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Statistical Skimming of Feature Films
Joint Authors
Migliorati, Pierangelo
Benini, Sergio
Leonardi, Riccardo
Source
International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Telecommunications Engineering
Electronic engineering
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
We present a statistical framework based on Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) for skimming feature films.
A chain of HMMs is used to model subsequent story units: HMM states represent different visual-concepts, transitions model the temporal dependencies in each story unit, and stochastic observations are given by single shots.
The skim is generated as an observation sequence, where, in order to privilege more informative segments for entering the skim, shots are assigned higher probability of observation if endowed with salient features related to specific film genres.
The effectiveness of the method is demonstrated by skimming the first thirty minutes of a wide set of action and dramatic movies, in order to create previews for users useful for assessing whether they would like to see that movie or not, but without revealing the movie central part and plot details.
Results are evaluated and compared through extensive user tests in terms of metrics that estimate the content representational value of the obtained video skims and their utility for assessing the user's interest in the observed movie.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Benini, Sergio& Migliorati, Pierangelo& Leonardi, Riccardo. 2010. Statistical Skimming of Feature Films. International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Benini, Sergio…[et al.]. Statistical Skimming of Feature Films. International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Benini, Sergio& Migliorati, Pierangelo& Leonardi, Riccardo. Statistical Skimming of Feature Films. International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492324
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492324