The video segmentation is the basis of video analysis and digging, the results directly affect the accuracy of follow-up processing. For the video segmentation, the predecessors have done a lot of research. We have achieved very good results in regard to the mutant lens, but there is no good way for the gradient. Because football is a popular sports, it has a very practical significance for the process. But since the football video screen changes rapidly, which increases the difficulty of segmentation. This paper first introduces five commonly used methods of shot segmentation, and then introduces three methods for soccer video segmentation, and finally gives a combination of methods used in soccer video segmentation. Hope that this article allows you to more quickly understand the methods of the shot segmentation about soccer videoes.