Video booklet

In this paper, we propose a novel system, video booklet, which enables efficient and nature video browsing and searching. In the system, a set of selected thumbnails excerpted from the original videos are printed out on a real physical booklet or album. When users plan to browse the content of or search a specific clip in their digital video library, they can firstly browse their booklets in such a manner as browsing a typical papery family album. When he wants to watch the segment represented by a certain thumbnail in the booklet, he is able to use his camera phone to capture the corresponding thumbnail. Then the captured image is sent to computer or other devices connected to the monitor via wireless network, and last the video booklet system will automatically find the corresponding segment in the video library for the user and begin to play the segment. Video booklet builds a seamless bridge between digital media library and analog papery albums.