Video data

With recent progress in computer technology and the reduction in processing costs, it is possible for computers to store huge amounts of video data. Whilst such media are widely used in today's communication, efficient storage, querying and navigation of video data are still lacking. The further development of advanced applications such as video on demand, video/visual/multimedia databases, virtual reality, Internet video, interactive TV, video conferencing and video e-mail requires that many databases be created, which means that new techniques and tools for managing video data are needed.

Video data management requires the contribution of many research disciplines and poses new research challenges to scientists and engineers. Image/video analysis and processing, pattern recognition and computer vision, multimedia data modeling, multi-dimensional indexing, man-machine interaction and data visualization are some of the research disciplines that this important publication addresses.