Generic slow-motion replay detection in sports video

Slow-motion replays highlight important and exciting events in sports videos. Previous works for slow-motion replay detection, however, are usually limited to only some specific production rules such as frame repetition, special video effects and transitions. In this paper, we present a generic method for detecting slow-motion replays in sports video based on the difference of motions between slow-motion replays and normal shots within the same shot class. Experiments on different types of sports videos have verified our approach and achieve reasonable results.

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