MBARIs Video Annotation and Reference System VARS

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MBARIs Video Annotation and Reference System
(VARS)

• Brian Schlining and Nancy Jacobsen-Stout

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VARS Requirements

• VARS System Requirements
• Java 1.4 or later
• QuickTime for Java
• Java Comm (or RXTX)
• Relational Database

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VARS Requirements
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VARS Requirements

• Additional VARS System Requirements
• VCR supporting RS-422
• Video Capture Card supporting the QuickTime API
• Serial Cable
• RS-422 to RS-232 converter

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VARS Deployment
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VARS - Annotation
Generates video-annotations and frame-grabs
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VARS Deployment
Point Lobos
Shore
Western Flyer
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VARS Deployment
Database replication
Point Lobos
Database replication
Shore
Western Flyer
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VARS - Annotation data
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VARS - Annotation data
A related group of tapes. e.g. tapes from a
single expedition
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VARS - Annotation data
A video source, such as a tape or QuickTime movie
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VARS - Annotation data
A single video frame
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VARS - Annotation data
An object observed in a particular video-frame.
The name is constrained by the knowledgebase
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VARS - Annotation data
Descriptive information. Can also be used to
link concepts. For example, nanomia eating
krill
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VARS - Annotation data
Position, physical data, expedition
information, and camera data,
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VARS - Annotation data
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Knowledgebase
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Knowledgebase
Hierarchical, Allows representation of
relations or phylogeny Linked to descriptive
info
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Knowledgebase
A concept may have one or more
concept-names. One concept-name is designated
as a primary name. User may annotate with
any concept-name. However, only the primary
name is stored in the database.
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Knowledgebase
Specialized object used for lazy loading in the
KnowledgebaseCache. Essentially identical to
ConceptName Do not need to know about this
unless developing VARS.
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Knowledgebase
Does not contain any data itself. Used to
allow lazy loading of auxiliary info. Allows
for greatly improved performance.
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Knowledgebase
Descriptive information that can be applied to
Observations that use this concept or its
descendants color self red swimming nil
nil
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Knowledgebase
Descriptive information about this
Concept. color self red
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Knowledgebase
Embargo information
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Knowledgebase
History of modifications to a concept.
Includes Change Author Approver
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Knowledgebase
Additional descriptive information about a
Concept. Literature references Habitat
descriptions Anything else that you might
want to include
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Knowledgebase
Reference to a media such as a Image
Video Clip Icon
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Knowledgebase
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VARS Available to you

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