Research Seminars

Audio and Video Representation in MPEG-7
Adam Lindsay, University of Lancaster
30th January, 2002

The new ISO standard for a "Multimedia Content Description Interface" brings together many years of research in several related fields. The basic goal of the standard is to provide a baseline for *representing* audio-visual content, using not only text, but numeric values for signal-processing-based features. This talk will be an overview of the standard, giving a sense of the activities in Audio, Video, Multimedia Description Schemes, and the newly completed work in Systems. Adam will also give a look into some Audio applications, like query-by-humming, and CCTV applications, as they pertain to his involvement in the RETRIEVE project.