TORONTO, ON. – As video sharing websites like YouTube continue to grow in popularity, so do challenges around proper labeling of videos and monitoring for copyright infractions.
But one student from the University of Toronto has created a framework that can improve the efficiency of such websites and cut down on copyright infringement.
The Tiny Videos system, created by Computer Engineering graduate student Alex Karpenko, is a groundbreaking system that allows extremely large amounts of video data to be compressed and then searched based on content. Essentially, the system can recognize and find duplicate video segments and then properly label them.
"This system is extremely beneficial for users because it can help them quickly and easily find the specific videos they're looking for," says Karpenko. "It's also useful for copyright holders because it can identify video clips that violate copyright laws."
The system, which was tested using a massive sample of 50,000 videos, has several practical applications:
"This system is truly revolutionary in its ability to improve popular video sharing websites for everyone," says Parham Aarabi, an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at U of T and Canada Research Chair in Internet Video, Audio, and Image Search, who supervised the creation of the system.
For more information on the Tiny Videos system, which Karpenko will present at the International Symposium on Multimedia in California December 15, please contact:
Alex Karpenko, lead graduate student: 647-227-1675 or alexander@comm.utoronto.ca
Parham Aarabi, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Internet Video, Audio, and Image Search: 416-946-7893 or parham@ecf.utoronto.ca
April Kemick, media relations officer: 416-978-5949 or april.kemick@utoronto.ca