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A Semi-Automated Technique For Transcribing Accurate Crowd Motions, Alexander Fuchsberger, Brian Ricks, Zhicheng Chen
A Semi-Automated Technique For Transcribing Accurate Crowd Motions, Alexander Fuchsberger, Brian Ricks, Zhicheng Chen
Computer Science Faculty Publications
We present a novel technique for transcribing crowds in video scenes that allows extracting the positions of moving objects in video frames. The technique can be used as a more precise alternative to image processing methods, such as background-removal or automated pedestrian detection based on feature extraction and classification. By manually projecting pedestrian actors on a two-dimensional plane and translating screen coordinates to absolute real-world positions using the cross ratio, we provide highly accurate and complete results at the cost of increased processing time. We are able to completely avoid most errors found in other automated annotation techniques, resulting from …