Retrospective: Historical Briefs From Past Issues

The November 1999 Journal published in: “Adding Hyperlinks to Digital Television” by V. M. Bove, Jr., J. Dakss, S. Agamanolis, and E. Chalom: “Hyperlinked video is where objects are made selectable by some form of user interface, and the user's interactions with these objects modify the presentation of the video. Identifying and tracking the objects remains one of the chief difficulties in authoring hyperlinked video; we solve this problem through the use of a video tracking and segmentation algorithm that uses color, texture, motion, and position parameters. An author uses a computer mouse to scribble roughly on each desired object in a frame of video, and the system generates a segmentation mask for that frame and following frames. This technique was applied in the production of a soap opera program, with the result that the user can inquire about purchasing clothing and furnishings used in the show.”

Print ISSN

1545-0279

Electronic ISSN

2160-2492

Published

2024-11

Content type

Opinion

DOI

10.5594/JMI.2024/IJRV3420