The development of a digital video motion detection test set

This paper describes the current effort to develop a standardized data set, or suite of digital video sequences, that can be used for test and evaluat ion of digital video motion detectors (VMDs) for exterior applications. We have drawn from an extensive video database of typical application scenario s to assemble a comprehensive data set. These data, some existing for many years on analog videotape, have been converted to a reproducible digital fo rmat and edited to generate test sequences several minutes long for many sc enarios. Sequences include non-alarm video, intrusions and nuisance alarm s ources, taken with a variety of imaging sensors including monochrome CCD ca meras and infrared (thermal) imaging cameras, under a variety of daytime an d nighttime conditions. The paper presents an analysis of the variables and estimates the complexity of a thorough data set. Some of this video data t est has been digitized for CD-ROM storage and playback. We are considering developing a DVD disk for possible use in screening and testing VMDs prior to government testing and deployment. In addition, this digital video data may be used by VMD developers for further refinement or customization of th eir product to meet specific requirements. These application scenarios may also be used to define the testing parameters for future procurement qualif ication. A personal computer may be used to play back either the CD-ROM or the DVD video data. A consumer electronics-style DVD player may be used to replay the DVD disk. This paper also discusses various aspects of digital v ideo storage including formats, resolution, CD-ROM and DVD storage capacity , formats, editing and playback.