On a method to eliminate moving shadows in video sequences

Bhargav Kumar Mitra; Philip Birch; Ioannis Kypraios; Rupert Young; Chris Chatwin

doi:10.1117/12.779744

25 April 2008 On a method to eliminate moving shadows in video sequences

Bhargav Kumar Mitra, Philip Birch, Ioannis Kypraios, Rupert Young, Chris Chatwin

Proceedings Volume 7000, Optical and Digital Image Processing; 700012 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.779744
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2008, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

We present a simple computational model that works in the RGB colour space to detect moving shadow pixels in video sequences of indoor scenes, illuminated in each case by an incandescent source. A channel ratio test for shadows cast on some common indoor surfaces is proposed that can be appended to the developed scheme so as to reduce the otherwise high false detection rate. The core method, based on a Lambertian hypothesis, has been adapted to work well for near-matte surfaces by suppressing highlights. The results reported, based on an extensive data analysis conducted on some of the crucial parameters involved in the model, not only bring out the subtle details of the parameters, but also remove the ad hoc nature of the chosen thresholds to a certain extent. The method has been tested on various indoor video sequences; the results obtained indicate that it can be satisfactorily used to mark or eliminate the strong portion of the foreground shadow region.

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Bhargav Kumar Mitra, Philip Birch, Ioannis Kypraios, Rupert Young, and Chris Chatwin "On a method to eliminate moving shadows in video sequences", Proc. SPIE 7000, Optical and Digital Image Processing, 700012 (25 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.779744

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