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This paper proposes a video segmentation algorithm based on a color difference histogram (CDH) which is insensitive to illuminations, object motions and camera movements. The relative high performance of the algorithm relies to some extent on the newly devised video scene detection method (DD) based on the analysis of the changes of video frame differences. We have identified characteristic patterns for the changes of frame difference values around the frame positions involving a scene break, or a flashlight. The paper demonstrates experimentally that the proposed algorithm out-performs other existing algorithms and that the DD method can identify flashlights besides detecting scene breaks.
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Lam, C.F., Lee, M. (1998). Video segmentation using color difference histogram. In: Ip, H.H.S., Smeulders, A.W.M. (eds) Multimedia Information Analysis and Retrieval. MINAR 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1464. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0016496
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