TRECVID 2004: Video Search Experiments at IUB

The experiments presented in this paper explore topics surrounding video information retrieval (IR). This paper will discuss in detail our participation at TRECVID 2004. A video retrieval system named ViewFinder was developed to search and browse the TRECVID 2004 test data, and both manual and interactive search experiments were carried out. Each of the performed search experiments were in agreement with the task definitions and conference guidelines developed by TRECVID coordinators. This paper will present our approach for TRECVID participation which includes the development of ViewFinder and other supportive tools, and the experimental designs of our search runs. Results for each experimental search run are also presented.