Note that this seminar will be held on a TUESDAY!

            VASC Seminar Announcement
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Date: TUESDAY, 4/20/99
Time: 3:30-4:30
Place: Smith Hall 2nd Floor Common Area

Speakers:  Ellen Hughes, Mike Christel, and Jayshree Ranka
           Carnegie Mellon University
           http://www.informedia.cs.cmu.edu/


Title: The Informedia Digital Video Library Project

Abstract:

Vast digital libraries of information will soon be available on the
Information Superhighway, as a  result of emerging technologies for
multimedia data processing. These libraries will profoundly  impact the
conduct of business of business, professional, and personal activity.
The Informedia Digital Video Library Project is developing new
technologies for data storage, search, and retrieval,  and embedding
them in a video library system for use in education, training, sports
and  entertainment. The new digital video library technology  allows
more independent,  self-motivated access to information for
self-teaching and exploration, which can bring about a  revolutionary
improvement in the way education and training are delivered.

We will give an interactive demonstration of the Informedia Digital
Video Library Project.  We will show how an intelligent user interface
and a variety of multimedia understanding techniques combine to give
easy access to a database of over 1000 hours of news and educational
video.  We will also talk about the lessons learned and the challenges
ahead.