Video Annotation Tool was developed within the BOEMIE (Bootstrapping Ontology Evolution with Multimedia Information Extraction) IST Project (FP6-027538)

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DESCRIPTION

Video Annotation Tool (VAT) is a tool to manually annotate MPEG video files. It provides a user friendly interface for the accurate and undemanding live and "frame by frame" annotation of video. VAT imports its descriptors from predefined OWL ontology files. In addition, VAT enables the definition and employment of user defined descriptors. Three different workspaces opening as different tabs allow for the annotation of the video as a whole, the annotation of specific shots and the annotation of specific regions. As regards to regions, size adjustable region marking boxes enable the captivation of movement trajectories, simply by using mouse dragging and dropping. Originally developed within the BOEMIE research project, VAT has already been successfully used for the annotation of sports events videos. Its augmentation is considered as an ongoing research effort for MKL.

FEATURES

Annotation level

• Video
• Shot (scene)
• Region (bounding box: position/size per frame)

Methods

• Live annotation (while playback)
• Frame by frame

Annotation types

• Ontology based annotation (OWL)
• Free text annotation

MPEG1,2 video support (independent from Windows OS mpeg2 codec)

Frame accurate video playback and navigation

Project load/save

LICENSE

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

NOTICE
The tool is still in a beta stage of development.

Feedback is kindly appreciated.

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