WICED Editing competition

Objectives

The competition aims to inspire and showcase the state of the art in automated editing systems and multimedia processing techniques. In this first edition, we have chosen the BBC old school dataset and offer an aesthetic and a technical challenge that can be done with this dataset.

Materials

  • The BBC Old School dataset – you’ll need to arrange access to this data in order to enter the competition.
  • A description of the dataset presented at WICED 2022 and 2023 (this is a summary – full details of the dataset contents are provided within the dataset itself).

There are no restrictions on the code, tools or approach used in creating the entries.

Guidelines/Tips

  • Start with the example timeline to work with the pre-selected takes – this is provided as an industry-standard EDL file in the dataset (but it’s very human-readable).
  • A pre-mixed audio track is also provided in the dataset.
  • You can begin with the proxy (lower resolution) video footage if the full-resolution material is inconvenient to download/process
  • An example human edit based on the example timeline is also provided.

Judging

There are two entry types :

  • Aesthetic: trying to obtain the best edit possible
  • Technical: exploring some aspect of the dataset without necessarily generating a full edit, such as generating interesting framings

Calendar

  • Competition start: 1st July 2023
  • Online information sessions:
    • 4 September 2023 15:00 BST — contact us for connection details
    • Follow up sessions in October – December 2023 to be announced
  • Competition ends: 15 February 2024 29 February 2024 (extended)
  • Announcement of results: 24 March 2024
  • Presentation event: WICED 2024 (22 April 2024)

Submission

Entries to the competition should be submitted as a regular workshop submission (see Call for Papers). The submission should include:

  • Author(s), affiliation, and contact
  • Description of the implementation (max 4 pages)
    • Include download link to the video entry

Tips and ressources

Stay informed

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