Many archived motion pictures suuer from what we term replacement noise, that is various degradations such as dirt, scratches, ngerprints etc, where the original picture is replaced by some unrelated information. In this paper we use markov random eld based motion eld segmentation to detect these areas, and then interpolate into the gaps using a motion-compensated interpolation scheme to restor...

In the present study, memory for picture boundaries was measured with scenes that simulated self-motion along the depth axis. The results indicated that boundary extension (a distortion in memory for picture boundaries) occurred with moving scenes in the same manner as that reported previously for static scenes. Furthermore, motion affected memory for the boundaries but this effect of motion wa...

2 According to the standard Aristotelian picture, in any given instance of motion or change the action and the passion are the very same entity – namely, the motion that exists within the subject and hence outside the agent. This entity can be looked at in two ways. Insofar as it emanates from the agent, it is called an action; insofar as it is received within the patient, it is called a passio...

This paper presents a method for automatic removal of local defects such as blotches and impulse noise in old motion picture films. The method is fully automatic and includes the following steps: fuzzy prefiltering, motioncompensated blotch detection, and spatiotemporal inpainting. The fuzzy prefilter removes small defective areas such as impulse noise. Modified bidirectional motion estimation ...

The graph-as-picture misconception (GAPm) is a commonly reported error, but basic questions about its prevalence and degree have not been addressed. An interactive educational diagrammatic system was designed to assess and to help students overcome GAPm. Three activities were administered to students (N=48) using touch screen technology: a diagram/picture decision task, a multiple choice questi...

Scalability at the bitstream level is an important feature for encoded video that is to be transmitted and stored with a variety of target rates or to be replayed on devices with different capabilities and resolutions. This is attractive for digital cinema applications, where the same encoded source representation could seamlessly be used for purposes of archival and various distribution channe...

We consider the distribution planning problem in the motion picture industry. This problem involves forecasting theater-level box office revenues for a given movie and using these forecasts to choose the best locations to screen a movie. We first develop a method that predicts theater-level box office revenues for a given movie as a function of movie attributes and theater characteristics. Thes...

A motion picture can be modeled as a composition of many scenes where each scene is comprised of multiple shots. Thus, a conventional movie is a sequential aggregation of a large number of disparate image sequences. Within each image sequence or shot, there is consistency in image content and dynamics. This consistency in dynamics can be used in identifying scene changes for video segment decom...

We have developed a semi automatic film restoration system, DIMORF (DIgital MOtion Picture Restoration System for Film Archives), working with a minimum effort of parameter settings and training, with adaptive learning abilities, at relatively high speed. The system is being applied for the restoration of old films, characterized by strong color distortions, scratches, dirt, vibration, and flic...

© 2013 ETRI Journal, Volume 35, Number 6, December 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.4218/etrij.13.2013.0040 This paper describes the scalable extension of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) to provide flexible highquality digital video content services. The proposed scalable codec is designed on multi-loop decoding architecture to support inter-layer sample prediction and inter-layer motion parameter...