Title
Smooth Loops from Unconstrained Video
Abstract
Converting unconstrained video sequences into videos that loop seamlessly is an extremely challenging problem. In this work, we take the first steps towards automating this process by focusing on an important subclass of videos containing a single dominant foreground object. Our technique makes two novel contributions over previous work: first, we propose a correspondence-based similarity metric to automatically identify a good transition point in the video where the appearance and dynamics of the foreground are most consistent. Second, we develop a technique that aligns both the foreground and background about this transition point using a combination of global camera path planning and patch-based video morphing. We demonstrate that this allows us to create natural, compelling, loopy videos from a wide range of videos collected from the internet.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1111/cgf.12682
Computer Graphics Forum
Field
DocType
Volume
Motion planning,Computer vision,Morphing,Computer graphics (images),Computer science,Artificial intelligence,The Internet
Journal
34
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
4
0167-7055
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.45
16
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
laura sevillalara11417.06
Jonas Wulff243817.59
Kalyan Sunkavalli350031.75
Eli Shechtman44340177.94