Video Shot Boundary Detection

This book specifically addresses video shot boundary detection, which provides a base for all video abstraction and high-level video segmentation approaches. Moreover, other research areas that can benefit considerably from the successful automation of shot boundary detection processes include distance learning, telemedicine, interactive television, digital libraries, multimedia news, video restoration, and geographical information system. Despite all the research activity in shot boundary detection, there are some issues that have not been adequately addressed and need to be resolved.

Video Shot Boundary Detection discusses these major challenges in shot boundary detection and proposes algorithms that can be adopted to find shot boundaries effectively. This book is intended to target a wide audience, both in academia and industrial research. It can also be used as research material for advanced courses in senior undergraduate and graduate programs. In this monograph, the authors explore various major issues related to shot boundary detection, which will be of tremendous importance in developing future search engines, multimedia, and communication technologies. Besides covering effective algorithms, the monograph also provides a detailed literature survey and describes major metrics used for shot boundary detection, thereby making it self contained.

Technical topics discussed in the monograph include:
Effective algorithm for detecting various wipe patterns
Shot boundary detection in the presence of flashlight
Shot boundary detection in the presence of fire flicker and explosion
Shot boundary detection in the presence of illumination variation and motion