Background recovering in outdoor image sequences: An example of soccer players segmentation

In this work, we consider the problem of background pixels information recovering which can be used, for example, in applications concerning segmentation and tracking of components in video images. Shortly, to recover the background of image sequences representing outdoor scenes, we consider a non-p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inImage and vision computing Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 363 - 374
Main Authors Figueroa, Pascual J., Leite, Neucimar J., Barros, Ricardo M.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.04.2006
Subjects
Background recovering
Image segmentation
Mathematical morphology
Sport video images
Background recovering
Image segmentation
Mathematical morphology
Sport video images
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:In this work, we consider the problem of background pixels information recovering which can be used, for example, in applications concerning segmentation and tracking of components in video images. Shortly, to recover the background of image sequences representing outdoor scenes, we consider a non-parametric morphological leveling operation, which takes into account the specific problem of lighting changes and the fact that we can have both slow and fast motion in the scene. We illustrate the segmentation of players based on the difference between image sequences and the corresponding recovered background representation. We also discuss the reduction of shadows in digital video of soccer games and show the good results of the whole background recovering and segmentation process.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0262-8856
1872-8138
DOI:10.1016/j.imavis.2005.12.012