Shot type characterization in 2D and 3D video content

Abstract

Due to the enormous increase of video and image content on the web in the last decades, automatic video annotation became a necessity. The successful annotation of video and image content facilitate a successful indexing and retrieval in search databases. In this work we study a variety of possible shot type characterizations that can be assigned in a single video frame or still image. Possible ways to propagate these characterizations to a video segment (or to an entire shot) are also discussed. A method for the detection of Over-the-Shoulder shots in 3D (stereo) video is also proposed.