Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Rob Hallam
Hi Mark, thanks for your suggestion too. On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 at 23:34, Mark Filipak wrote: > > Hey Rob, > > On 06/08/2024 08.40, Rob Hallam wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'd like to programmatically detect the 'busiest' parts of a video- ie > > the most visually active areas. I am leaving audio aside for

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user
Might this be achieved simply by detecting the differences between adjacent frames? P ___ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffm

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Bouke / Videotoolshed
> On 7 Aug 2024, at 11:04, Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user > wrote: > > Might this be achieved simply by detecting the differences between adjacent > frames? Sleeping cat Cut to: Plant on windowsill Bouke > P > ___ > ffmpeg-user mailing list > ffmp

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user
Well, sure, but, you know - several frames in a row. Looking at compression performance would see what you just described as a lot of activity, too. I'm thinking of the minimum CPU approach. On Wednesday 7 August 2024 at 10:12:30 BST, Bouke / Videotoolshed wrote: > On 7 Aug 2024, at

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Rob Hallam
> > On 7 Aug 2024, at 11:04, Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user > > wrote: > > > > Might this be achieved simply by detecting the differences between adjacent > > frames? > > > Sleeping cat > Cut to: > Plant on windowsill > Bouke Heh. Interesting thought. Question is- how do you detect differences?

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Oliver Fromme
Rob Hallam wrote: > I'd like to programmatically detect the 'busiest' parts of a video- ie > the most visually active areas. I am leaving audio aside for the > purposes of considering this. > > I figured it might be possible by looking at one / more of: > [...] > - frame differences -- cou

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Programmatically detecting 'busiest' parts of a video

2024-08-07 Thread Rob Hallam
On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 at 10:56, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Rob Hallam wrote: > > I'd like to programmatically detect the 'busiest' parts of a video- ie > > the most visually active areas. I am leaving audio aside for the > > purposes of considering this. > > > > I figured it might be possible by l