VigNet: Semiautomatic Generation of Vignette Illustrations from Video

Abstract

A variety of summarization techniques has recently been proposed to manage the growing volume of me- dia data, but most are oriented toward homogeneous media conversion, resulting in a limited compression ratio. In this study, we focus on the creation of a vignette illustration that represents the story in an animation or game briefly and that allows the viewer to understand its world perspective at a glance. If video can be converted into vignette illustration, it is expected to provide a more highly compressed summary of the media information. This paper proposes VigNet, a system that semiautomatically converts an input video into vignette illustrations so they reflect users’ preferences.