Video-Based MPAA Rating Prediction: An Attention-Driven Hybrid Architecture Using Contrastive Learning

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Main Authors: Neogi, Dipta, Chowdhury, Nourash Azmine, Kabir, Muhammad Rafsan, Khan, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman
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author Neogi, Dipta
Chowdhury, Nourash Azmine
Kabir, Muhammad Rafsan
Khan, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman
author_facet Neogi, Dipta
Chowdhury, Nourash Azmine
Kabir, Muhammad Rafsan
Khan, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman
contents The rapid growth of visual content consumption across platforms necessitates automated video classification for age-suitability standards like the MPAA rating system (G, PG, PG-13, R). Traditional methods struggle with large labeled data requirements, poor generalization, and inefficient feature learning. To address these challenges, we employ contrastive learning for improved discrimination and adaptability, exploring three frameworks: Instance Discrimination, Contextual Contrastive Learning, and Multi-View Contrastive Learning. Our hybrid architecture integrates an LRCN (CNN+LSTM) backbone with a Bahdanau attention mechanism, achieving state-of-the-art performance in the Contextual Contrastive Learning framework, with 88% accuracy and an F1 score of 0.8815. By combining CNNs for spatial features, LSTMs for temporal modeling, and attention mechanisms for dynamic frame prioritization, the model excels in fine-grained borderline distinctions, such as differentiating PG-13 and R-rated content. We evaluate the model's performance across various contrastive loss functions, including NT-Xent, NT-logistic, and Margin Triplet, demonstrating the robustness of our proposed architecture. To ensure practical application, the model is deployed as a web application for real-time MPAA rating classification, offering an efficient solution for automated content compliance across streaming platforms.
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spellingShingle Video-Based MPAA Rating Prediction: An Attention-Driven Hybrid Architecture Using Contrastive Learning
Neogi, Dipta
Chowdhury, Nourash Azmine
Kabir, Muhammad Rafsan
Khan, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
The rapid growth of visual content consumption across platforms necessitates automated video classification for age-suitability standards like the MPAA rating system (G, PG, PG-13, R). Traditional methods struggle with large labeled data requirements, poor generalization, and inefficient feature learning. To address these challenges, we employ contrastive learning for improved discrimination and adaptability, exploring three frameworks: Instance Discrimination, Contextual Contrastive Learning, and Multi-View Contrastive Learning. Our hybrid architecture integrates an LRCN (CNN+LSTM) backbone with a Bahdanau attention mechanism, achieving state-of-the-art performance in the Contextual Contrastive Learning framework, with 88% accuracy and an F1 score of 0.8815. By combining CNNs for spatial features, LSTMs for temporal modeling, and attention mechanisms for dynamic frame prioritization, the model excels in fine-grained borderline distinctions, such as differentiating PG-13 and R-rated content. We evaluate the model's performance across various contrastive loss functions, including NT-Xent, NT-logistic, and Margin Triplet, demonstrating the robustness of our proposed architecture. To ensure practical application, the model is deployed as a web application for real-time MPAA rating classification, offering an efficient solution for automated content compliance across streaming platforms.
title Video-Based MPAA Rating Prediction: An Attention-Driven Hybrid Architecture Using Contrastive Learning
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06826