Scene segmentation using temporal clustering for accessing and re-using broadcast video

Abstract

Scene detection is a fundamental tool for allowing effective video browsing and re-using. In this paper we present a model that automatically divides videos into coherent scenes, which is based on a novel combination of local image descriptors and temporal clustering techniques. Experiments are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, by comparing our algorithm against two recent proposals for automatic scene segmentation. We also propose improved performance measures that aim to reduce the gap between numerical evaluation and expected results.