MULTIRESOLUTION TEXT DETECTION IN VIDEO FRAMES

Marios Anthimopoulos, Basilis Gatos, Ioannis Pratikakis

2007

Abstract

This paper proposes an algorithm for detecting artificial text in video frames using edge information. First, an edge map is created using the Canny edge detector. Then, morphological dilation and opening are used in order to connect the vertical edges and eliminate false alarms. Bounding boxes are determined for every non-zero valued connected component, consisting the initial candidate text areas. Finally, an edge projection analysis is applied, refining the result and splitting text areas in text lines. The whole algorithm is applied in different resolutions to ensure text detection with size variability. Experimental results prove that the method is highly effective and efficient for artificial text detection.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Anthimopoulos M., Gatos B. and Pratikakis I. (2007). MULTIRESOLUTION TEXT DETECTION IN VIDEO FRAMES . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP, ISBN 978-972-8865-74-0, pages 161-166. DOI: 10.5220/0002057301610166

in Bibtex Style

@conference{visapp07,
author={Marios Anthimopoulos and Basilis Gatos and Ioannis Pratikakis},
title={MULTIRESOLUTION TEXT DETECTION IN VIDEO FRAMES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP,},
year={2007},
pages={161-166},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002057301610166},
isbn={978-972-8865-74-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 2: VISAPP,
TI - MULTIRESOLUTION TEXT DETECTION IN VIDEO FRAMES
SN - 978-972-8865-74-0
AU - Anthimopoulos M.
AU - Gatos B.
AU - Pratikakis I.
PY - 2007
SP - 161
EP - 166
DO - 10.5220/0002057301610166