Image and Video Databases: Restoration, Watermarking and Retrieval

Download or read book Image and Video Databases: Restoration, Watermarking and Retrieval written by A. Hanjalic and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-06-14 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth treatment of the three important topics related to image and video databases: restoration, watermarking and retrieval. It is the result of the participation of the Delft University of Technology in the European Union ACTS program, a pre-competitive R&D program on Advanced Communications Technologies and Services (1994-1998). In particular the book has benefited from participation in the AURORA and SMASH projects respectively automated film and video restoration and storage for multimedia systems (watermarking & retrieval).