Re: Video DBMS

Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote in message news:<3EA571A7.4020006_at_netscape.net>...
> Roman Zhovtulya wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I wonder if anyone could suggest a good video DBMS/framework (for university
> > research purposes) which would be capable of storing, indexing and searching
> > through videos on the basis of similarity (say I have some image and would
> > like to search through my video collection to see if any frames in any video
> > are similar to that image, etc).
> >
> > I checked Oracle InterMedia, but it doesn't seem to be made for that...
> >
> > The perfect solution would be a server-client structure with the ability to
> > query the data through the web.
> >
> > Also, I've seen some demos of BilVideo on the web, but couldn't find any
> > possibility to download/buy/etc the application itself.
> >
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> > Roman Zhovtulya
> >
> > Offenburg University
> >
> >
>
> Have you contacted Oracle on this?
> I have seen something similar (but based on still images) on
> the EOUG in Paris - 1997(?)
> Witnessed a 'search for this red rose'

Video's on DBMS are a bunch of garbage. If you dont want to construct a lecture, look for a teaching book that comes with powerpoint slides. Your going to waste your university's money by buying one of those video's. Received on Wed Apr 23 2003 - 13:19:59 CEST