Improving meeting capture by applying television production principles with audio and motion detection

Video recordings of meetings are often monotonous and tedious to watch. In this paper, we report on the design, implementation and evaluation of an automated meeting capture system that applies television production principles to capture and present videos of small group meetings in a compelling manner. The system uses inputs from a motion capture system and microphones to drive multiple pan-tiltzoom cameras and uses heuristics to frame shots and cut between them. An evaluation of the system indicates that its performance approaches that of a professional crew while requiring significantly fewer human resources. Author Keywords Meeting capture, automated camera control, video ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): Miscellaneous.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Abhishek Ranjan, Jeremy P. Birnholtz, Ravin Balakrishnan
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2008, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Meeting Capture, Motion Capture