Re: Video DBMS

Thanks for the answers.
Actually, we've got the search tool for images (http://viper.unige.ch/), but it would be great to find something similar for videos. I'll try contacting Oracle, but further ideas for a Video DBMS are extreamly appreciated.

Thanks a lot,
Roman Zhovtulya

"Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1efdad5b.0304230319.450df656_at_posting.google.com...
> 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 Thu Apr 24 2003 - 17:58:02 CEST