established: July 2012

Business Activities: Development and operation of the AI technology-based test automation cloud service "MagicPod"

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