Abstract
The author is interested in the use of image data for history and literature studies and proposes an easy and economical image input and retrieval system suitable for the research which is often carried out on personnel baSiS. Video cameras are controlled by an UNIX workstation and still images are extracted from video tapes. An automatic sense of additional information is proposed which includes the video-tape positions at the start of camera recordings and the geographical locations. The author connected a camera to a handy personnel computer and a sensing device for geographical location. The sensed information is stored in a floppy-disc of the PC and it is possible to search for images on a videotape taken by the camera effectively. The extracted and small sized still images are arranged and displayed in a window called image directories. In addition to the original still images, the sensed information and image directories are also stored in a disk or a CD-ROM.
