Video tapestries with continuous temporal zoom

Connelly Barnes, Dan B. Goldman, Eli Shechtman, Adam Finkelstein

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10 Scopus citations

Abstract

We present a novel approach for summarizing video in the form of a multiscale image that is continuous in both the spatial domain and across the scale dimension: There are no hard borders between discrete moments in time, and a user can zoom smoothly into the image to reveal additional temporal details. We call these artifacts tapestries because their continuous nature is akin to medieval tapestries and other narrative depictions predating the advent of motion pictures. We propose a set of criteria for such a summarization, and a series of optimizations motivated by these criteria. These can be performed as an entirely offline computation to produce high quality renderings, or by adjusting some optimization parameters the later stages can be solved in real time, enabling an interactive interface for video navigation. Our video tapestries combine the best aspects of two common visualizations, providing the visual clarity of DVD chapter menus with the information density and multiple scales of a video editing timeline representation. In addition, they provide continuous transitions between zoom levels. In a user study, participants preferred both the aesthetics and efficiency of tapestries over other interfaces for visual browsing.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Papers, SIGGRAPH 2010
EditorsHugues Hoppe
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9781450302104
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 2010
Event37th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2010 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: Jul 26 2010Jul 30 2010

Publication series

NameACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Papers, SIGGRAPH 2010

Other

Other37th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period7/26/107/30/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Software

Keywords

  • Patch-based synthesis
  • Video summarization

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