An interactive comic book presentation for exploring video

This paper presents a method for generating compact pictorial summarizations of video. We developed a novel approach for selecting still images from a video suitable for summarizing the video and for providing entry points into it. Images are laid out in a compact, visually pleasing display reminiscent of a comic book or Japanese manga. Users can explore the video by interacting with the presented summary. Links from each keyframe start video playback and/or present additional detail. Captions can be added to presentation frames to include commentary or descriptions such as the minutes of a recorded meeting. We conducted a study to compare variants of our summarization technique. The study participants judged the manga summary to be significantly better than the other two conditions with respect to their suitability for summaries and navigation, and their visual appeal.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: CHI
• Authors: John S. Boreczky, Andreas Girgensohn, Gene Golovchinsky, Shingo Uchihashi
• Keywords: CHI 2000, Compact Pictorial Summarizations, Human Computer Interaction, Present Additional Detail, Video