{"id":170924,"date":"2012-03-06T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T14:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/cliplets-juxtaposing-still-and-dynamic-imagery\/"},"modified":"2017-06-05T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T22:04:14","slug":"cliplets-juxtaposing-still-and-dynamic-imagery","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/cliplets-juxtaposing-still-and-dynamic-imagery\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliplets: Juxtaposing Still and Dynamic Imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What Are Cliplets?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-355835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fountain-300x225.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fountain-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fountain-80x60.gif 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-355838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Candles4-300x225.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Candles4-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Candles4-80x60.gif 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Research Cliplets is an interactive app that uses semi-automated methods to give users the power to create &#8220;Cliplets&#8221; &#8211; a type of imagery that sits between stills and video from handheld videos. The app provides a creative lens one can use to focus on important aspects of a moment by mixing static and dynamic elements from a video clip.<\/p>\n<p>Please see the\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/blink\/3e185ac7-2d21-4a74-9cad-3d4729509446\" target=\"_self\">BLINK and BLINK Cliplets<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0page for more information about the latest version of the Cliplets app.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"moray-accordion\" data-show=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"group\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-link m-0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-pressed=\"false\" data-action=\"expand\" type=\"button\" data-bi-cN=\"Expand all\">Expand all<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-link m-0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-pressed=\"false\" data-action=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" data-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\">Collapse all<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-2\">\n\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cliplets is a research project from Microsoft Research. This project explores a form of visual media that juxtaposes still image and video segments, both spatially and temporally, to expressively abstract a moment. The tension between static and dynamic elements in a cliplet reinforces both aspects, strongly focusing the viewer&#8217;s attention or conveying a narrative. We develop a set of idioms, essentially spatiotemporal mappings, that characterize these cliplet elements, and use these idioms in an interactive system to quickly compose a cliplet from ordinary handheld video. A key challenge is to avoid seam artifacts by maintaining spatiotemporal continuity in the cliplet composition. We address this using several algorithms from computer graphics and vision.<\/p>\n<p>The publically available app is a result of this research project. Here is a Techinical Report describing the underlying research:<\/p>\n<p>Neel Joshi, Sisil Mehta, Steven Drucker, Eric Stollnitz, Hugues Hoppe, Matt Uyttendaele, and Michael Cohen. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/cliplets-juxtaposing-still-and-dynamic-imagery\/\">Cliplets: Juxtaposing Still and Dynamic Imagery<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em>. No. MSR-TR-2012-52. 15 May 2012.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-3\">\n\t\tCompatibility\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cliplets works with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and later.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-4\">\n\t\tTutorials\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bKH368UlM5w\">Tutorial One<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> shows how to make a simple Cliplet with a still background and one repeating &#8220;loop&#8221; layer.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5CGEki2JWMc\">Tutorial Two<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> continues Tutorial One by adding one repeating &#8220;mirror&#8221; layer.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kb8OCYib2GM\">Tutorial Three<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> shows how to make a Cliplet with a still background, one repeating &#8220;loop,&#8221; and a &#8220;play&#8221; layer that begins in the middle of the Cliplet.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yv7ySKLBbIs\">Tutorial Four<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> shows how to make a Cliplet with temporally juxstaposed layers.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZJMETkRn2UU\">Tutorial Five<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> shows a bit more complex Cliplet with a &#8220;play&#8221; layer that holds, then plays, then holds. This is overlaid with a &#8220;loop&#8221; layer during the first hold, and a &#8220;mirror&#8221; layer during the final hold. The result depicts a classic blowing-out-candles moment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-5\">\n\t\tSupport\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft Research Cliplets is provided free of charge and without official support. However, if you have questions or issues, you may find help at the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/social.microsoft.com\/Forums\/en-US\/cliplets\">Cliplets Forum<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, which is monitored by the developers and provides community-based support. You may also want to view our Tutorials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are Cliplets? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Microsoft Research Cliplets is an interactive app that uses semi-automated methods to give users the power to create &#8220;Cliplets&#8221; &#8211; a type of imagery that sits between stills and video from handheld videos. 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