Broadcast encryption is a well established alternative to public key encryption for use in content protection systems. It
offers significant performance benefits, as well as useful features such a one-to-many delivery, dynamic membership in
the authorized receivers group, and provides anonymous access to content, permitting content protection systems to
preserve privacy for consumers. Broadcast encryption has been successfully deployed to users for protection of
commercial content on digital media such as flash memory devices and optical media for both standard-definition and
high-definition content. In this paper, we present the Advanced Secure Content Cluster Technology which applies
broadcast encryption to content protection for home media networks
Compact representations of video data can enable efficient video browsing. Such representations provide the user with information about the content of the particular sequence being examined while preserving the essential message. We propose a method to automatically generate video summaries for long videos. Our video summarization approach involves mainly two tasks: first, segmenting the video into small, coherent segments and second, ranking the resulting segments. Our proposed algorithm scores segments based on word frequency analysis of speech transcripts. Then a summary is generated by selecting the segments with the highest score to duration ratios and these are concatenating them. We have designed and performed a user study to evaluate the quality of summaries generated. Comparisons are made using our proposed algorithm and a random segment selection scheme based on statistical analysis of the user study results. Finally we discuss various issues that arise in evaluation of automatically generated video summaries.
QBICTM (Query By Image Content) is a set of technologies and associated software that allows a user to search, browse, and retrieve image, graphic, and video data from large on-line collections. This paper discusses current research directions of the QBIC project such as indexing for high-dimensional multimedia data, retrieval of gray level images, and storyboard generation suitable for video. It describes aspects of QBIC software including scripting tools, application interfaces, and available GUIs, and gives examples of applications and demonstration systems using it.
The widespread use of teleconferencing as a major role of remote communication has until now been stymied by the costs associated with deploying specialized hardware required to achieve good performance. Another constraint has been the incompatibility among the various systems that are available. These facts coupled with the rapid increase in computational power available on desktop systems convinced us of the value of a standards-based software solution. Leveraging the performance of the PowerPC RISC processors, we have implemented a software-only realization of the CCITT H.261 video coding standard. In this paper, we will discuss the performance of the software codec which has been optimized for the Power Macintosh 8100. Over ISDN and loaded Ethernet, the codec provides good visual quality in terms of spatial quality and frame rate over a range of bit rates (less than 64 to 384 Kbits/s). We will outline the structure of the software codec and discuss its performance.
Low bit rate image coding at 10 kbit/s and less is a difficult problem and does not appear possible with the current generation of block transform based methods. Current research efforts center around the use of transforms with less objectionable artifacts such as wavelets or model based methods. We examine a method that is transform based but captures specific features of the image to be represented. The transform uses principal component analysis to generate a basis set specific to the particular class of images to be coded. We present results from a transform designed for use in a `talking head' sequence. Significant improvement in reconstructed quality is shown when perceptual weighting is used in generating the basis set. The appendix includes details of computationally efficient methods for deriving the basis set as well as a description of the weighting method.
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Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics XIII
24 January 2011 | San Francisco Airport, California, United States
Media Forensics and Security XII
18 January 2010 | San Jose, California, United States
Media Forensics and Security XI
19 January 2009 | San Jose, California, United States
Storage and Retrieval Methods and Applications for Multimedia 2004
20 January 2004 | San Jose, California, United States
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