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MPEG-2 Compressed-Domain Algorithms for Video Analysis

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This paper presents new algorithms for extracting metadata from video sequences in the MPEG-2 compressed domain. Three algorithms for efficient low-level metadata extraction in preprocessing stages are described. The first algorithm detects camera motion using the motion vector field of an MPEG-2 video. The second method extends the idea of motion detection to a limited region of interest, yielding an efficient algorithm to track objects inside video sequences. The third algorithm performs a cut detection using macroblock types and motion vectors.

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Hesseler, W., Eickeler, S. MPEG-2 Compressed-Domain Algorithms for Video Analysis. EURASIP J. Adv. Signal Process. 2006, 056940 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1155/ASP/2006/56940

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