Automatic Surveillance Video Matting Using a Shape Prior
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1. A method comprising:
- computing an initial alpha matte; and
automatically updating the initial alpha matte, wherein automatically updating comprises;
incorporating one or more shape models into the alpha matte;
incorporating one or more alignment parameters into the alpha matte; and
optimizing the alpha matte.
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Abstract
A novel technique for performing video matting, which is built upon a proposed image matting algorithm that is fully automatic is disclosed. The disclosed methods utilize a PCA-based shape model as a prior for guiding the matting process, so that manual interactions required by most existing image matting methods are unnecessary. By applying the image matting algorithm to these foreground windows, on a per frame basis, a fully automated video matting process is attainable. The process of aligning the shape model with the object is simultaneously optimized based on a quadratic cost function.
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1. A method comprising:
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computing an initial alpha matte; and automatically updating the initial alpha matte, wherein automatically updating comprises; incorporating one or more shape models into the alpha matte; incorporating one or more alignment parameters into the alpha matte; and optimizing the alpha matte. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatic video matting comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of video images; utilizing a respective one of a plurality of shape priors to estimate an alpha matte for each of the plurality of video images; and aligning each of the video images to estimate the alpha matte for each of the plurality of video images. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a database having a plurality of shape models stored therein; and a processor configured to receive a plurality of images and to apply a respective one of the plurality of shape models to each of the plurality of images to produce an alpha matte corresponding to each of the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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