Title
Appearance-consistent Video Object Segmentation Based on a Multinomial Event Model
Abstract
In this study, we propose an effective and efficient algorithm for unconstrained video object segmentation, which is achieved in a Markov random field (MRF). In the MRF graph, each node is modeled as a superpixel and labeled as either foreground or background during the segmentation process. The unary potential is computed for each node by learning a transductive SVM classifier under supervision by a few labeled frames. The pairwise potential is used for the spatial-temporal smoothness. In addition, a high-order potential based on the multinomial event model is employed to enhance the appearance consistency throughout the frames. To minimize this intractable feature, we also introduce a more efficient technique that simply extends the original MRF structure. The proposed approach was evaluated in experiments with different measures and the results based on a benchmark demonstrated its effectiveness compared with other state-of-the-art algorithms.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1145/3321507
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Markov random field, Multinomial event model, appearance consistency
Transduction (machine learning),Pairwise comparison,Unary operation,Pattern recognition,Segmentation,Markov random field,Computer science,Event model,Multinomial distribution,Computer network,Artificial intelligence,Smoothness
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
2
1551-6857
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yadang Chen141.79
Chuanyan Hao241.79
Alex X. Liu32727174.92
Enhua Wu4916115.33