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IJET International Journal of Engineering and Technology E-ISSN 2227-524X

Facial tracking in video transfer using watershed segmentation

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mayilvahanan P Professor
  • Purushothaman S Professor
  • Rajeswari P Professor

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v3i4.3633
Received
22-09-2014
Accepted
27-10-2014
Published
13-11-2014
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Abstract

This paper presents the implementation of watershed segmentation for facial tracking. It focuses on tracking face of human in a continuous video transfer. The database is obtained from internet resource. Tracking efficiency is 97.2%.

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How to Cite

P, M., S, P., & P, R. (2014). Facial tracking in video transfer using watershed segmentation. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 3(4), 535-539. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v3i4.3633

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