Development of Advanced Image/Video Servers in a Video on Demand Testbed

S.-F. Chang, D. Anastassiou, A. Eleftheriadis, J. Meng, S. Paek, S. Pejhan, and J. R. Smith
Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University

Proceedings, IEEE Visual Signal Processing and Communications Workshop, New Brunswick, NJ, September 1994

Abstract

This paper describes our current effort in building a video server with advanced capabilities of storate/indexing/retrieval. The target application at this stage is Columbia University's Video on Demand (VOD) testbed. Our research focus covers innovative content-based visual query, multi-resolution (MR) video coding, efficient manipulation of compressed video, and optimal real-time video storage architectures. An important aim of our research is to enhance interoperability. Heterogeneous communication connections (ATM and Internet) have been installed. We discuss research progress and design strategies in various technical areas of this project.

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