Josh Bruno

Researchers have found a way to detect moving objects in video which then to allows you to time shift the video by dragging the moving object. TechCrunch describes how it works a little more. The second clip is a bit dry but really shows the strengths of the system, whereas it’s not so clear in the first.

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While the research applications are obvious, I would love to see this implemented in consumer video services. I watch most of my movies on my computer, and it is always difficult to scroll back and forth. Imagine time shifting a car chase or action sequence by dragging the object itself. Services that allow the streaming of movies over the internet are starting to gain a little traction, so adding this feature would be relatively easy. It may also be possible to add this to Blue-Ray. At the very least, I have to find a way to plug this in to VLC.