GENERATION OF IMAGE DATA SUMMARIZING A SEQUENCE OF VIDEO FRAMES

摘要

A method of generating video data summarizinga video segment comprised of a sequence of video frames, which video segment is encoded in digital video data, includes analyzingdata obtained fromthe digital video data to select at least one video frame. At least one frame of the sequence of video frames is scaled down. The video data summarizingthe video sequence is produced so as to include video data representing a scaled down version of each selected video frame. The step(27) of analyzingat least some ofthe video data includes performing a method of analyzingthe video data for identifying video frames corresponding to close-up shots of at least one type.