Viewport Prediction for Volumetric Video Streaming by Exploring Video Saliency and Trajectory Information

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Autori principali: Li, Jie, Li, Zhixin, Liu, Zhi, Zhou, Pengyuan, Hong, Richang, Li, Qiyue, Hu, Han
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author Li, Jie
Li, Zhixin
Liu, Zhi
Zhou, Pengyuan
Hong, Richang
Li, Qiyue
Hu, Han
author_facet Li, Jie
Li, Zhixin
Liu, Zhi
Zhou, Pengyuan
Hong, Richang
Li, Qiyue
Hu, Han
contents Volumetric video, also known as hologram video, is a novel medium that portrays natural content in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). It is expected to be the next-gen video technology and a prevalent use case for 5G and beyond wireless communication. Considering that each user typically only watches a section of the volumetric video, known as the viewport, it is essential to have precise viewport prediction for optimal performance. However, research on this topic is still in its infancy. In the end, this paper presents and proposes a novel approach, named Saliency and Trajectory Viewport Prediction (STVP), which aims to improve the precision of viewport prediction in volumetric video streaming. The STVP extensively utilizes video saliency information and viewport trajectory. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive study of viewport prediction in volumetric video streaming. In particular, we introduce a novel sampling method, Uniform Random Sampling (URS), to reduce computational complexity while still preserving video features in an efficient manner. Then we present a saliency detection technique that incorporates both spatial and temporal information for detecting static, dynamic geometric, and color salient regions. Finally, we intelligently fuse saliency and trajectory information to achieve more accurate viewport prediction. We conduct extensive simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of our proposed viewport prediction methods using state-of-the-art volumetric video sequences. The experimental results show the superiority of the proposed method over existing schemes. The dataset and source code will be publicly accessible after acceptance.
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spellingShingle Viewport Prediction for Volumetric Video Streaming by Exploring Video Saliency and Trajectory Information
Li, Jie
Li, Zhixin
Liu, Zhi
Zhou, Pengyuan
Hong, Richang
Li, Qiyue
Hu, Han
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Multimedia
Volumetric video, also known as hologram video, is a novel medium that portrays natural content in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). It is expected to be the next-gen video technology and a prevalent use case for 5G and beyond wireless communication. Considering that each user typically only watches a section of the volumetric video, known as the viewport, it is essential to have precise viewport prediction for optimal performance. However, research on this topic is still in its infancy. In the end, this paper presents and proposes a novel approach, named Saliency and Trajectory Viewport Prediction (STVP), which aims to improve the precision of viewport prediction in volumetric video streaming. The STVP extensively utilizes video saliency information and viewport trajectory. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive study of viewport prediction in volumetric video streaming. In particular, we introduce a novel sampling method, Uniform Random Sampling (URS), to reduce computational complexity while still preserving video features in an efficient manner. Then we present a saliency detection technique that incorporates both spatial and temporal information for detecting static, dynamic geometric, and color salient regions. Finally, we intelligently fuse saliency and trajectory information to achieve more accurate viewport prediction. We conduct extensive simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of our proposed viewport prediction methods using state-of-the-art volumetric video sequences. The experimental results show the superiority of the proposed method over existing schemes. The dataset and source code will be publicly accessible after acceptance.
title Viewport Prediction for Volumetric Video Streaming by Exploring Video Saliency and Trajectory Information
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Multimedia
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.16462